Akademiska Sångföreningen
| The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki Akademiska Sångföreningen | |
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| Origin | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (today Helsinki, Finland) |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Founder | Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius |
| Genre | Male-voice choral |
| Members | Ca 60 active |
| Chief conductor | Elisa Huovinen |
| Choir admission | Semiannual auditions |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Affiliation | University of Helsinki |
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| Website | akademen |
The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (Swedish: Akademiska Sångföreningen, lit. 'The Academic Song Association', Finland Swedish: [ɑkɑˈdeːmiskɑ ˈsoŋfœrˌeːniŋen]), abbreviated AS, colloquially also known as Akademen (Finland Swedish: [ɑkɑˈdeːmen]), is a Finland-Swedish academic male-voice choir in Helsinki, Finland. The choir was founded in 1838 by Fredrik Pacius and is the oldest extant choir in Finland. It is one of two male-voice choirs affiliated with the University of Helsinki, the other being the oldest extant Finnish-language choir, the YL Male Voice Choir (Finnish: Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat). Furthermore, it is one of two Swedish-language choirs affiliated with the University of Helsinki, the other being the Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran).