Universities and University Networks

There are 16 universities in the Ministry of Education and Culture sector; two of them are foundation universities (*) and the rest are public corporations.

• Aalto University *
• Academy of Fine Arts
• Hanken School of Economics
• Lappeenranta University of Technology
• Sibelius Academy
• Tampere University of Technology *
• Theatre Academy
• University of Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Lapland
• University of Oulu
• University of Tampere
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa
• Åbo Akademi University

Higher education in the military field is provided by the National Defence College operating within the Ministry of Defence sector.

University Centres and University Networks

The university field is supplemented by university centres in areas with no university of their own. The centres gather university activity in the region. Their cooperation partners often include regional polytechnics, municipalities and the regional council.

University networks are mostly cooperation bodies for research and education units working in the same field. There are such networks for instance in the fields of communication, health sciences and women studies.