Kumpula Campus

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The entrance to the Physicum building in winter. The artwork on the wall depicts density of galaxies in the nearby universe. One can also see the weather radar dome on the roof.

The Kumpula Campus is a science campus of University of Helsinki. The campus is located some four kilometres from the centre of Helsinki, in the Kumpula district (in Finnish, kumpu means "small hill"). Completed in 2005, it currently provides study and research facilities for about 6,000 students and 1,000 teachers/researchers.

[edit] Departments

The biggest departments housed on the campus are:

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• Department of Physical Sciences

and smaller:

• Department of Astronomy
• Department of Geography
• Department of Geology

[edit] Other institutions

A number of related or independent institutions are housed on the campus, e.g.:

• The Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN)
• The Finnish Museum of Natural History Dating Laboratory
• The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP)
• The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT)
• The Institute of Seismology
• The Luma Centre
• The Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
• The Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)
• The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

The Kumpula Science Library provides scientific library services for the campus.

[edit] Buildings

The administrative office of the Faculty of Sciences.

The campus consists of the following buildings:

• Chemicum (Dept. of Chemistry; VERIFIN)
• Physicum (Depts. of Physics, Geography, and Geology; Science Library; Dating Lab.; HIP)
• Exactum (Depts. of Computer Science and Math & Statistics; I. of Seismology; HIIT)
• Dynamicum (FIMR, FMI)
• Accelerator Laboratory
• Kumpula manor
• Sport Center

The Kumpula Botanical Garden is located adjacent to the campus.

[edit] External links

• Information about The Kumpula Campus
• The Journey Planner of Helsinki Metropolitan Public Transport Authority, a convenient service to find a route to the campus or view the location on map.