About us
We are an open meeting place for the arts and a community for bold reformers and experts in tradition based at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sibelius Academy and Theatre Academy.

Quality and numbers
Learn more about the results of our activities, key figures and how we have succeeded in university rankings.
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World-class education and research
Find out how we place in university rankings and read about the quality of our education and research.
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Key figures
Read more about the key figures, rankings and other statistics about our activities and funding.
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Quality assurance at Uniarts Helsinki
Quality assurance work strives to secure the transparency, smoothness and effectiveness of our everyday work and the way the university is managed.
Our strategy
Our aim is to represent the highest global standard and to be one of the most internationally appealing centres of arts education and research.
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Strategy 2021–2030
Our new strategy is based on the idea that art is part of a good life. It helps us build an equal and sustainable world.
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Our strategy 2017-2020
Read Uniarts Helsinki’s previous strategy (2017–2020) here.
Ethical conduct and equality
Read more about Uniarts Helsinki’s equality work and ethical guidelines that steer our operations.
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Uniarts Helsinki’s Code of Conduct
With the help of the Code of Conduct, we make sure that our work environment is safe, healthy and inspiring.
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Equality and non-discrimination
Each member of the Uniarts Helsinki community must be allowed to be themselves and be respected as the persons they are.
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Treat me well! – everyone’s shared responsibility
Ensuring the wellbeing of its staff and students are some of the main objectives of Uniarts Helsinki.
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Investment activities of Uniarts Helsinki
At the end of 2021, the total market value of the investment assets of Uniarts Helsinki was approximately EUR 90 million. Responsibility is a key value and operating method in the investment operations of the university.
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Ethical principles for Uniarts Helsinki’s fundraising
Uniarts Helsinki is committed to the values and principles of responsible fundraising.
Management and decision-making
Management at Uniarts Helsinki is based on openness and transparency. Learn more about the university’s management and the regulations that steer our operations.
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University management
The rector manages the university’s operational activities with support from the Executive Group.
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Board
The university’s highest decision-making body is the Board. The university’s professoriate, other personnel and students all have their representatives in the Board.
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University Collegium
The Collegium strives to increase transparency and inclusivity in the university’s decision-making. Its members are professors, other staff members and students.
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University regulations and legislation
Learn more about the documents that steer our operations, such as the Uniarts Helsinki Regulations and the university legislation.
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Data protection at Uniarts Helsinki
Read about our data protection policy and procedures.
Organisation
Uniarts Helsinki was established in 2013 upon the merger of three academies. Learn more about our academies, other units and our history.
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Academy of Fine Arts
We are an international academy with the focus on fine arts. We highlight students’ personal aspirations and one-to-one guidance in our teaching.
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Sibelius Academy
We are one of the largest music academies in Europe and provide highest level education in music in Finland.
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Theatre Academy
We are a reformer of the performing arts and offer the highest education in theatre, dance and writing in Finland.
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Our history
The three academies of Uniarts Helsinki have roots deep within the Finnish art education and history of art. Read our story.
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Organisation units
List of our departments, teaching areas, research and service units.
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Organisational structure
Uniarts Helsinki’s organisation illustrated through a chart.
Working at Uniarts Helsinki
Join a diverse and vibrant community that provides society with vitality, new perspectives and fresh ways of thinking.
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Working at Uniarts Helsinki
We are an international forerunner in education and research in the field of arts. Come and join our dynamic and diverse community that provides society with new perspectives!
Campuses and facilities
Uniarts Helsinki has two campuses in Helsinki – Sörnäinen and Töölö – and it also operates in Seinäjoki and Kuopio.
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Töölö campus
The teaching facilities and performance venues for music are located primarily on Uniarts Helsinki’s Töölö Campus. The buildings are located in the heart of Helsinki.
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Sörnäinen campus
The Sörnäinen Campus in central Helsinki offers an inspiring learning environment especially for students of fine arts, theatre and dance.
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Locations and facilities
Read more about Uniarts Helsinki’s locations and facilities.