Best Universities in Finland 2026

A consensus ranking of 9 universities in Finland, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking

How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.

#	University	QS 2026	THE 2026	ARWU 2025	U.S. News 2026	Consensus score
1	University of Helsinki · Helsinki	116	·	94	113	93
2	Aalto University · Espoo	114	·	401-500	271	78.6
3	University of Oulu	342	275	401-500	392	76.1
4	University of Turku	366	325	401-500	345	75.8
5	Tampere University	423	325	501-600	468	71
6	University of Eastern Finland	604	450	601-700	537	63.9
7	University of Vaasa	·	450	·	1041	62.7
8	University of Jyvaskyla	498	450	701-800	562	62.4

About Finland higher education

Universities in Finland are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release

THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release

ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release

U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release

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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in Finland 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/fi/

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