Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors (Norsen) was a

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school in the

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district of

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between 1864 and 1977. The school was only for boys until 1974 when it became a

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school.

History

Svenska normallyceum was established on the initiative of

Johan Vilhelm Snellman Johan Vilhelm Snellman (; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot an ...

in 1864. The school was initially called ''Helsingfors normalskola,'' but the name was changed in 1874. As a

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, Norsen offered prospective teachers auscultation opportunities, which is why it included both classical and

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education. Between 1867-1872 the school had a department for Finnish-speaking students. The school was located on Aleksanterinkatu 6 for the first few years and then on Kasarmikatu 48 between 1867-1878. Norsen was then temporarily located in a rented facility at Ratakatu 2, while a new school building designed by architect Axel Hampus Dahlström was being built. In 1880 the school moved to the new building on Unioninkatu 2, where it remained. Svenska_Normallyceum_Helsingfors

Norsen was a

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until 1974 when it was merged with the

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''Svenska Flicklyceet i Helsingfors'' and formed a

school. In 1977 the school was split into the

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''Högstadieskolan Svenska normallyceum'' and the gymnasium ''Ottelinska Gymnasiet'', now ''Gymnasiet Svenska normallyceum''.

Famous alumni

* Alec Aalto, diplomat * Hans Blomberg, electrical engineer *

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, author *

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, general who served during the

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and

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wars *

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, composer *

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, author, director, producer, journalist, politician *

Ragnar Granit Ragnar Arthur Granit (30 October 1900 – 12 March 1991) was a Finnish-Swedish scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald "for their discoveries concerning the ...

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awarded the

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in 1967 *

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, Professor of Service and Relationship Marketing at Hanken *

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, diplomat *

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, Commander in Chief of Finnish Armed Forces *

Jan-Magnus Jansson Jan-Magnus Jansson (24 January 1922 – 29 November 2003) was a Finnish politician, a member of the Swedish People's Party. Jansson studied at Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors and then at the University of Helsinki. Jansson was a Professor of P ...

, politician, Professor of general state science * Erik Kruskopf, art critic, art historian, writer * Börje Lampenius, actor, director *

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, composer, pianist * Claus Montonen, theoretical physicist *

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, conductor,

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ist,

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, lawyer, judge * Mikael Sundman, architect *

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, creator of the

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, philosopher, professor, member of

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, journalist

Headmasters

* Julius Efraim Bergroth 1864-1870 * Alfred Kihlman 1871-1895 * Carl Johan Lindeqvist 1896-1900 * Vilhelm Theodor Rosenqvist 1900-1918

References

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