Akademiska Sångföreningen

The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki, in Akademiska Sångföreningen, abbreviated AS, colloquially also known as Akademen , 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 (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 (Akademiska Damkören Lyran).