Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

26 Best Universities in Finland for Physics

We ranked the top 26 universities for Physics in Finland based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 241K subject-specific papers and 7.55M 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

#16 in Europe #84 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

2

Espoo

Aalto University

#137 in Europe #346 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

3

Oulu

University of Oulu

#187 in Europe #441 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

4

Tampere

University of Tampere

#135 in Europe #342 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

5

Turku

University of Turku

#155 in Europe #371 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

6

Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

#215 in Europe #525 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

7

Joensuu

University of Eastern Finland

#243 in Europe #596 in the World

29% Acceptance

15,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

8

Turku

Abo Akademi University

#378 in Europe #935 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

9

Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta University of Technology

#507 in Europe #1312 in the World

28% Acceptance

5,300 Enrollment

1969 Founded

10

Vaasa

University of Vaasa

#630 in Europe #1733 in the World

20% Acceptance

6,419 Enrollment

1966 Founded

11

Rovaniemi

University of Lapland

#679 in Europe #1922 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1979 Founded

12

Helsinki

Hanken School of Economics

#743 in Europe #2196 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,815 Enrollment

1909 Founded

13

Turku

Turku University of Applied Sciences

#823 in Europe #2540 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,600 Enrollment

1996 Founded

14

Helsinki

HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

#1001 in Europe #3464 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1991 Founded

15

Helsinki

University of the Arts Helsinki

#810 in Europe #2493 in the World

12% Acceptance

1,935 Enrollment

2013 Founded

16

Helsinki

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

#901 in Europe #2931 in the World

22% Acceptance

16,400 Enrollment

1881 Founded

17

Kajaani

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

#1369 in Europe #5601 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,200 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

Vantaa

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

#993 in Europe #3386 in the World

18% Acceptance

7,400 Enrollment

1992 Founded

19

Helsinki

Arcada University of Applied Sciences

#1161 in Europe #4365 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,443 Enrollment

1998 Founded

20

Oulu

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

#1039 in Europe #3666 in the World

18% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

21

Jyvaskyla

Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

#1211 in Europe #4663 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,500 Enrollment

1994 Founded

22

Pori

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

#1138 in Europe #4219 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

23

Vaasa

Novia University of Applied Sciences

#1399 in Europe #5755 in the World

56% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

24

Vaasa

Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

#1573 in Europe #6881 in the World

68% Acceptance

3,230 Enrollment

1996 Founded

25

Kokkola

Centria University of Applied Sciences

#1429 in Europe #5987 in the World

57% Acceptance

3,230 Enrollment

1995 Founded

26

Kuopio

Savonia University of Applied Sciences

#1107 in Europe #4040 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded