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Top research institutions in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland on research quality in 2022-now (#131 worldwide), followed by Aalto University and University of Oulu.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1University of HelsinkiUniversity · Helsinki #131 13.2% 14,575 #2
2Aalto UniversityUniversity · Espoo #309 13.6% 6,238 #1
3University of OuluUniversity · Oulu #377 14.8% 5,730 #6
4University of TurkuUniversity · Turku #434 12.1% 6,867 #5
5Tampere UniversityUniversity · Tampere #453 12.8% 6,387 #4
6University of JyväskyläUniversity · Jyväskylä #540 13.9% 3,708 #3
7Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyUniversity · Lappeenranta #654 16.2% 2,089 #7
8University of Eastern FinlandUniversity · Joensuu #666 13.4% 4,528 #8
9Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareFunder · Helsinki #1,155 13.9% 828 #12
10University of VaasaUniversity · Vaasa #1,160 18.9% 1,121 #11
11Åbo Akademi UniversityUniversity · Turku #1,309 12.0% 1,900 #10
12VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandNonprofit · Espoo #1,427 11.2% 1,417 #9
13Nokia (Finland)Company · Espoo #1,831 10.7% 1,183 #13
14Turku University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Turku #2,411 10.9% 401 #14
15Tampere University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Tampere #2,914 10.3% 419 #29
16Natural Resources Institute FinlandGovernment institution · Helsinki #2,996 12.9% 1,081 #15
17Oulu University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Oulu #3,092 13.4% 348 #16
18University of LaplandUniversity · Rovaniemi #3,172 9.8% 726 #19
19Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthResearch facility · Helsinki #4,972 11.4% 347 #27
20Hanken School of EconomicsUniversity · Helsinki #5,145 21.5% 371 #22
21Finnish Environment InstituteGovernment institution · Helsinki #5,507 17.4% 399 #21
22Hospital District of Helsinki and UusimaaHospital / health system · Helsinki #5,724 14.3% 280 #17
23Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiriHospital / health system · Lappeenranta #7,329 7.1% 206 #31
24University of the Arts HelsinkiUniversity · Helsinki #7,506 11.4% 263 #36
25Finnish Meteorological InstituteGovernment institution · Helsinki #7,677 12.0% 470 #18
26Häme University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Hämeenlinna #7,925 7.6% 257 #33
27Seinäjoki University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Seinäjoki #8,327 10.4% 165 #32
28JAMK University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Jyväskylä #8,486 9.1% 186 #52
29Finnish Society of Sciences and LettersInstitution · Helsinki #8,750 3.7% 263 #28
30BC Platforms (Finland)Company · Espoo #9,081 7.2% 122 #47
31Elisa (Finland)Company · Helsinki #9,554 7.7% 241 #56
32Laurea University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Vantaa #9,818 7.3% 187 #49
33Folkhälsans ForskningscentrumGovernment institution · Helsinki #10,790 8.7% 175 #20
34Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Helsinki #11,057 5.6% 144 #38
35Finnish Geospatial Research InstituteResearch facility · Espoo #11,349 15.6% 173 #37
36South Eastern Finland University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Mikkeli #12,800 9.1% 100 #67
37Karsa (Finland)Company · Helsinki #13,015 5.3% 129 #87
38Central Finland Health Care DistrictHospital / health system · Jyvaskyla #13,203 17.6% 126 #34
39Geological Survey of FinlandGovernment institution · Espoo #13,222 9.6% 232 #69
40Sexual Health ClinicHospital / health system · Helsinki #13,451 5.4% 199 #70
41Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Helsinki #13,654 12.7% 121 #59
42Statistics FinlandInstitution · Helsinki #13,860 9.7% 119 #30
43Helsinki Art MuseumArchive · Helsinki #13,957 8.9% 129 #39
44LAB University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Lahti #14,297 10.5% 98 #101
45Satakunta University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Pori #14,753 7.8% 79 #63
46National Defence UniversityUniversity · Helsinki #15,292 7.4% 93 #76
47Arcada University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Helsinki #15,598 11.4% 85 #53
48Finnish Defence ForcesInstitution · Helsinki #15,705 6.2% 71 #40
49Finnish Institute of International AffairsResearch facility · Helsinki #16,861 17.4% 121 #46
50Lapland University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Kemi #16,965 11.1% 66 #92
51Tieto (Finland)Company · Helsinki #17,083 12.8% 108 #25
52CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)Company · Espoo #17,129 6.3% 69 #55
53Novia University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Vaasa #17,578 11.4% 66 #79
54Research Council of FinlandGovernment institution · Helsinki #17,634 16.4% 67 #23
55Technopolis (Finland)Company · Oulu #18,449 9.9% 62 #100
56Fimlab (Finland)Company · Tampere #18,855 12.4% 73 #43
57Research Institute of the Finnish EconomyResearch facility · Helsinki #19,287 22.2% 79 #58
58Social Insurance InstitutionGovernment institution · Helsinki #19,307 5.1% 83 #41
59Varsinais-Suomen SairaanhoitopiiriHospital / health system · Turku #19,745 7.3% 61 #77
60Turku City HospitalHospital / health system · Turku #19,870 9.0% 82 #81
61Finnish Youth Research SocietyNonprofit · Helsinki #20,397 3.0% 73 #126
62European Forest InstituteNonprofit · Joensuu #20,524 9.3% 64 #89
63Päijät-Hämeen KeskussairaalaHospital / health system · Lahti #20,622 13.2% 61 #72
64ABB (Finland)Company · Helsinki #21,295 6.5% 63 #112
65Bank of FinlandUniversity · Helsinki #21,562 8.4% 79 #66
66Orion Corporation (Finland)Company · Espoo #21,974 9.0% 62 #91

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Finland on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Finland

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%10%20%mean 10.9742%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of OuluAalto UniversityUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of Turku
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