Universities by Research h-index in Finland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Helsinki222,045 works
1,197
2University of Oulu73,630 works
648
3University of Turku94,412 works
626
4University of Eastern Finland59,107 works
616
5University of Tampere51,223 works
550
6Aalto University65,774 works
508
7Tampere University49,790 works
447
8University of Jyväskylä56,542 works
443
9Åbo Akademi University25,869 works
373
10Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology22,145 works
368
11Tampere University of Technology22,753 works
324
12Hanken School of Economics3,925 works
224
13University of Vaasa7,960 works
207
14University of Lapland5,273 works
127
15Bank of Finland2,275 works
115
16Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences5,897 works
75
17Turku University of Applied Sciences6,751 works
74
18Novia University of Applied Sciences822 works
71
19Tampere University of Applied Sciences7,191 works
60
20Laurea University of Applied Sciences9,247 works
58
21Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences697 works
53
22Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences1,839 works
53
23Arcada University of Applied Sciences1,599 works
52
24Oulu University of Applied Sciences4,152 works
51
25Häme University of Applied Sciences1,098 works
50
26JAMK University of Applied Sciences3,538 works
50
27Sibelius Academy529 works
47
28University of the Arts Helsinki945 works
47
29Satakunta University of Applied Sciences3,398 works
46
30Police University College222 works
45
31National Defence University1,174 works
43
32South Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences1,064 works
40
33Centria University of Applied Sciences2,380 works
38
34Kajaani University of Applied Sciences680 works
37
35LAB University of Applied Sciences1,899 works
37
36Savonia University of Applied Sciences2,327 works
37
37Vaasa University of Applied Sciences727 works
34
38Lapland University of Applied Sciences907 works
30
39Diaconia University of Applied Sciences1,622 works
26
40Karelia University of Applied Sciences439 works
24
41Emergency Services College90 works
17
42Saimaa University of Applied Sciences859 works
17
43University Consortium of Pori53 works
17
44Humak University of Applied Sciences625 works
15
45Teatterikorkeakoulu97 works
15
46Espoo Music Institute14 works
10
47Finland University1,023 works
10
48Kuvataideakatemia36 works
7
49Salpaus Further Education11 works
5
50Sámi Education Institute4 works
4
Highlights
Within Finland, University of Helsinki ranks first in 2026 with 1,197, followed by University of Oulu (648) and University of Turku (626).
University of Helsinki is 1.8 times higher than University of Oulu, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,197 (University of Helsinki) to 4 (Sámi Education Institute), with a median of 50.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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