Zacharias Topelius was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history.
Zachris Topelius
Together with Johan Ludvig Runeberg in 1863
Albert Edelfelt's illustration of Adalmina's Pearl, a fairy tale by Topelius[citation needed]
The first page of Finnish-language The Birch and the Star (Koivu ja tähti) from 1893
The University of Helsinki is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Tsar Alexander I. The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available. In 2020, around 31,600 students were enrolled in the degree programs of the university spread across 11 faculties and 11 research institutes.
Queen Christina of Sweden, University Founder and Patron
The Royal Academy of Åbo
National Library of Finland/Kansalliskirjasto
University of Helsinki (Main Building)