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🎓 Top Research Universities in Finland

Universities and colleges in Finland ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇫🇮 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Helsinki220,913 papers
23,005,759
2
University of Turku94,095 papers
7,098,228
3
University of Oulu73,597 papers
6,166,003
4
University of Eastern Finland59,072 papers
4,905,094
5
Aalto University65,722 papers
3,766,291
6
University of Tampere51,204 papers
3,599,018
7
University of Jyväskylä56,496 papers
3,294,509
8
Tampere University49,728 papers
2,356,701
9
Åbo Akademi University25,842 papers
1,673,870
10
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology22,108 papers
1,436,558
11
Tampere University of Technology22,751 papers
1,361,438
12
University of Vaasa7,957 papers
270,891
13
Hanken School of Economics3,922 papers
215,144
14
University of Lapland5,266 papers
129,611
15
Bank of Finland2,274 papers
64,824
16
Turku University of Applied Sciences6,690 papers
29,500
17
Novia University of Applied Sciences821 papers
21,380
18
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences5,894 papers
19,794
19
Tampere University of Applied Sciences7,190 papers
18,631
20
Laurea University of Applied Sciences9,246 papers
15,578
21
JAMK University of Applied Sciences3,536 papers
13,416
22
Arcada University of Applied Sciences1,599 papers
13,231
23
Häme University of Applied Sciences1,098 papers
11,666
24
University of the Arts Helsinki944 papers
11,604
25
Oulu University of Applied Sciences4,146 papers
11,356
26
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences697 papers
11,149
27
National Defence University1,173 papers
10,478
28
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences1,838 papers
9,781
29
Sibelius Academy529 papers
9,504
30
South Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences1,064 papers
8,953
31
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences3,398 papers
8,307
32
Savonia University of Applied Sciences2,326 papers
5,933
33
Police University College221 papers
5,873
34
LAB University of Applied Sciences1,897 papers
5,590
35
Centria University of Applied Sciences2,377 papers
5,294
36
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences679 papers
5,074
37
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences727 papers
3,324
38
Lapland University of Applied Sciences906 papers
3,039
39
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences1,623 papers
2,895
40
Karelia University of Applied Sciences439 papers
2,382
41
University Consortium of Pori51 papers
1,211
42
Emergency Services College91 papers
1,149
43
Humak University of Applied Sciences625 papers
1,055
44
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences859 papers
957
45
Teatterikorkeakoulu97 papers
946
46
Espoo Music Institute14 papers
710
47
Finland University1,026 papers
439
48
TTS Työtehoseura38 papers
102
49
Kuvataideakatemia36 papers
82
50
Salpaus Further Education11 papers
66

Highlights

Within Finland, University of Helsinki ranks first in 2026 with 23,005,759, followed by University of Turku (7,098,228) and University of Oulu (6,166,003).

University of Helsinki is 3.2 times higher than University of Turku, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 23,005,759 (University of Helsinki) to 66 (Salpaus Further Education), with a median of 11,253.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.