Department of Food Technology

Welcome to the Department of Food Technology!

The mission of the Department of Food Technology is the discovery of knowledge related to food and the processing of biomaterials. The research and teaching specializes in:

Food Technology >>

• Food Processing Technology
• Physical Chemistry and Physics of Foods
• Sensory Food Science >>
• Packaging Technology

There is considerable interaction between the areas. The department collaborates with other research institutes and industry, both in Finland and abroad.

There are about forty people working at the Department of Food Technology, half of which in permanent teaching, technical or administrative posts, half in research projects funded by external sources. There is mutual synergy between teaching and research, as teachers are active in research and research personnel participates in teaching. Furthermore, students participate in research projects as an essential part of their studies.

In January 2004, the Department of Food Technology moved to a new building, designed and built for high quality teaching and research. The process laboratories have modern equipment. The research laboratories meet the international standards for studying food processes as well as composition, microbiology, rheology, physical properties, packaging and sensory quality of foods.

The Department of Food Technology is part of the Viikki Food Science consortium, which gathers the food science expertise in Viikki. The Viikki campus, located 9 km northeast of downtown Helsinki, is one of the four campuses of the University of Helsinki.

Location of Department of Food Technology on the Viikki campus.