A History of Finnish Higher Education from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Emergence of Universities in the Middle Ages

Chapter 4 From the Reformation to the End of Swedish Rule – Laying the Foundations of a National University

Chapter 5 The Founding of the Royal Academy of Turku

Chapter 6 The Academy of Turku During the Last Century of Swedish Rule (1720–1809)

Chapter 7 The Age of Autonomy – The Role of Higher Education in the Building of the Nation

Chapter 8 The Expansion of Higher Education into Practical-Utilitarian Disciplines

Chapter 9 The First Decades of Independence – White Finland

Chapter 10 The Development of Finland’s Higher Education System After the Second World War – Towards a Welfare State

Chapter 11 The Growth of Student Numbers and the Establishment of Polytechnics

Chapter 12 Conclusions – The Institutional and Organisational Layers of Finnish Higher Education