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This is a list of the universities in Finland. Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation.[1] Only universities have the right to confer degrees in the categories of alempi korkeakoulututkinto/lägre högskoleexamen (bachelor's degree) and ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen (master's degree) and doctoral degrees.[2]

In addition to the universities, Finland has another, separate system of tertiary education consisting of the ammattikorkeakoulus/yrkeshögskolas, which used to be translated as polytechnics but now call themselves universities of applied sciences (see the list of polytechnics in Finland). The universities of applied sciences offer a more practical, vocational approach to their education[3] and have the right to confer degrees in the categories of ammattikorkeakoulututkinto/yrkeshögskoleexamen and ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto/högre yrkeshögskoleexamen. In international usage, these degrees have the same names as those conferred by Finnish (normal) universities, i.e. bachelor's and master's degrees.[2]

Universities

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Multidisciplinary universities

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The Finnish universities are (sorted by the year of establishment):

No Name Established date First establishment Type Location Students Administrative staff
1 University of Helsinki 1640 1640 Public Helsinki 34,833 8,000 [4]
2 Åbo Akademi University 1918 1918 Public Turku and Vaasa 5,500 1,300 [5]
3 University of Turku 1920 1920 Public Turku, Pori 19,488 3,319 [6]
4 University of Jyväskylä 1934 1863 Public Jyväskylä 14,492 2,583 [7]
5 University of Oulu 1958 1958 Public Oulu 14,221 2,852 [8]
6 University of Vaasa 1968 1968 Public Vaasa 5,048 498 [9]
7 University of Lapland 1979 1979 Public Rovaniemi 4,349 633 [10]
8 University of Eastern Finland 2010 1966 Public Joensuu and Kuopio 15,000 2,800 [11]
9 Aalto University 2010 1849 Public Espoo and Helsinki 18,116 4,424 [12]
10 LUT University 2019 1969 Public Lappeenranta and Lahti 7,770 1,380 [13]
11 Tampere University 2019 1925 Public Tampere, Pori and Seinäjoki[14] 20,600 3,550 [15]

Specialized universities

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In Finland, there are a few institutions of higher education that have full university status, but which specialize in certain academic fields:

No Name Established date First establishment Type Location Students Administrative staff
1 Hanken School of Economics 1909 1909 Public Helsinki, Vaasa 2,200 130
2 National Defence University 1993 1919 Public Helsinki 850 350
3 University of the Arts Helsinki 2013 1848 Public Helsinki 1,993 729

The National Defence University is not considered a university by Finnish law, although it has the authority to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and to pursue free research, and its rector is a member of the Council of Finnish University rectors.[16] The practical effect of this distinction is minor, and most notable in the administrative organization of the university, which is military instead of civilian.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yliopistolaki/Universitetslag (558/2009). 1 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. (in Finnish and Swedish)
  2. ^ a b Asetus korkeakoulututkintojen järjestelmästä/Förordning om högskolornas examenssystem (464/1998) as amended by decree 426/2005 1.1 §, section 1 and 8 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. (in Finnish and Swedish)
  3. ^ "Masters in Finland (2025)". www.study.eu. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  4. ^ "The University of Helsinki in Brief - University of Helsinki". 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Åbo Akademi - Startsida". Åbo Akademi.
  6. ^ "Yliopiston avaintiedot". www.utu.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. ^ "Graafiset esitykset - Statistics". Jyväskylän yliopisto.
  8. ^ "Yliopisto numeroin | Oulun yliopisto". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  9. ^ "Avaintiedot". www.uva.fi. 27 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Yliopisto - Lapin yliopisto". www.ulapland.fi.
  11. ^ "Introduction - UEF". www.uef.fi.
  12. ^ "Avaintietoa ja vuosittaiset raportit". 12 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Key Facts and Figures 2023 | LUT University". www.lut.fi. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  14. ^ "Yliopiston kampukset | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö". www.tuni.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  15. ^ "Facts and figures". www.tuni.fi.
  16. ^ Finnish Council of University Rectors. Member Universities Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10-3-2007.
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