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The '''University of Turku''' (''Turun yliopisto'', shortened ''UTU''), located in [[Turku]] in [[Southwest Finland|southwestern]] [[Finland]], is the third largest [[university]] in the country as measured by student enrollment, after the [[University of Helsinki]] and [[Tampere University]]. It was established in 1920 and also has facilities at [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]], [[Pori]], [[Kevo]] and [[Salo, Finland|Salo]]. The university is a member of the [[Coimbra Group]].
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==History==
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===The Royal Academy of Turku===
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The first university to be established in Turku was [[The Royal Academy of Turku]], in 1640, which was transferred to the new Capital, [[Helsinki]], after the [[Great Fire of Turku]] in 1827.
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Three famous Finns began their studies in Turku in 1822. These were [[Johan Vilhelm Snellman]], [[Elias Lönnrot]], and [[Johan Ludvig Runeberg]] who have a statue on University Hill. Another reminder of the Royal Academy is the [[Old Academy Building]] near the University's campus.
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===The University of Turku===
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[[Image:Turun yliopiston avajaiset 1922.png|thumb|250px|The grand opening of the University of Turku in 1922. On the left is {{Interlanguage link multi|Artturi H. Virkkunen|fi}}, the first rector of the university]]
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The modern University of Turku was founded in 1920. The Finnish intelligentsia wanted a purely [[Finnish language|Finnish]] university, the first of its kind in Finland. 22,040 people contributed to the fund-raising campaign. Newly gained [[Finnish Declaration of Independence|independence]] and the campaign are reflected in the motto of the University about a free people's gift to free science. To honour the memory of these donors, the University has named its specially created [[liqueur]] "22 040". Developed by the University's own food chemists, the liqueur does homage to some of the distinctive fruits of the Finnish landscape: the [[cloudberry]], the [[rowan]] and the [[sea buckthorn]].
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The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. In the 1950s a new campus was built on Russian Hill<ref>Juslenius, Daniel (1700). Aboa vetus et nova. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 185</ref> – now known as University Hill). In the 1960s the University started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues.
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The University was made a public institution in 1974.<ref>http://www.utu.fi/en/university/traditions/history/Pages/home.aspx|title=The History of the University of Turku</ref>
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Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of the [[Coimbra Group]].
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In January 2010, the [[Turku School of Economics]] merged with the University of Turku, forming a seventh faculty of the university.
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==Enrollment==
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The University has approximately 20,000 students, of which 5,000 are postgraduate students having completed their MSc or MA. The largest faculties are the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Technology.
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==Famous alumni==
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* [[Sauli Niinistö]] – Current President of Finland
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* [[Liisa Hyssälä]] – Minister of Health and Social Services
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* [[Mauno Koivisto]] – Ninth President of Finland
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* [[Paula Lehtomäki]] – Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
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* [[Timo Airaksinen]] – Professor of Moral Philosophy
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* [[Pekka Puska]] – Physician and Politician
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* [[Jarmo Viinanen]] – Secretary General of the Presidential Office
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* [[Heli Laaksonen]] – Popular [[poetry|poet]] writing in her native [[Finnish language#Dialects|dialect]]
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* [[Kaisa Sofia Matomaki]] – [[SASTRA Ramanujan Prize]] winner 2016
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* [[Kimmo Innanen]] – astrophysicist
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* [[Joonas "Regalis" Rikkonen]] – Video game designer
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Group.png University of Turku  
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University of Turku.png
MottoVapaan kansan lahja vapaalle tieteelle
(Gift from a free nation to liberal sciences)
Formation1920
HeadquartersTurku, Finland
Type Public University
Finnish-speaking university

The University of Turku (Turun yliopisto, shortened UTU), located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the third largest university in the country as measured by student enrollment, after the University of Helsinki and Tampere University. It was established in 1920 and also has facilities at Rauma, Pori, Kevo and Salo. The university is a member of the Coimbra Group.

History

The Royal Academy of Turku

The first university to be established in Turku was The Royal Academy of Turku, in 1640, which was transferred to the new Capital, Helsinki, after the Great Fire of Turku in 1827.

Three famous Finns began their studies in Turku in 1822. These were Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Elias Lönnrot, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg who have a statue on University Hill. Another reminder of the Royal Academy is the Old Academy Building near the University's campus.

The University of Turku

The grand opening of the University of Turku in 1922. On the left is Template:Interlanguage link multi, the first rector of the university

The modern University of Turku was founded in 1920. The Finnish intelligentsia wanted a purely Finnish university, the first of its kind in Finland. 22,040 people contributed to the fund-raising campaign. Newly gained independence and the campaign are reflected in the motto of the University about a free people's gift to free science. To honour the memory of these donors, the University has named its specially created liqueur "22 040". Developed by the University's own food chemists, the liqueur does homage to some of the distinctive fruits of the Finnish landscape: the cloudberry, the rowan and the sea buckthorn.

The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. In the 1950s a new campus was built on Russian Hill[1] – now known as University Hill). In the 1960s the University started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues.

The University was made a public institution in 1974.[2]

Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of the Coimbra Group.

In January 2010, the Turku School of Economics merged with the University of Turku, forming a seventh faculty of the university.

Enrollment

The University has approximately 20,000 students, of which 5,000 are postgraduate students having completed their MSc or MA. The largest faculties are the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Technology.

Famous alumni


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Mauno Koivisto25 November 192312 May 2017FinlandPoliticianFinnish politician President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Also the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982.
Sauli Niinistö24 August 1948FinlandPoliticianAttended the 1997 Bilderberg as Finnish Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Finland. Worked slyly for decades at Finland joining NATO, succeeding in his task as President in 2023.
Annika Saarikko10 November 1983FinlandFinnish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Martin Scheinin4 November 1954FinlandAcademic
Christoffer Taxell14 February 1948FinlandPolitician
Businessperson		Grey eminence decision-maker in the Finnish economy
Klaus Waris17 March 191418 December 1994FinlandEconomist
Central banker		Bank of Finland/Governor 1957-67. Attended Bilderberg/1970 and Bilderberg/1980 as Chancellor of Aalto University School of Business.
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References

  1. ↑ Juslenius, Daniel (1700). Aboa vetus et nova. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. p. 185
  2. ↑ http://www.utu.fi/en/university/traditions/history/Pages/home.aspx%7Ctitle=The History of the University of Turku
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