Helsinki police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of a University of Helsinki building late on Wednesday night.
The university had requested the police's assistance on Tuesday.
The protest by students and academics had been taking place in front of the Porthania Building for about six weeks, since it began in early May.
The Students for Palestine group said it had received requests from the university on Monday and Tuesday to leave the courtyard of Porthania by 12pm on Wednesday, but they did not comply with these requests.
According to Yle's information, police officers cordoned off the protest area between 10pm and midnight on Wednesday and removed around 30 protesters. A number of demonstrators climbed the structures at the entrance to Kaisaniemi metro station, but were removed by police.
However, police confirmed to Yle that no arrests were made.
"We don't have any security there. If the demonstrators return, the university will reassess the situation," Inspector Esa Pennanen of Helsinki police said.
The university said it requested police assistance because the demonstration was making the work of university employees difficult. The university's head of administration Esa Hämäläinen told Yle that some vandalism of university property had been evident in the area where the protest was taking place, and at least one report had been filed with police.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, PhD researcher Onni Ahvonen denied the allegations of vandalism. Other demonstrators told Yle that the university's accusation of vandalism referred to a flowerbed that the protesters had turned into a vegetable garden.
They added that the real reason for the timing of the request for police assistance was because the Sustainable Science Days conference is being held at the university this week.
Protesters plan to continue
Finnish news agency STT reported on Thursday morning that the Students for Palestine group said it plans to continue its protest.
However, the group has not yet announced any further details, such as a date or location.
"We will continue to demonstrate peacefully. If the University of Helsinki decides to forcibly remove us from here, that's their choice," demonstrator Maggie Guevara told Yle on Wednesday, before police broke up the protest.
A university spokesperson told STT that permanent demonstrations on the university grounds are prohibited.
The protesters have called on the university to sever all its ties with Israeli universities. So far, the University of Helsinki has suspended exchange agreements with Israeli universities.
Article updated at 12:11 on 13.6 to note that the protesters plan to return.
