26 Best universities for Environmental Science in Finland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Finland ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 4.91M citations received by 189K academic papers made by 26 universities in Finland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#19 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

2. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#151 in Europe

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

3. University of Oulu

For Environmental Science

#170 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Environmental Science

#202 in Europe

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

5. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Environmental Science

#219 in Europe

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

6. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Environmental Science

#230 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

7. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Environmental Science

#232 in Europe

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#328 in Europe

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1918

9. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Environmental Science

#382 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

10. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Environmental Science

#596 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1979

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Environmental Science

#640 in Europe

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#736 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#986 in Europe

#4074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,600
Founded: 1996

14. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Environmental Science

#1154 in Europe

#4897 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Environmental Science

#1158 in Europe

#4918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 4,800
Founded: 1995

16. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1182 in Europe

#5046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,935
Founded: 2013

17. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Environmental Science

#1213 in Europe

#5215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1992

18. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1218 in Europe

#5228 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

19. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Environmental Science

#1222 in Europe

#5239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1992

20. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1232 in Europe

#5274 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

21. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#1254 in Europe

#5411 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

22. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#1334 in Europe

#5795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1992

23. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1352 in Europe

#5905 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

24. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Environmental Science

#1360 in Europe

#5963 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

25. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Environmental Science

#1419 in Europe

#6381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1998

26. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Environmental Science

#1427 in Europe

#6470 in the World

Founded: 1995

The best cities to study Environmental Science in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Turku, Oulu, and Tampere.

Environmental Science subfields in Finland

Agricultural Science11

Earth science and Geophysics11

Environmental Chemistry9

Environmental Engineering10

Environmental Management15

Geography and Cartography26

Geotechnical Engineering10

Hydrology and Water resources management3

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science13

Mining Engineering4

Petrology and Geochemistry11

Urban and Regional planning9

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation11