Viikki Campus

The campus is located in the rapidly developing area of Viikki in Helsinki, about 10 km from the city center.

At the center of the campus lies the Viikki Info Center, which is unique in Finland, as it hosts both the local municipal public library and a scientific library serving the Viikki Campus.

In conjunction of the founding of the City of Helsinki in 1555, the village of Viikki was formed as a crown storage manor (Swedish: ladugård) responsible for supplying the Vantaankoski Crown Manor, a local administrative center, with crops and fodder.

Then, a decision was made to concentrate the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry and all life sciences to the Viikki Campus, resulting in major construction activities.

As part of the centralization of Helsinki bioscience activities, the Finnish Food Safety Authority moved into the area in 2006.