Best Universities in Finland – GURI 2026

Top universities in Finland

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Finland are University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Turku and others. Finland has 10 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #70.

1. #1University of HelsinkiGURI #70 · Score 92.49
2. #2Aalto UniversityGURI #224 · Score 83.93
3. #3University of TurkuGURI #338 · Score 79.16
4. #4University of OuluGURI #339 · Score 79.09
5. #5Tampere UniversityGURI #355 · Score 78.09
6. #6University of JyväskyläGURI #445 · Score 73.86
7. #7LUT UniversityGURI #472 · Score 72.57
8. #8University of Eastern FinlandGURI #539 · Score 69.15
9. #9University of VaasaGURI #689 · Score 63.01
10. #10Abo Akademi UniversityGURI #1058 · Score 49.25

How universities in Finland perform globally

Across the 10 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 74.06 and the median is 75.98. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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