Porthania

Porthania (1957) on Yliopistonkatu is part of the city centre campus of the University of Helsinki. In front of the modernist building is a steel sculpture called "Helsinki" representing the cosmopolitanism of the university and the marriage of art and science. The statue was a gift from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. Opposite Porthania is the university's administrative building (1970s).

Porthania was named after the 18th century professor Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739-1804), father of the nationalist disciplines.

The Porthania "piazza" is often the scene of student events.