FSD provides a wide range of services from data archiving to information services. The main task for FSD is to increase the use of existing data in the social sciences by disseminating data throughout Finland and also internationally. Its main responsibility is research in natural sciences linked to medicine and postgraduate training for Ph.D. and M.D. students. The School teaches and coordinates studies in public health and participates in the training of doctors. One of the main areas is continuing education in health and social management and in health promotion and also in in other areas of public health.
Teaching is enhanced by active research in several fields of public health and health promotion.
TYT arranges continuing professional education in different fields, open university teaching and career services. The Language Centre provides teaching for all students of the University in the official domestic languages and in foreign languages, to support them both in their studies and future professional careers. Some 13 languages are offered. The Language Centre also offers a multilingual Intercultural Communication Studies programme. Foreign students have the option of studying Finnish at several different levels.