29 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 5.07M citations received by 221K 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

#23 in Europe

#92 in the World

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

2. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Europe

#343 in the World

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

3. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#161 in Europe

#385 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

#184 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#208 in Europe

#497 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

#257 in Europe

#613 in the World

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

7. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#259 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#365 in Europe

#891 in the World

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

9. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#510 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

10. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#590 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#614 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#691 in Europe

#2169 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#882 in Europe

#3226 in the World

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

14. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#961 in Europe

#3657 in the World

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

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1038 in Europe

#4122 in the World

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

16. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1127 in Europe

#4592 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

#1234 in Europe

#5189 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1236 in Europe

#5194 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

19. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1282 in Europe

#5475 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

20. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1306 in Europe

#5597 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

21. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Oulu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1329 in Europe

#5704 in the World

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

22. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1352 in Europe

#5809 in the World

Founded: 1996

23. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Pori

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1354 in Europe

#5819 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

24. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kajaani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1388 in Europe

#6026 in the World

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

25. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1404 in Europe

#6146 in the World

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

26. Hame University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Hameenlinna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1427 in Europe

#6366 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1995

Finland | Vaasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1453 in Europe

#6579 in the World

Enrollment: 3,230
Founded: 1996

Finland | Helsinki

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1454 in Europe

#6588 in the World

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

Finland | Kokkola

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1463 in Europe

#6685 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.