Briefly The first Psychological Laboratory at a universitylevel in Finland was founded at the Finnish University of Turku already in 1922. The Laboratory was part of the Discipline of Philosophy. The Psychology Department as such was not founded until 1955.
Today there are five other departments of Psychology at the Universities in Finland.
The Department has a long tradition of research in learning and cognitive processes that have recently been suplemented by neuroscientific research. Researchers in these fields as well as the special fields of health and clinical psychology work closely with the Faculty of Education, of Medicine and the different clinics of the University Hospital of Turku. The Department has also been known for research in the areas of Developmental, Industrial and Social Psychology. Behavior in Traffic and Aggression are among the topics that have received special attention. The number of staff is aroud 50 and about 190 students are majoring in psychology.