How does Finland rank in Social Sciences research?

Finland ranks #24 of 164 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 24k works.

Social Sciences research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#45 worldwide), followed by University of Jyväskylä and Tampere University.

Finland's world rank: #24
Works, 2022–2025: 24k
Top-10% rate: 27.9%
Ranked institutions: 39

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Finland?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of HelsinkiHelsinki	#45	58.9	25.8%	5,106
2	University of JyväskyläJyväskylä	#152	45.8	37.6%	1,779
3	Tampere UniversityTampere	#178	44.0	30.6%	2,570
4	University of OuluOulu	#254	40.2	34.0%	1,248
5	Aalto UniversityEspoo	#284	39.0	29.9%	1,320
6	University of TurkuTurku	#307	38.2	25.3%	2,396
7	University of Eastern FinlandJoensuu	#387	35.7	27.1%	1,423
8	Åbo Akademi UniversityTurku	#614	30.7	27.1%	960
9	University of VaasaVaasa	#873	26.9	38.0%	621
10	Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyLappeenranta	#967	25.8	39.1%	581
11	Hanken School of EconomicsHelsinki	#1,393	21.8	40.4%	306
12	University of LaplandRovaniemi	#1,797	19.1	24.3%	477
13	Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareHelsinki	#2,413	15.9	30.3%	252
14	University of the Arts HelsinkiHelsinki	#2,500	15.5	25.8%	213
15	Turku University of Applied SciencesTurku	#2,723	14.6	26.3%	140
16	Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthHelsinki	#2,930	13.8	27.4%	137
17	Oulu University HospitalOulu	#3,573	11.7	32.1%	62
18	VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandEspoo	#3,819	10.9	33.4%	172
19	Oulu University of Applied SciencesOulu	#3,967	10.5	29.0%	120
20	Natural Resources Institute FinlandHelsinki	#4,956	8.1	37.1%	81
21	Finnish Institute of International AffairsHelsinki	#4,996	8.0	28.7%	110
22	Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesHelsinki	#5,024	8.0	26.8%	82
23	Helsinki University HospitalHelsinki	#5,175	7.7	22.4%	90
24	Finnish Environment InstituteHelsinki	#5,179	7.7	36.5%	89
25	Helsinki Institute of PhysicsHelsinki	#5,486	7.0	36.5%	67
26	Turku University HospitalTurku	#5,647	6.7	25.8%	76
27	Tampere University of Applied SciencesTampere	#5,711	6.6	23.9%	115
28	Häme University of Applied SciencesHämeenlinna	#5,717	6.6	18.9%	110
29	JAMK University of Applied SciencesJyväskylä	#5,939	6.2	26.2%	90
30	Laurea University of Applied SciencesVantaa	#6,416	5.3	16.4%	100
31	Elisa (Finland)Helsinki	#7,893	3.1	4.3%	80
32	Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied SciencesHelsinki	#8,196	2.7	13.4%	69
33	Finnish Society of Sciences and LettersHelsinki	#8,338	2.5	7.7%	209
34	Bank of FinlandHelsinki	#8,441	2.4	20.9%	70
35	Seinäjoki University of Applied SciencesSeinäjoki	#8,504	2.3	26.6%	70
36	Philips (Finland)Vantaa	#8,596	2.2	17.7%	67
37	Helsinki Art MuseumHelsinki	#8,824	1.9	9.8%	82
38	Etelä-Karjalan sosiaali ja terveyspiiriLappeenranta	#9,598	99.0	9.3%	93
39	Sexual Health ClinicHelsinki	#10,167	37.0	7.4%	70

Institutions in Finland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Finland?

Juho Hamari, Jan Klabbers and Fred Dervin rank highest among researchers based in Finland.

1Juho Hamari#9,757 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 107 works
2Jan Klabbers#201,042 worldwide overall159 citations · 113 works
3Fred Dervin#462,337 worldwide overall160 citations · 116 works
4Jeff Hearn#504,264 worldwide overall329 citations · 180 works
5Dietmar Rößl#1,428,001 worldwide overall0 citations · 151 works

How Finland compares with other countries in Social Sciences