Finnish Academy of Fine Arts + Sibelius Academy + Theatre Academy Helsinki = University of the Arts Helsinki The Finnish Acad ... emy of Fine Arts, Sibelius Academy and Theatre Academy Helsinki merged at the beginning of 2013 into an arts university, in English called the University of the Arts Helsinki (Taideyliopisto in Finnish, Konstuniversitetet in Swedish). In English, the academies adopted the names the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The staff and the students of the existing universities were transferred to the University of the Arts Helsinki. There are a total of approximately 2,100 students and the full-time equivalent of personnel is 600. The University of the Arts Helsinki consists of three academies that have equal educational contents and cultural weight. The University of the Arts Helsinki fosters our art heritage and educates artists whose work provides society with life force and new perspectives and ways of thinking, encouraging people to ask questions. read more