Polytechnics
There are 26 polytechnics in the Ministry of Education sector: six are run by local authorities, seven by municipal education consortia and 13 by private organisations. In addition there is Åland University of Applied Sciences in the self-governing Province of Åland and a Police College subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.
- Arcada Polytechnic
- Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic
- Diaconia Polytechnic
- HAAGA-HELIA Polytechnic
- Humanities Polytechnic
- Häme Polytechnic
- Jyväskylä Polytechnic
- Kajaani Polytechnic
- Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic
- Kymenlaakso Polytechnic
- Lahti Polytechnic
- Laurea Polytechnic
- Metropolia Polytechnic
- Mikkeli Polytechnic
- North Carelia Polytechnic
- Novia Polytechnic
- Oulu Polytechnic
- Pirkanmaa Polytechnic
- Rovaniemi Polytechnic
- Saimaa Polytechnic
- Satakunta Polytechnic
- Savonia Polytechnic
- Seinäjoki Polytechnic
- Tampere Polytechnic
- Turku Polytechnic
- Vaasa Polytechnic
Regional higher education centres
The higher education sector is supplemented by university centres in areas which have no
university of their own. A university centre is a networked university combining the provision of
several, often regional higher education institutions. The partners forming the centre are often
universities and polytechnics, but may also include local authorities and the regional council.
Virtual polytechnic
The Finnish Virtual
Polytechnic is a network of all the polytechnics in Finland, which develops, produces and
offers education for flexible studies using modern ICT.











