29 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Finland ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 7.73M citations received by 260K academic papers made by 29 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Europe

#93 in the World

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

2. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#148 in Europe

#358 in the World

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

3. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Europe

#414 in the World

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

4. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#191 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#211 in Europe

#519 in the World

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

6. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#248 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

7. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Europe

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#381 in Europe

#971 in the World

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

9. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#521 in Europe

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

10. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#619 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,815
Founded: 1909

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in Europe

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 6,419
Founded: 1966

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#710 in Europe

#2269 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#959 in Europe

#3555 in the World

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

14. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1038 in Europe

#4058 in the World

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

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1115 in Europe

#4488 in the World

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

16. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1154 in Europe

#4676 in the World

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

17. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1249 in Europe

#5207 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1254 in Europe

#5230 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

19. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1299 in Europe

#5502 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

20. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1319 in Europe

#5598 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

21. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Oulu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1345 in Europe

#5764 in the World

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

22. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Pori

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1369 in Europe

#5916 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

23. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1375 in Europe

#5937 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1386 in Europe

#6030 in the World

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

25. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1405 in Europe

#6174 in the World

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

26. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1459 in Europe

#6634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1996

27. Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1462 in Europe

#6649 in the World

Enrollment: 3,230
Founded: 1996

28. Hame University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Hameenlinna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1465 in Europe

#6673 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1995

Finland | Kokkola

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1471 in Europe

#6729 in the World

Founded: 1995

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, and Oulu.