Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine was established at the Academy of Turku in 1640. The Faculty relocated to Helsinki in 1828 and currently operates on the Meilahti Campus of the University of Helsinki.

The Faculty of Medicine carries out high-quality multidisciplinary research, trains skilled doctors and dentists, supervises their research-oriented or professionally oriented postgraduate education, and aids researchers and students in establishing international contacts.

Some 2,500 students are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, or research-oriented or professionally-oriented postgraduate education in the Faculty. The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki is the only Finnish faculty of medicine that provides instruction in both Finnish and Swedish. The Swedish-language study programme trains doctors to meet the needs of Finland's Swedish-speaking population.