List of universities in Finland

This is a list of the universities in Finland. Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation. Only universities have the right to confer degrees in the categories of alempi korkeakoulututkinto/lägre högskoleexamen (bachelor's degree) and ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen (master's degree) and doctoral degrees.

Finland has also a second system of tertiary education, consisting of the universities of applied sciences (Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu; Swedish: yrkeshögskola). These institutions were formerly translated as polytechnics. However, since 2006, the official English title has been university of applied sciences, following a series of reforms to align the sector with international higher education standards (see the list of polytechnics in Finland). The universities of applied sciences offer a more practical and professional approach to their education and confer degrees at the bachelor's (ammattikorkeakoulututkinto / yrkeshögskoleexamen) and master's (ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto / högre yrkeshögskoleexamen) levels. In international usage, these degrees have the same names as those conferred by Finnish traditional universities.

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