Aleksanteri Institute

It functions as a national centre of research, study and expertise pertaining to Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, particularly in the social sciences and humanities.

The Institute actively promotes cooperation and interaction between the academic world, public administration, business life and civil society, both in Finland and abroad.

The programme offers international scholars (holding a PhD) a one-to-three-month research stay at the Aleksanteri Institute and the University of Helsinki.

In addition to Russia, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, scholars from Spain, Italy, the US, Britain, Canada, France and China have also attended.

The doctoral programme and the Master's School in Russian and Eastern European studies are open to students from Finnish universities.

University building in Helsinki.
Aleksanteri Institute is located in the City Centre Campus of the University of Helsinki.