The Royal Academy of Turku or the Royal Academy of Åbo was the first university in Finland, and the only Finnish university that was founded when the country still was a part of Sweden. It was founded
Seal of the Royal Academy of Åbo
The Royal Academy before the city was destroyed by the Great Fire in 1827.
Inauguration of the Turku Academy Part 1 (Albert Edelfelt, 1902, painting in the ballroom of the University of Helsinki)
Inauguration of the Turku Academy Part 2
In Finland, student nations are student organisations within which a large proportion of extra-curricular student activity takes place. Though membership is not compulsory, the nations provide one of
The House of Nylands Nation, at Kasarmikatu 4, Helsinki