This is a list of the universities in Finland. Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation.Yliopistolaki/Universitetslag (558/2009). 1 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007. Only universities have the right to confer degrees in the categories of alempi korkeakoulututkinto/lägre högskoleexamen (bachelor's degree) and ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen (master's degree) and doctoral degrees.Asetus korkeakoulututkintojen järjestelmästä/Förordning om högskolornas examenssystem (464/1998) as amended by decree 426/2005 1.1 §, section 1 and 8 §. Retrieved 10-3-2007.
Finland has also a second system of tertiary education, consisting of the universities of applied sciences (; ). These institutions were formerly translated as polytechnics. However, since 2006, the official English title has been university of applied sciences, following a series of reforms to align the sector with international higher education standards (see the list of polytechnics in Finland). The universities of applied sciences offer a more practical and professional approach to their education and confer degrees at the bachelor's (ammattikorkeakoulututkinto / yrkeshögskoleexamen) and master's (ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto / högre yrkeshögskoleexamen) levels. In international usage, these degrees have the same names as those conferred by Finnish traditional universities.
Universities
Multidisciplinary universities The Finnish universities are (sorted by the year of establishment):
No Name Established date First establishment Type Location Students Administrative staff 1 University of Helsinki 1640 1640 Public Helsinki 34,833 8,000 2 Åbo Akademi University 1918 1918 Public Turku and Vaasa 5,500 1,300 3 University of Turku 1920 1920 Public Turku, Pori 19,488 3,319 4 University of Jyväskylä 1934 1863 Public Jyväskylä 14,492 2,583 5 University of Oulu 1958 1958 Public Oulu 14,221 2,852 6 University of Vaasa 1968 1968 Public Vaasa 5,048 498 7 University of Lapland 1979 1979 Public Rovaniemi 4,349 633 8 University of Eastern Finland 2010 1966 Public Joensuu and Kuopio 15,000 2,800 9 Aalto University 2010 1849 Public Espoo and Helsinki 18,116 4,424 10 LUT University 2019 1969 Public Lappeenranta and Lahti 7,770 1,380 11 Tampere University 2019 1925 Public Tampere, Pori and Seinäjoki 20,600 3,550
Specialized universities
In Finland, there are a few institutions of higher education that have full university status, but which specialize in certain academic fields:
No Name Established date First establishment Type Location Students Administrative staff 1 Hanken School of Economics 1909 1909 Public Helsinki, Vaasa 2,200 130 2 National Defence University 1993 1919 Public Helsinki 850 350 3 University of the Arts Helsinki 2013 1848 Public Helsinki 1,993 729
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.Finnish Council of University Rectors. Member Universities . Retrieved 10-3-2007. The practical effect of this distinction is minor, and most notable in the administrative organization of the university, which is military instead of civilian.
See also University Admissions Finland University consortium University Consortium of Pori List of polytechnics in Finland List of colleges and universities List of colleges and universities by country List of schools in Finland List of universities in Denmark List of universities in Iceland List of universities in Norway List of universities and colleges in Sweden
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