1640

1640 was a leap year which started on a Sunday.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1610s  1620s  1630s  – 1640s –  1650s  1660s  1670s
Years:	1637 1638 1639 – 1640 – 1641 1642 1643

Events

• The first university in Finland, the Academy of Åbo, is founded in Turku.