In the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, six Finnish universities made it to top 50: Aalto University Tampere University University of the Arts Helsinki University of Helsinki University of Jyväskylä University of Turku Of these, the highest subject-specific positions go this year to Aalto University in Arts & Design (#6), Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki in Performing Arts (#9), Tampere University in Library & Information Management (#21) and the University of Helsinki in Education and Training (#22) – all of these rising on the ranking chart in

In the Times Higher Education overall ranking of young universities, two Finnish universities make it to top 40 from among more than 400 universities around the world. Aalto University again features near the very top at #20, while Tampere University, newly established in 2019 as a merger between the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology, now proudly appears on a shared slot at #34. Congratulations to both universities! The Young Universities ranking is based on the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but with slightly different weightings

Finnish universities were once again ranked highly, many of them reaching a higher position than last year - including the University of Helsinki now leading as 104th. The annual QS World University Rankings measure universities based on several metrics, such as academic reputation and faculty/student ratio. • University of Helsinki #104 • Aalto University #127 • University of Turku #287 • University of Jyväskylä #333 • University of Oulu #408 • Tampere University #409 • LUT University #470 • University of Eastern Finland #499 • Åbo Akademi University (among the #571-#580 group) With almost 20

A recent analysis by the Universitas 21 group puts Finland on top of the world's higher education efficiency list when metrics relating to the national income level are taken into account. According to the report, the Finnish higher education system punches well above its weight, and benefits from strong informal links between universities, business and government. The report also suggests that countries with a small population, like Finland, perform strongly on measures of connectivity, such as share of international students or internationally co-authored articles. Read more at

In this year’s overall ranking, two Finnish universities made it to top 100: Aalto University (#47) and the University of Helsinki (#80). Altogether seven Finnish universities also made it to top 100 in the individual SDGs: University of Helsinki, LUT University (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology), University of Oulu, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, University of Eastern Finland, and University of Turku. Of these, the following reached top 10: Aalto University #2 and LUT University #6 in Responsible Consumption and Production Aalto University #5 in Industry, Innovation

In the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject, six Finnish universities made it to top 50: Aalto University Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki University of Helsinki Tampere University University of Turku University of Jyväskylä Of these, the highest subject-specific positions go this year to Aalto University in Arts & Design (#7), University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy in Performing Arts (#13) and the University of Helsinki in Education and Training (#23). Three Finnish universities also featured in the QS Top 50 Under 50 2020 ranking for young top

Nine Finnish universities were again ranked in the QS World University Rankings, with University of Helsinki leading as 107th. The QS World University Rankings measure universities based on several metrics, such as academic reputation and faculty/student ratio. Many of the Finnish universities did well already earlier in the year in the Ranking by Subject by QS. Among the leading universities, also Aalto University (134th), University of Turku (287th), University of Jyväskylä (346th), University of Oulu (374th), University of Tampere, now part of Tampere University (395th), LUT University

Of all the Finnish research universities included in the ranking, the highest subject-specific positions go this year to Aalto University in arts & design (#7), University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy in performing arts (#12) and the University of Helsinki in philosophy (#21) and education (#30). University of Helsinki also did well in several other disciplines, ending up among the top 50 in dentistry, agriculture and forestry, anthropology, and veterinary science. The Aalto University’s expertise in the field of architecture resulted in a top 50 placement, too. Several Finnish

The index measures 153 countries in seven categories: science and technology; culture; international peace and security; world order; planet and climate; prosperity and equality; and health and wellbeing. In the categories the index looks at altogether 35 criteria. In the category of science and technology, Finland is in top 10. In this category the index measures for example the number of foreign students studying in the country’s higher education institutions, the number of scientific journals and even the number of Nobel prize winners. In 2017, the proportion of international students

In the overall ranking based on the education systems’ absolute performance, Finland improved its rank to sixth from last year’s ninth position. The top performing countries are the United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom, followed by Sweden and Denmark. According to the ranking, Finland has the fifth most favourable environment for higher education. Finland also scores highly in web impact and government expenditure on higher education. The Universitas 21 Ranking is based on 24 indicators, including expenditure on higher education, diversity of institution, proportion of international