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Aalto University leads the 9 Public Education universities in Finland at #114 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Helsinki (QS World #116) and University of Oulu (QS World #342). The universities on this list offer 19 matching courses between them.
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5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #114 (Aalto University) to #498 (University of Jyväskylä); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Helsinki has the largest research record in this group, with 22,163,230 citations and an h-index of 1,173. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 9 public to 0 private institutions. The biggest concentrations are in Helsinki (2), Turku (2) and Oulu (1). The oldest is University of Helsinki, founded in 1640. University of Helsinki is the largest, with 30,740 students.
By level: 10 master's, 8 phd / doctorate and 1 bachelor's. The usual length is 2 years and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (64% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (36% of courses with a stated intake). University of Eastern Finland offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
Aalto University (QS World #114), University of Helsinki (QS World #116) and University of Oulu (QS World #342) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
9 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 64% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Eastern Finland, with 3, ahead of University of Turku (3).
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