Visiting our campus
The University of Jyväskylä's campus is a unique cultural and natural environment that reflects the history of Finnish architecture for over a hundred years. The campus is known worldwide for its numerous buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. The University of Jyväskylä's Seminaarinmäki campus and equality in education were awarded with the first European Heritage Label in Finland in 2022.
The collections of the University Library and the University Museum are available to the university community as well as all citizens, and they lead the world of research, science and art. The library's comprehensive information resources and final theses in the university's fields of research and teaching are available to everyone. Fennica, the Legal Deposit Collection, is an archival collection of Finnish publications from the early 19th century to the present day. The collections of the University Museum tell the fascinating 160-year history of the university and are a significant part of both the academic cultural heritage and the natural heritage of Central Finland. The university's unique art collection includes nearly 1,300 works.
Our campus restaurants and cafes are open to public - Welcome!
- Restaurant Taide and cafe Tiede
- Restaurant Ilokivi
- Semma restaurants
- Restaurant Villa Rana
On April 2022, the European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to the Seminaarinmäki campus of the University of Jyväskylä. The campus highlights the significance of the Finnish and European education system as a basis for equal and democratic society.
The Seminaarinmäki campus is a protected, nationally significant built cultural environment with buildings from the late 19th century till the present day. The architects of this area include Constantin Kiseleff, Alvar Aalto, Arto Sipinen and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Oy. In this milieu, foundations were laid for the world-famous Finnish school system, as this was the location of the first Finnish Teacher Seminary, founded in 1863.
