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125 PhD programmes in Finland

Management and Organisation
The Management and Organisation PhD programme of Hanken School of Economics encourages ambitious aspiring scholars who are interested in doing research to consider applying for doctoral studies in M&O.

Economics
The Economics programme of Hanken School of Economics is organised jointly with Aalto University and University of Helsinki within Helsinki Graduate School of Economics.

Accounting
The Accounting programme of Hanken School of Economics prepares you both for an academic career and analytical or managing positions on the international job market.

Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility
The PhD in Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility programme of Hanken School of Economics is leading to a PhD degree require four years of full-time study, of which approximately one year consists of course work. The thesis project constitutes the remaining part of the degree and is carried out under active supervision.

Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation
The Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation programme of Hanken School of Economics focuses on the universal organization-based problems, challenges, and opportunities presented by the need to maintain an entrepreneurial stance in the context of continual and rapid change.

The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme
The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme in Technical Sciences offered by The Graduate School of the University of Vaasa are multidisciplinary, covering every part of technology development from new technical innovations and solutions to product development and it includes e.g. studies in sustainable development.

Commercial Law
The Commercial Law programme at Hanken School of Economics prepares students for challenging careers in research by providing an individually tailored program for each doctoral student.

The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme
The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme from the The Graduate School of the University of Vaasa is interdisciplinary and its aim is to train high-level experts and independent researchers to positions, especially in the public sector, but also in the private sector and for other actors in society.

Finance
The Finance PhD programme at Hanken School of Economics prepares students for both academic careers and analytical/managing positions within the finance community.

The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme
The University of Vaasa Doctoral Programme in Business Studies at The Graduate School of the University of Vaasa produces Doctors of Science in Business Administration and Economics for demanding expert and management roles.

Marketing
As a doctoral student/candidate in the PhD in Marketing programme of Hanken School of Economics, you strengthen your competence and become an expert in the area you have chosen within marketing.
Law
Doctoral Programme in Law covers all disciplines of law and is responsible of the doctoral training as a part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS).
Science, Forestry and Technology
The Science, Forestry and Technology programme of the University of Eastern Finland covers all fields of science and forestry, as well as doctoral education in science, forestry and technology based on them.
Population Health and Human Behaviour
The Population Health PhD programme at the University of Helsinki is multidisciplinary and includes a variety of scientific and methodological approaches.
Law
The Law PhD programme from the University of Helsinki belongs to the Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Psychology
University of Jyväskylä offers the Psychology programme.
Social Sciences and Philosophy (KYC)
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The Doctor of Social Sciences (D.Soc.Sc.) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. University of Jyväskylä offers the Social Sciences and Philosophy (KYC) programme.
Physics
Doctoral studies must include at least 17 credits of discipline-specific studies at advanced or postgraduate level. University of Jyväskylä offers the Physics programme.
Social Sciences
The Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences at Tampere University provides you with versatile abilities to successfully perform expert tasks that require extensive and in-depth understanding of the interaction between society and individuals, and to work in academic research and teaching positions in Finland and abroad.
Biological and Environmental Sciences
The Doctoral Programme in Biological and Environmental Science is a part of the University of Jyväskylä’s Graduate School for Doctoral Studies and the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science. University of Jyväskylä offers the Biological and Environmental Sciences programme.