Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

19 Best Universities in Finland for Nursing

We ranked the top 19 universities for Nursing in Finland based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 521K subject-specific papers and 17.34M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Nursing

#58 in Europe #186 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

2

Turku

University of Turku

For Nursing

#75 in Europe #243 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

3

Tampere

University of Tampere

For Nursing

#85 in Europe #267 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

4

Oulu

University of Oulu

For Nursing

#145 in Europe #422 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

5

Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

For Nursing

#194 in Europe #559 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

6

Helsinki

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#720 in Europe #3037 in the World

22% Acceptance

16,400 Enrollment

1881 Founded

7

Turku

Turku University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#621 in Europe #2365 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,600 Enrollment

1996 Founded

8

Vaasa

Novia University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#815 in Europe #3557 in the World

56% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

9

Rovaniemi

University of Lapland

For Nursing

#638 in Europe #2475 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1979 Founded

10

Helsinki

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#923 in Europe #4146 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

11

Turku

Abo Akademi University

For Nursing

#321 in Europe #925 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

12

Jyvaskyla

Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#702 in Europe #2941 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,500 Enrollment

1994 Founded

13

Joensuu

University of Eastern Finland

For Nursing

#89 in Europe #280 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

14

Helsinki

Arcada University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#848 in Europe #3746 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,443 Enrollment

1998 Founded

15

Pori

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#868 in Europe #3856 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

16

Kuopio

Savonia University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#874 in Europe #3897 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

17

Oulu

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#816 in Europe #3559 in the World

18% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

Seinajoki

Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#583 in Europe #2114 in the World

18% Acceptance

4,800 Enrollment

1995 Founded

19

Vantaa

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

For Nursing

#704 in Europe #2946 in the World

18% Acceptance

7,400 Enrollment

1992 Founded