29 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 7.19M citations received by 253K 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

#24 in Europe

#91 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

#359 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

#171 in Europe

#411 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

#192 in Europe

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#211 in Europe

#515 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

#250 in Europe

#611 in the World

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

7. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#252 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#377 in Europe

#962 in the World

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

9. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#523 in Europe

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

10. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#615 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in Europe

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#701 in Europe

#2249 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#943 in Europe

#3500 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

#4052 in the World

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

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1113 in Europe

#4472 in the World

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

16. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1149 in Europe

#4640 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

#1244 in Europe

#5196 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1257 in Europe

#5240 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

19. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1297 in Europe

#5504 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

20. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1326 in Europe

#5638 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

21. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Oulu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1348 in Europe

#5763 in the World

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

22. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Pori

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1366 in Europe

#5898 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

23. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1375 in Europe

#5953 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1384 in Europe

#6021 in the World

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

25. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1406 in Europe

#6186 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

#6629 in the World

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

27. Hame University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Hameenlinna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1462 in Europe

#6646 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1995

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1463 in Europe

#6651 in the World

Enrollment: 3,230
Founded: 1996

29. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1472 in Europe

#6750 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.