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Sibelius-Akatemia

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Sibelius-Akatemia (The Sibelius Academy) is the only music university in Finland and one of the biggest in Europe. At any given time it has approximately 1 400 students with 180 full-time teachers and about 300 part-time masters in the background, making this one of the premier centres of musical excellence in education to be found anywhere in Europe.

For the short or long-term visitor there are various ways of interacting with this prestigious and physically beautiful institution. Numerous seminars and conferences are held for those with a professional or advanced amateur interest. While for the rest of us laymen the results of this work can be seen and heard in concerts, which are numerous: the Academy contributes to the concert life of the metropolitan area with several hundred concerts every year.

To get here head for Sibelius Academy, FIN-00251 Helsinki. Tel. +358 (0)20 753 90 or +358 (0)40 715 1400. For further directions and research their website is very good: http://www.siba.fi/en/

More information about concerts and other events can by found from Helsinki This Week (information magazine in English for tourist).

Category: Monument and Historic Building
Address: 60.175502,24.932728
Website http://www.siba.fi/en/



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