16 Best Physical Therapy schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 714K citations received by 19.4K academic papers made by 16 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

#40 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

2. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical Therapy

#48 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

3. University of Oulu

For Physical Therapy

#90 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Physical Therapy

#92 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

5. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Physical Therapy

#103 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

6. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#114 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

7. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Physical Therapy

#403 in Europe

#1167 in the World

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

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#542 in Europe

#1759 in the World

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

9. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Physical Therapy

#664 in Europe

#2379 in the World

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

10. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Physical Therapy

#690 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

11. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Physical Therapy

#709 in Europe

#2632 in the World

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

12. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Physical Therapy

#785 in Europe

#3074 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

13. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Physical Therapy

#824 in Europe

#3265 in the World

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

14. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical Therapy

#827 in Europe

#3289 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

15. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Physical Therapy

#833 in Europe

#3315 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

16. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical Therapy

#921 in Europe

#3824 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

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

Medicine subfields in Finland

Anatomy and Physiology11

Anesthesiology9

Bioethics/Medical Ethics6

Biomedical Engineering8

Clinical Psychology13

Critical Care Nursing7

Family medicine11

Forensic Science5

Gastroenterology and Hepatology8

Health Science19

Healthcare Management (MHA)17

Medical Physics6

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)9

Occupational Therapy6

Oncology and Cancer research9

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine9

Plastic Surgery5

Public Health19

Radiation Therapy8

Radiology and Nuclear medicine12

Respiratory Therapy6

Sonography and Ultrasound6

Sports / Exercise science7

Sports Medicine11