The
University of Helsinki is a
university in
Helsinki,
Finland. It was founded in
1640 by Count
Per Brahe in
Åbo (Turku), as the Academy of Åbo, but in
1827 it was relocated following the move of the capital to Helsinki. It was the third
university founded in
Sweden, following
Uppsala University and the
Academy of Dorpat.
See also: List of universities in Finland, History of Finland, History of Sweden