Research in Helsinki
Science Explorer records 210 research institutions in Helsinki, Finland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital and Finnish Meteorological Institute.
- Research institutions
- 210 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 173k ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 24.0% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Helsinki?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of HelsinkiUniversity | 85,836 | #223 | |
| 2 | Helsinki University HospitalHospital / health system | 17,505 | #1,975 | |
| 3 | Helsinki Institute of PhysicsResearch facility | 6,825 | #2,347 | |
| 4 | Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareFunder | 4,923 | #4,469 | |
| 5 | Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthResearch facility | 4,867 | #9,289 | |
| 6 | Finnish Society of Sciences and LettersInstitution | 3,554 | #23,862 | |
| 7 | Finnish Meteorological InstituteGovernment institution | 3,388 | #2,020 | |
| 8 | Finnish Environment InstituteGovernment institution | 3,385 | #5,967 | |
| 9 | Natural Resources Institute FinlandGovernment institution | 3,155 | #3,272 | |
| 10 | Institute for Molecular Medicine FinlandResearch facility | 3,104 | #4,817 | |
| 11 | Hanken School of EconomicsUniversity | 1,986 | #6,589 | |
| 12 | Finnish Museum of Natural HistoryArchive | 1,423 | #9,877 | |
| 13 | Research Council of FinlandGovernment institution | 1,278 | #19,878 | |
| 14 | Hospital District of Helsinki and UusimaaHospital / health system | 1,186 | #8,920 | |
| 15 | Helsinki Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 1,142 | #18,566 | |
| 16 | Bank of FinlandUniversity | 1,055 | #22,178 | |
| 17 | Helsinki Art MuseumArchive | 1,041 | #20,395 | |
| 18 | Sexual Health ClinicHospital / health system | 975 | #24,675 | |
| 19 | Finnish Foundation for Alcohol StudiesInstitution | 972 | #10,699 all time | |
| 20 | Folkhälsans ForskningscentrumGovernment institution | 932 | #15,042 | |
| 21 | InvalidisäätiöNonprofit | 766 | #21,371 all time | |
| 22 | Finnish Red CrossNonprofit | 764 | #11,795 all time | |
| 23 | Social Insurance InstitutionGovernment institution | 751 | #23,337 | |
| 24 | Statistics FinlandInstitution | 724 | #16,126 | |
| 25 | Finnish Defence ForcesInstitution | 718 | #22,538 | |
| 26 | Biocenter FinlandResearch facility | 709 | #8,632 all time | |
| 27 | University of the Arts HelsinkiUniversity | 687 | #11,618 | |
| 28 | Tieto (Finland)Company | 645 | #15,133 | |
| 29 | Finnish Institute of International AffairsResearch facility | 634 | #9,550 | |
| 30 | Minerva FoundationNonprofit | 630 | #8,742 all time | |
| 31 | Wihuri Research InstituteNonprofit | 614 | #8,193 all time | |
| 32 | Outokumpu (Finland)Company | 574 | #13,743 all time | |
| 33 | Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied SciencesUniversity | 572 | #20,903 | |
| 34 | Radiation and Nuclear Safety AuthorityGovernment institution | 538 | #10,026 all time | |
| 35 | Research Institute of the Finnish EconomyResearch facility | 530 | #15,373 | |
| 36 | Elisa (Finland)Company | 528 | #19,561 | |
| 37 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics ResearchResearch facility | 527 | #12,381 all time | |
| 38 | Finnish Cancer RegistryInstitution | 510 | #19,640 all time | |
| 39 | Council of StateGovernment institution | 466 | #16,935 all time | |
| 40 | Kemira (Finland)Company | 438 | #21,693 all time | |
| 41 | Finnish Veterinary FoundationInstitution | 426 | #37,468 all time | |
| 42 | Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesUniversity | 389 | #17,929 | |
| 43 | Arcada University of Applied SciencesUniversity | 356 | #23,190 | |
| 44 | Töölö HospitalHospital / health system | 355 | #33,089 all time | |
| 45 | National Defence UniversityUniversity | 333 | #24,824 | |
| 46 | National Consumer Research CentreResearch facility | 323 | #27,582 all time | |
| 47 | VäestöliittoNonprofit | 320 | #21,675 all time | |
| 48 | Rehabilitation FoundationNonprofit | 320 | #30,737 all time | |
| 49 | Finnish Medical Society DuodecimNonprofit | 318 | #34,407 all time | |
| 50 | Finnish Transport Safety AgencyGovernment institution | 316 | #38,166 all time | |
| 51 | VATT Institute for Economic ResearchGovernment institution | 307 | #28,168 all time | |
| 52 | Herttoniemi HospitalHospital / health system | 301 | #22,807 all time | |
| 53 | ABB (Finland)Company | 297 | #24,069 | |
| 54 | Finnish National Agency for EducationGovernment institution | 282 | #27,702 all time | |
| 55 | Karsa (Finland)Company | 276 | #26,147 | |
| 56 | Age InstituteInstitution | 271 | #34,955 all time | |
| 57 | Valio (Finland)Company | 228 | #19,430 all time | |
| 58 | Pellervo Economic ResearchNonprofit | 227 | #38,303 all time | |
| 59 | Metso (Finland)Company | 225 | #33,492 all time | |
| 60 | City of HelsinkiGovernment institution | 205 | #31,350 all time |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Helsinki strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Helsinki is most concentrated in Music, Public Administration and Nature and Landscape Conservation (4.6× the world share in Music).
- MusicSubfield · 85.1 works4.6×
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 46.4 works3.8×
- Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 189.2 works3.5×
- Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 346.5 works3.4×
- Ecological ModelingSubfield · 58.9 works3.4×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 73.7 works2.8×
- Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 479.9 works2.8×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Helsinki?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Pedagogy, Communication, Social Sciences, Phenomenology, Family Dynamics, Work Environment and Qualitative Research.
- Health Impact
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Religion
- Global Warming
- Invasive Species
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Human Rights
- Oxidative Stress
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Sustainability
- Work Environment
- Phenomenology
- Communication
- Healthcare
- Qualitative Research
- Education
- Climate Change
- Ethics
- Epidemiology
- Pedagogy
- Social Sciences
- Family Dynamics
- Globalization
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Environmental Impact
- Biodiversity
- Health Effects
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Identity
- Nationalism
- Neoliberalism
- Hydrology
- Health Disparities
- Methane Emissions
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change1,330▲ 2.2×115 topics
- Education1,170▲ 3.0×122 topics
- Ethics1,071▲ 9.7×48 topics
- Qualitative Research989▲ 5.0×38 topics
- Epidemiology973◆ 1.08×140 topics
- Healthcare966▲ 3.8×34 topics
- Pedagogy928▲ 8.3×28 topics
- Communication910▲ 13×19 topics
- Social Sciences882▲ 27×16 topics
- Phenomenology865▲ 36×5 topics
- Family Dynamics843▲ 29×7 topics
- Work Environment831▲ 187×1 topic
- Globalization690▲ 1.55×157 topics
- Sustainability537◆ 0.97×116 topics
- Inflammation494◆ 1.04×83 topics
- Mental Health492▲ 1.48×46 topics
- Machine Learning485▼ 0.65×88 topics
- Public Health462▲ 1.40×68 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease425▲ 1.68×39 topics
- Quality of Life350◆ 1.07×59 topics
- Environmental Impact339◆ 0.88×65 topics
- Oxidative Stress335◆ 0.90×62 topics
- Biodiversity322▲ 1.90×36 topics
- Human Rights317▲ 1.35×75 topics
- Health Effects285▲ 2.1×23 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome280▲ 1.51×23 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation278▲ 3.3×19 topics
- Invasive Species261▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Identity257▲ 1.55×67 topics
- Global Warming218▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Nationalism206▲ 1.96×30 topics
- Religion202▲ 1.87×39 topics
- Neoliberalism180▲ 2.2×27 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience177▲ 5.3×5 topics
- Hydrology163▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning163▲ 3.8×7 topics
- Health Disparities162▲ 2.7×9 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation160▲ 3.2×5 topics
- Methane Emissions125▲ 11×2 topics
- Health Impact106▲ 8.5×4 topics
What research is done in Helsinki?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 831 works
- 2 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 84 works
- 3 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 83 works
- 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 78 works
- 5 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 78 works
- 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 76 works
- 7 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 72 works
- 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 59 works
- 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 59 works
- 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 55 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.