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unusual facts about Helsinki University



Hanna Kokko

She was a Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Helsinki University, Finland, and has recently taken up a position at the Australian National University as a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology.

Henrik Meinander

From 2002 Meinander is the keeper of the Swedish-speaking professorship in history (after Matti Klinge) at Helsinki University.

Kauko Pirinen

Kauko Antero Pirinen (10 January 1915 in Eno–31 May 1999 in Helsinki), was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University from 1961, and professor in general church history 1963–80.

Mikko Juva

He was professor in Nordic history 1957–1962 at Turku University and professor in Finnish and Scandinavian history and church history at Helsinki University 1962–1978.


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Aalto University Sports Club

The club was the sports club of the Helsinki University of Technology, but as of 29 March 2010, the name has been Aalto-yliopiston urheiluseura, reflecting the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki into what is now the Aalto University.

David Messerschmitt

In 2007 Messerschmitt co-founded the Software business community (SWBC) in cooperation with the Helsinki University of Technology.

Petri Salo

Petri Salo has visited as a guest lecturer in various universities in Finland (University of Helsinki, University of Joensuu), Scandinavia (University of Gothenburg (Gothenburg), Sweden, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, and University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway), Estonia (University of Tarto), the U.S. (University of Minnesota) and Australia (Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga)