University of Helsinki

Welcome to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry!

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry celebrated its 100th anniversary year 2008.

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Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry promotes sustainable use of natural resources and human wellbeing through scientific research and teaching.

Our values are:

• biodiversity
• human wellbeing
• ethicality
  

The state of the environment and sustainable use of natural resources are the base for human wellbeing now and in the future.

Faculty consists of 9 departments, 18 disciplines and has over 3200 students, of which 600 are graduates.

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry is situated on Viikki campus, together with three other Faculties of University of Helsinki: Faculty of Bioscienses, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Viikki Science Park is, with more than 6,000 students, one of the largest concentrations of biosciences in the world.

Vision of Faculty for years 2007-2009

The Faculty is an internationally recognised research and teaching unit that enjoys a solid reputation for its scientific expertise and is regarded as an attractive cooperation partner.

Strategic resources:

The know-how of the Faculty is focussed on scientific knowledge of the whole production and marketing chain, as well as natural circulation “from the woods to the world market” and “from the field to the household”.

• Research and teaching are founded on the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), technology, social sciences, and economics.
• Multidisciplinary innovativeness
• Cooperation between the units at the Viikki Campus in the development of interdisciplinary research and teaching
• As part of the University of Helsinki, the Faculty is part of a leading European university