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University & School Attractions In Southwest Finland

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Southwest Finland or, officially, Varsinais-Suomi, also known as Finland Proper is a region in the south-west of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper , and Uusimaa. The region's capital and most populous city is Turku. The area comprising the southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper, so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns.
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University & School Attractions In Southwest Finland

  • 1. Abo Akademi Turku
    Åbo Akademi University is the only exclusively Swedish language multi-faculty university in Finland . It is located mainly in Turku but has also activities in Vaasa. It is said to have one of the most prestigious business programs in the world . Åbo Akademi should not be confused with the Royal Academy of Åbo, which was founded in 1640, but moved to Helsinki after the Turku fire of 1827 and is today known as the University of Helsinki. Åbo Akademi was founded by private donations in 1918 as the third university in Finland, both to let Turku again become a university town and because it was felt that the Swedish language was threatened at the University of Helsinki. The Finnish University of Turku was founded in 1920, also by private donations and for similar reasons. Åbo Akademi was a...
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