Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors

Svenska normallyceum was established on the initiative of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in 1864. The school was initially called Helsingfors normalskola, but the name was changed in 1874. As a normal school, Norsen offered prospective teachers auscultation opportunities, which is why it included both classical and realschule education. Between 1867 and 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 and 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. Norsen was a boys' school until 1974 when it was merged with the girls' school Svenska Flicklyceet i Helsingfors and formed a co-educational school. In 1977 the school was split into the högstadium Högstadieskolan Svenska normallyceum and the gymnasium Ottelinska Gymnasiet, now Gymnasiet Svenska normallyceum. == Famous alumni ==

• Alec Aalto, diplomat • Hans Blomberg, electrical engineer • Bo Carpelan, author • Adolf Ehrnrooth, general who served during the Winter and Continuation wars • Einar Englund, composer • Jörn Donner, author, director, producer, journalist, politician • Ragnar Granit, scientist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 • Christian Grönroos, Professor of Service and Relationship Marketing at Hanken • Harry Helenius, diplomat • Gustav Hägglund, Commander in Chief of Finnish Armed Forces • Jan-Magnus Jansson, politician, Professor of general state science • Erik Kruskopf, art critic, art historian, writer • Börje Lampenius, actor, director • Magnus Lindberg, composer, pianist • Claus Montonen, theoretical physicist • Leif Segerstam, conductor, composer, violinist, violist, pianist • Leif Sevón, lawyer, judge • Hjalmar Siilasvuo, militar • Mikael Sundman, architect • Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel • Georg Henrik von Wright, philosopher, professor, member of Academy of Finland • Benedict Zilliacus, journalist • Wilhelm Wahlforss, industrialist, engineer • Karl August Wrede, architect, civil servant == Headmasters ==

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