Finnish university-level music school, established in 1882 as Helsingin Musiikkiopisto (Helsingfors musikinstitut). It was renamed to Helsingin konservatorio in 1924, and to Sibelius-Akatemia in 1939. It was made a government institution in 1980, and a university in 1998. In 2013, it was merged with two formerly independent universities, Teatterikorkeakoulu (Helsinki Theatre Academy) and Kuvataideakatemia (Academy of Fine Arts), to form Taideyliopisto (University of the Arts Helsinki). The academy operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, and has an adult education center in Järvenpää and a training center in Seinäjoki.
Also known as:
The Sibelius Academy
Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia
Sibelius-Akademin vid Konstuniversitetet