Akademiska Damkören Lyran

'The Academic Women's Choir the Lyre', pronounced [ɑkɑˈdeːmiskɑ ˈdɑːmˌkœːren ˈlyːrɑn]), also referred to as simply Lyran, is a Finland-Swedish academic female voice choir in Helsinki, Finland.

[1][2] It is the only women's choir affiliated with the University of Helsinki.

The choir was established in 1946[3] by a group of female students in Helsinki, led by Eja Tollet née Sevelius, who became the first artistic director of the choir.

[4][5] Present artistic director Riku Laurikka, MMus, began his tenure in the Spring term of 2023.

[7] Lyran has since 1968 kept a close relation to the Norwegian male choir Trondhjems Studentersangforening.

Akademiska Damkören Lyran 2019.
The Old Student House in Helsinki, where the choir rehearsed throughout most of the 20th century and as of 2016 rehearses every other semester
The Balder House in Helsinki, where the choir as of 2016 rehearses every other semester