List of universities in Finland

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Template:Short description This is a list of the universities in Finland. Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation.<ref>Yliopistolaki/Universitetslag (558/2009). 1 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. Template:In lang</ref> 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.<ref name="asetus">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. Template:In lang</ref>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="asetus" />

Universities

Multidisciplinary universities

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 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2 Åbo Akademi University 1918 1918 Public Turku and Vaasa 5,500 1,300 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
3 University of Turku 1920 1920 Public Turku, Pori 19,488 3,319 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
4 University of Jyväskylä 1934 1863 Public Jyväskylä 14,492 2,583 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
5 University of Oulu 1958 1958 Public Oulu 14,221 2,852 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
6 University of Vaasa 1968 1968 Public Vaasa 5,048 498 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
7 University of Lapland 1979 1979 Public Rovaniemi 4,349 633 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8 University of Eastern Finland 2010 1966 Public Joensuu and Kuopio 15,000 2,800 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
9 Aalto University 2010 1849 Public Espoo and Helsinki 18,116 4,424 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
10 LUT University 2019 1969 Public Lappeenranta and Lahti 7,770 1,380 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
11 Tampere University 2019 1925 Public Tampere, Pori and Seinäjoki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 20,600 3,550 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Specialized universities

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.<ref>Finnish Council of University Rectors. Member Universities Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 10-3-2007.</ref> 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

References

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