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Science in Finland

Finland ranks #38 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#30 all time), with 70k research works and 24.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#38
of 192 · #30 all time
Works, 2022–2025
70k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
7 in the top 1,000
Open access
43%
world 63%

What is Finland strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Finland ranks highest in Social Sciences (#20 of 151), Sociology and Political Science (#22 of 122) and Education (#21 of 115). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Music.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #20 of 151 26.9%12,639 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #22 of 122 32.6%3,261 Institutions
EducationSubfield #21 of 115 18.8%4,183 Institutions
PsychologyField #22 of 109 28.5%3,480 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #20 of 97 28.7%1,614 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #24 of 113 35.3%2,804 Institutions
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #18 of 80 39.1%816 Institutions
Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield #15 of 61 33.9%572 Institutions
MedicineField #39 of 155 21.2%10,826 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #33 of 131 23.7%5,459 Institutions
EngineeringField #34 of 134 18.8%9,059 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #27 of 106 24.8%2,954 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 152.0 works4.0×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 58.8 works3.2×
  3. MusicSubfield · 165.0 works2.9×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 401.8 works2.8×
  5. CommunicationSubfield · 411.8 works2.1×
  6. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 345.7 works2.1×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 606.5 works2.0×
  8. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 157.7 works1.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2,058 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 3,186 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 473 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1,238 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 123 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 209 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 668 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 5,459 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1,148 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 475 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 9,059 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 4,269 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 1,708 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 735 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 1,649 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 373 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 2,334 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 11k worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 299 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 113 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 2,954 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 2,804 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 813 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1,246 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 3,480 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 13k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Finland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Communication, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, Phenomenology, Family Dynamics, Work Environment and Qualitative Research.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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
  1. Education3,354▲ 2.8×144 topics
  2. Healthcare3,003▲ 3.8×41 topics
  3. Ethics2,987▲ 8.8×56 topics
  4. Qualitative Research2,780▲ 4.5×42 topics
  5. Climate Change2,640▲ 1.39×124 topics
  6. Pedagogy2,631▲ 7.6×30 topics
  7. Communication2,602▲ 12×23 topics
  8. Social Sciences2,480▲ 25×19 topics
  9. Phenomenology2,464▲ 33×5 topics
  10. Family Dynamics2,358▲ 26×8 topics
  11. Work Environment2,341▲ 170×2 topics
  12. Epidemiology2,280▼ 0.82×140 topics
  13. Sustainability2,138▲ 1.25×129 topics
  14. Machine Learning2,041◆ 0.89×93 topics
  15. Deep Learning1,810▼ 0.75×83 topics
  16. Globalization1,716▲ 1.24×175 topics
  17. Mental Health1,310▲ 1.27×47 topics
  18. Inflammation1,267◆ 0.87×83 topics
  19. Public Health1,171◆ 1.15×73 topics
  20. Environmental Impact1,106◆ 0.93×70 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease1,045▲ 1.34×39 topics
  22. Renewable Energy1,031◆ 1.02×57 topics
  23. Social Media993◆ 0.99×41 topics
  24. Quality of Life946◆ 0.93×60 topics
  25. Big Data867▲ 1.36×35 topics
  26. Artificial Intelligence834▼ 0.86×61 topics
  27. Energy Efficiency782▲ 1.18×45 topics
  28. Innovation778◆ 1.05×83 topics
  29. Depression705◆ 1.14×25 topics
  30. Metabolic Syndrome652◆ 1.14×24 topics
  31. Social Capital636▲ 1.71×21 topics
  32. Biodiversity626▲ 1.19×38 topics
  33. Identity620▲ 1.21×74 topics
  34. Health Effects602▲ 1.42×23 topics
  35. Social Interaction569▲ 2.0×11 topics
  36. Well-being563▲ 2.1×14 topics
  37. Biodiversity Conservation534▲ 2.0×21 topics
  38. Neoliberalism520▲ 2.1×29 topics
  39. Participatory Design249▲ 6.9×2 topics
  40. Co-Creation236▲ 7.7×2 topics

How many world-class institutions does Finland hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

101st to 500th3501st to 1,000th4

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 7 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Finland lead research?

University of Helsinki, Aalto University and University of Oulu rank highest in Finland on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 26.2267%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Helsinki: 12k, 25.0%Aalto University: 6,238, 23.5%University of Oulu: 5,110, 26.8%University of Eastern Finland: 3,997, 24.9%University of Turku: 5,657, 23.1%Tampere University: 5,860, 23.7%University of Jyväskylä: 3,708, 31.5%Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology: 2,089, 29.1%Helsinki University Hospital: 1,590, 21.8%Finnish Meteorological Institute: 470, 24.4%Åbo Akademi University: 1,898, 23.3%VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: 1,417, 22.0%Helsinki Institute of Physics: 589, 31.1%University of Vaasa: 1,121, 34.5%Natural Resources Institute Finland: 1,067, 28.7%University of OuluUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of Easter…Aalto University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of HelsinkiUniversity · Helsinki · #223 worldwide25.0% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2Aalto UniversityUniversity · Espoo · #328 worldwide23.5% top 10% · 6.2k works
  3. 3University of OuluUniversity · Oulu · #448 worldwide26.8% top 10% · 5.1k works
  4. 4University of Eastern FinlandUniversity · Joensuu · #755 worldwide24.9% top 10% · 4k works
  5. 5University of TurkuUniversity · Turku · #759 worldwide23.1% top 10% · 5.7k works
  6. 6Tampere UniversityUniversity · Tampere · #798 worldwide23.7% top 10% · 5.9k works
  7. 7University of JyväskyläUniversity · Jyväskylä · #800 worldwide31.5% top 10% · 3.7k works
  8. 8Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyUniversity · Lappeenranta · #1,216 worldwide29.1% top 10% · 2.1k works
  9. 9Helsinki University HospitalHospital / health system · Helsinki · #1,975 worldwide21.8% top 10% · 1.6k works
  10. 10Finnish Meteorological InstituteGovernment institution · Helsinki · #2,020 worldwide24.4% top 10% · 470 works
  11. 11Åbo Akademi UniversityUniversity · Turku · #2,033 worldwide23.3% top 10% · 1.9k works
  12. 12VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandNonprofit · Espoo · #2,248 worldwide22.0% top 10% · 1.4k works
  13. 13Helsinki Institute of PhysicsResearch facility · Helsinki · #2,347 worldwide31.1% top 10% · 589 works
  14. 14University of VaasaUniversity · Vaasa · #2,612 worldwide34.5% top 10% · 1.1k works
  15. 15Natural Resources Institute FinlandGovernment institution · Helsinki · #3,272 worldwide28.7% top 10% · 1.1k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Finland

Who are the top researchers in Finland?

Aarno Palotie, Juhani Knuuti and Tommi Vasankari rank highest among researchers based in Finland.

  1. 1 Aarno Palotie · #185 worldwide 4.3k citations · 187 works
  2. 2 Juhani Knuuti · #281 worldwide 2.9k citations · 145 works
  3. 3 Tommi Vasankari · #1,193 worldwide 6.9k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Markku Laakso · #1,434 worldwide 2.5k citations · 152 works
  5. 5 Kaisu Pitkälä · #1,770 worldwide 1.7k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Martti Färkkilâ · #1,856 worldwide 1.2k citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Markku S. Nieminen · #1,862 worldwide 2.2k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Jaakko Tuomilehto · #1,870 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin · #1,902 worldwide 2.6k citations · 188 works
  10. 10 Veikko Salomaa · #2,368 worldwide 3.3k citations · 239 works
Top researchers in Finland

Which cities in Finland are research hubs?

  1. 1 Helsinki Finland 173k works
  2. 2 Turku Finland 61k works
  3. 3 Espoo Finland 54k works
  4. 4 Oulu Finland 39k works
  5. 5 Tampere Finland 29k works
  6. 6 Jyvaskyla Finland 24k works
  7. 7 Joensuu Finland 24k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Helsinki: 42.9%Turku: 15.1%Espoo: 13.3%Oulu: 9.7%3 others listed: 19.0%43%largest
Helsinki173k · 42.9%Turku61k · 15.1%Espoo54k · 13.3%Oulu39k · 9.7%3 others listed76k · 19.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Finland's research?

43% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 27% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Finland's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Finland