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Language and Linguistics research in Finland

University of Helsinki ranks first in Finland for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#12 worldwide), followed by University of Turku and Tampere University.

Finland's world rank
#22
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
606
Top-10% rate
27.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in Finland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of HelsinkiHelsinki #1256.523.9%235
2University of TurkuTurku #6626.724.0%88
3Tampere UniversityTampere #7125.433.4%72

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

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in Finland?

Matti Rissanen, Irma Taavitsainen and Anssi Peräkylä rank highest among researchers based in Finland.

  1. 1Matti Rissanen#15,875 worldwide overall778 citations · 11 works
  2. 2Irma Taavitsainen#48,103 worldwide overall136 citations · 13 works
  3. 3Anssi Peräkylä#59,335 worldwide overall286 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Anna Mauranen#89,790 worldwide overall221 citations · 14 works
  5. 5Yves Gambier#102,809 worldwide overall56 citations · 17 works
  6. 6Andrew Chesterman#107,837 worldwide overall78 citations · 17 works
  7. 7Terttu Nevalainen#125,656 worldwide overall146 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Jan‐Ola Östman#148,364 worldwide overall134 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Elizabeth Couper‐Kuhlen#153,802 worldwide overall187 citations · 14 works
  10. 10Juha Janhunen#167,826 worldwide overall23 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Esa Itkonen#211,391 worldwide overall43 citations · 13 works
  12. 12Kaisa Koskinen#219,058 worldwide overall72 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Heikki Solin#255,686 worldwide overall16 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Jukka Tyrkkö#263,468 worldwide overall53 citations · 12 works
  15. 15Asko Parpola#295,907 worldwide overall18 citations · 8 works

How Finland compares with other countries in Language and Linguistics