26 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 3.26M citations received by 113K 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 Geography and Cartography

#19 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

2. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Geography and Cartography

#165 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

3. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Geography and Cartography

#168 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Geography and Cartography

#175 in Europe

#483 in the World

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

5. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Geography and Cartography

#188 in Europe

#514 in the World

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

6. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Geography and Cartography

#223 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

7. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Geography and Cartography

#241 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

8. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Geography and Cartography

#427 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

9. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Geography and Cartography

#439 in Europe

#1213 in the World

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

10. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Geography and Cartography

#599 in Europe

#1859 in the World

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

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Geography and Cartography

#620 in Europe

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Geography and Cartography

#733 in Europe

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Geography and Cartography

#1005 in Europe

#3974 in the World

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

14. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Geography and Cartography

#1163 in Europe

#4819 in the World

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

15. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geography and Cartography

#1166 in Europe

#4845 in the World

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

16. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Geography and Cartography

#1213 in Europe

#5094 in the World

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

17. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Geography and Cartography

#1237 in Europe

#5215 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Geography and Cartography

#1251 in Europe

#5273 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

19. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Geography and Cartography

#1302 in Europe

#5524 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Oulu

For Geography and Cartography

#1322 in Europe

#5630 in the World

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

21. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Pori

For Geography and Cartography

#1346 in Europe

#5834 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

22. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Geography and Cartography

#1347 in Europe

#5837 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

23. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Geography and Cartography

#1349 in Europe

#5847 in the World

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

24. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Geography and Cartography

#1356 in Europe

#5891 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

25. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Geography and Cartography

#1417 in Europe

#6401 in the World

Founded: 1995

26. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Geography and Cartography

#1420 in Europe

#6442 in the World

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

The best cities to study Geography and Cartography in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Espoo, Oulu, and Tampere.