History
The Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat can trace its roots back to the year 1747, when the Akateeminen Kapelli (the Academic Capella) was founded at the Turku Academy.
After the great fire of Turku in 1827, the university moved to Helsinki, taking the orchestra with it.
From 1868 until 1926, the orchestra was run as a department of the University of Helsinki, under the name of Akadeeminen Orkesteri (the Academic Orchestra). In 1926 the Academic Orchestra gained its independence and became the Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat.
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