University of Helsinki

public university in Helsinki, Finland
Organization public_university Q28695
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University of Helsinki

Summary

University of Helsinki is a public university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Helsinki was a member of Utrecht Network[3].
  • University of Helsinki was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • University of Helsinki was a member of European University Association[5].
  • University of Helsinki was a member of Q118398[6].
  • University of Helsinki was a member of League of European Research Universities[7].
  • University of Helsinki was a member of FinELib[8].
  • University of Helsinki is located in Helsinki[9].
  • University of Helsinki is in the country of Finland[10].
  • University of Helsinki's instance of is recorded as public university[11].
  • University of Helsinki's instance of is recorded as organization[12].
  • University of Helsinki's instance of is recorded as collection[13].
  • University of Helsinki's official language is recorded as Swedish[14].
  • University of Helsinki's official language is recorded as Finnish[15].
  • University of Helsinki's founder is recorded as Christina of Sweden[16].
  • University of Helsinki followed Royal Academy of Turku[17].
  • University of Helsinki's headquarters location is recorded as University of Helsinki main building[18].
  • University of Helsinki's child organization or unit is recorded as National Consumer Research Centre[19].
  • University of Helsinki's child organization or unit is recorded as Helsinki Institute of Physics[20].
  • University of Helsinki's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki[21].
  • University of Helsinki's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki[22].
  • University of Helsinki's Commons category is recorded as University of Helsinki[23].
  • University of Helsinki comprises Helsinki University Library[24].
  • March 26, 1640 marks the founding of University of Helsinki[25].
  • University of Helsinki's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.169444444444, 'lon': 24.95}[26].
  • University of Helsinki's location of formation is recorded as Turku[27].

Body

Founding

University of Helsinki's founder is recorded as Christina of Sweden[16]. March 26, 1640 marks the founding of it[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as Turku[27].

Identity

University of Helsinki followed Royal Academy of Turku[17].

Operations

University of Helsinki's headquarters location is recorded as it main building[18]. Subsidiaries include National Consumer Research Centre[19], a facility[28], in Finland[29], founded in 1990[30]; Helsinki Institute of Physics[20], an institute[31], in Finland[32]; Faculty of Medicine of the it[21], a medical school[33], in Finland[34], founded in 1640[35]; and Faculty of Science, it[22], a faculty of science[36], in Finland[37], founded in 1992[38].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Helsinki include Yliopistonkatu[39], a street[40], in Finland[41] and it metro station[42], a metro station[43], in Finland[44].

Why It Matters

University of Helsinki has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include Yliopistonkatu[39], a street[40], in Finland[41] and it metro station[42], a metro station[43], in Finland[44].

References

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  1. [10] . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [4] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . kiwi.fi. Retrieved . kiwi.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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