Notable Universities in Finland

A closer look at 20 universities in Finland — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Häme University of Applied Sciences	Hämeenlinna	Public	1992	Finnish, English	BioeconomySustainable DevelopmentSmart Design
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences	Helsinki	Private	1996	Finnish, English	Social ServicesNursingDiaconal Work
University of Helsinki	Helsinki	Public	1640	Finnish, Swedish, English	Environmental SciencesLife SciencesLaw
Academy of Fine Arts	Helsinki	Public	1848	Finnish, Swedish, English	PaintingSculpturePrintmaking
Helsinki University of Technology	Espoo	Public	1849	English, Finnish, Swedish	EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitecture
University of Jyväskylä	Jyväskylä	Public	1863	Finnish, English	EducationSports SciencesPsychology
University of Art and Design Helsinki	Helsinki	Public	1871	Finnish, Swedish, English	Industrial DesignFashion DesignFilm and Television
Sibelius Academy	Helsinki	Public	1882	Finnish, Swedish, English	Classical Music PerformanceFolk MusicJazz Performance
Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland	Helsinki	Public	1909	Swedish, English	Business AdministrationFinanceInternational Management
Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration	Helsinki	Public	1911	Finnish, Swedish, English	Business AdministrationEconomicsFinance
Abo Akademi University	Turku	Public	1918	Swedish, English	Chemical EngineeringInformation TechnologySocial Sciences
University of Turku	Turku	Public	1920	Finnish, English	Biomedical SciencesFuture TechnologiesSocial Sciences
University of Tampere	Tampere	Public	1925	Finnish, English	TechnologyHealth SciencesSocial Sciences
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration	Turku	Public	1950	Finnish, English	Business AdministrationEconomicsFinance
University of Oulu	Oulu	Public	1958	Finnish, English	Information TechnologyElectrical EngineeringArctic Research
University of Vaasa	Vaasa	Public	1968	English, Finnish	Business StudiesEnergy TechnologyAdministrative Sciences
Lappeenranta University of Technology	Lappeenranta	Public	1969	Finnish, English	Energy TechnologyIndustrial Engineering and ManagementEnvironmental Engineering
University of Joensuu	Joensuu	Public	1969	Finnish, English	ForestryTeacher EducationKarelian Studies
Tampere University of Technology	Tampere	Public	1972	Finnish, English	Signal ProcessingPhotonicsAutomation
University of Kuopio	Kuopio	Public	1972	Finnish, English	MedicinePharmacyEnvironmental Sciences