27 Best universities for Environmental Science in Finland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 6.72M citations received by 216K academic papers made by 27 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

#17 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

2. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#154 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

3. University of Oulu

For Environmental Science

#172 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Environmental Science

#200 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

5. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Environmental Science

#207 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

6. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Environmental Science

#219 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

7. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Environmental Science

#231 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#340 in Europe

#955 in the World

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

9. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Environmental Science

#382 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

10. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Environmental Science

#600 in Europe

#2030 in the World

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

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Environmental Science

#639 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#762 in Europe

#2855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Environmental Science

#1050 in Europe

#4373 in the World

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

14. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Environmental Science

#1185 in Europe

#5039 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Environmental Science

#1201 in Europe

#5137 in the World

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

16. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1225 in Europe

#5258 in the World

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

17. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1235 in Europe

#5312 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

18. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Environmental Science

#1238 in Europe

#5330 in the World

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

19. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1264 in Europe

#5454 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

20. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Environmental Science

#1268 in Europe

#5475 in the World

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

21. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#1310 in Europe

#5668 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

22. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1356 in Europe

#5899 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

23. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Environmental Science

#1360 in Europe

#5935 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

24. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Science

#1363 in Europe

#5961 in the World

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

25. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Environmental Science

#1425 in Europe

#6411 in the World

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

26. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Environmental Science

#1434 in Europe

#6509 in the World

Founded: 1995

27. Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Environmental Science

#1461 in Europe

#6809 in the World

Enrollment: 3,230
Founded: 1996

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 Engineering3

Petrology and Geochemistry11

Urban and Regional planning10

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation11