List of universities in Finland

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Institutions of higher education are designated universities by Finnish legislation.[1] Only these universities have the right to confer the degrees in the categories alempi korkeakoulututkinto/lägre högskoleexamen (Bachelor's degree) and ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen (Master's degree) and doctoral degrees.[2]

In addition to the universities, Finland has another, separate system of tertiary education, the ammattikorkeakoulu/yrkeshögskola, which is variously translated as polytechnic or as a University of Applied Sciences (see a list of polytechnics in Finland). The polytechnics have the right to confer degrees in categories ammattikorkeakoulututkinto/yrkeshögskoleexamen and ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto/högre yrkeshögskoleexamen. In international usage, these degrees are classified as bachelor's and master's degrees.[3]

Universities

Multidisciplinary universities

The Finnish universities are (sorted by the year of establishment):

No Name Established date Type Location Students Administrative staff
1 University of Helsinki 1640 Public Helsinki 36500 9000
2 Åbo Akademi University 1918 Public Turku, Vaasa and Jakobstad 7941 1127
3 University of Turku 1920 Public Turku, Pori 20090 3500
4 University of Tampere 1925 Public Tampere, Pori 15884 1967
5 University of Jyväskylä 1934 Public Jyväskylä 15000 2700
6 University of Oulu 1958 Public Oulu 15880 2868
7 University of Vaasa 1968 Public Vaasa 5000 425
8 University of Lapland 1979 Public Rovaniemi 5445 647
9 University of Eastern Finland 2010 Public Joensuu, Kuopio, and Savonlinna 15000 2800
10 Aalto University 2010 Public Espoo and Helsinki 19683 4985

Specialised universities

In Finland, there are also some institutions of higher education that have full university status, but which specialise in certain academic fields:

No Name Established date Type Location Students Administrative staff
1 Hanken School of Economics 1909 Public Helsinki, Vaasa 2200 170
2 Tampere University of Technology 1965 Public Tampere, Pori 9904 1463
3 Lappeenranta University of Technology 1969 Public Lappeenranta 6900 960
4 National Defence University 1993 Public Helsinki 850 350
5 University of the Arts Helsinki 2013 Public Helsinki 2100 600

The National Defence University is not considered a university by Finnish law, although it has the authority to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and to pursue free research, and its rector is a member of the Council of Finnish University rectors.[4] The practical effect of this distinction is minor, and most notable in the administrative organisation of the university, which is military instead of civilian.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yliopistolaki/Universitetslag (558/2009). 1 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. (Finnish) (Swedish)
  2. ↑ http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/1998/19980464 Asetus korkeakoulututkintojen järjestelmästä/Förordning om högskolornas examenssystem (464/1998) as changed with decree 426/2005] 1.1 §, section 1 and 8 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. (Finnish) (Swedish)
  3. ↑ http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/1998/19980464 Asetus korkeakoulututkintojen järjestelmästä/Förordning om högskolornas examenssystem (464/1998) as changed with decree 426/2005] 1.1 §, section 3 and 10 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. (Finnish) (Swedish)
  4. ↑ Finnish Council of University Rectors. Member Universities. Retrieved 10-3-2007.
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