15 Best Physical Therapy schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 540K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 15 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 Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Physical Therapy

#35 in Europe

#116 in the World

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

2. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

3. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Physical Therapy

#80 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

4. University of Oulu

For Physical Therapy

#101 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Physical Therapy

#106 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

6. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#111 in Europe

#307 in the World

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

7. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Physical Therapy

#454 in Europe

#1365 in the World

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

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#520 in Europe

#1641 in the World

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

9. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Physical Therapy

#617 in Europe

#2173 in the World

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

10. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Physical Therapy

#646 in Europe

#2289 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

11. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#754 in Europe

#2906 in the World

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

12. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Physical Therapy

#780 in Europe

#3012 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

13. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Physical Therapy

#793 in Europe

#3071 in the World

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

14. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical Therapy

#812 in Europe

#3178 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

15. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#833 in Europe

#3294 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Physical Therapy in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Jyvaskyla, Helsinki, Tampere, and Oulu.

Medicine subfields in Finland

Anatomy and Physiology11

Anesthesiology9

Bioethics/Medical Ethics6

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology13

Critical Care Nursing6

Family medicine9

Forensic Science5

Gastroenterology and Hepatology8

Health Science19

Healthcare Management (MHA)16

Medical Physics6

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)9

Occupational Therapy6

Oncology and Cancer research9

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine9

Plastic Surgery5

Public Health19

Radiation Therapy6

Radiology and Nuclear medicine12

Respiratory Therapy6

Sonography and Ultrasound6

Sports / Exercise science6

Sports Medicine11