| The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran | |
| Origin: | Helsinki,  Finland |
| Founder: | Eja Tollet |
| Genre: | Choral (female voice) |
| Members: | Ca 50 active |
| Chief Conductor: | Riku Laurikka |
| Choir Admission: | Annual auditions |
| Headquarters: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Affiliation: | University of Helsinki |
The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (sv|'''Akademiska Damkören Lyran'''|lit=The Academic Women's Choir the [[Lyre]], pronounced as /sv/), also referred to as simply Swedish: Lyran, is a Finland-Swedish academic female voice choir in Helsinki, Finland. It is the only women's choir affiliated with the University of Helsinki.
The choir was established in 1946 by a group of female students in Helsinki, led by Eja Tollet, who became the first artistic director of the choir. The choir was known as Swedish: Gillekören Lyran until 1948.
Present artistic director Riku Laurikka, MMus, began his tenure in the Spring term of 2023.
Ever since 1954, the choir has collaborated extensively with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (sv|Akademiska Sångföreningen), the sole other Swedish-language University of Helsinki choir. The two choirs give several annually recurring concerts together.
Lyran has since 1968 kept a close relation to the Norwegian male choir Trondhjems Studentersangforening.[1] [2] [3]
| From | To | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1951 | Founder | ||
| 1951 | 1959 | |||
| 1959 | 1972 | |||
| 1972 | 1980 | Appointed honorary conductor in 1987 | ||
| 1980 | 1981 | |||
| 1981 | 1987 | Appointed honorary conductor in 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 1998 | |||
| 1998 | 2009 | |||
| 2009 | 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Current |
| Year | Title | Format | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ||||
| 1978 | Swedish: Som ett eko | |||
| 1985 | Swedish: Mikko Heiniö – Edith Södergran: Framtidens skugga – Landet som icke är | |||
| 1986 | Maid in Finland | |||
| 1993 | Swedish: Bulgarisk skärgårdsvals | |||
| 1999 | Swedish: Julstämning | Christmas album in collaboration with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki | ||
| 2001 | Swedish: Lust | |||
| 2004 | Swedish: I himmelen | |||
| 2006 | Swedish: Pärlor | |||
| 2007 | Swedish: Triumf | |||
| 2011 | Swedish: Julen vi minns | Christmas album in collaboration with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki | ||
| 2016 | Swedish: Låt mig vara den jag är | |||
| 2019 | Swedish: Hennes röst |