| Doctoral pilot | Applications | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Education Pilot in Precision Cancer Medicine | 400 | 122 |
| EDUCA Flagship Doctoral School Pilot Project | 196 | 22 |
| Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence | 269 | 20 |
| Doctoral Education Pilot for Mathematics of Sensing, Imaging and Modelling | 65 | 17 |
| Quantum Doctoral Education Pilot | 49 | 17 |
| National Doctoral Education Pilot Based on Immune System | 62 | 10 |
| Graduate School in Particle and Nuclear Physics | 19 | 7 |
| Circular Materials Bioeconomy Network: From Bio-based Resources to Advanced Materials | 44 | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Social Services | 78 | 6 |
| Doctoral Pilot in Software Engineering | 61 | 5 |
| Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot | 69 | 4 |
| Total | 1312 | 236 |
| Doctoral Programme in Computer Science | 230 |
| Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine | 192 |
| Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society and Culture | 155 |
| Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences | 98 |
| Doctoral Programme in Drug Research | 80 |
| Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research | 71 |
| Doctoral Programme in Mathematics and Statistics | 63 |
| Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science | 61 |
| Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication | 49 |
| Doctoral Programme in Particle Physics and Universe Sciences | 38 |
| Doctoral Programme Brain & Mind | 35 |
| Doctoral Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences | 34 |
| Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences | 26 |
| Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources | 23 |
| Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology | 22 |
| Doctoral Programme in Language Studies | 20 |
| Doctoral Programme in Population Health | 16 |
| Doctoral Programme in Economics | 15 |
| Doctoral Programme in Materials Research and Nanoscience | 15 |
| Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture and Society | 11 |
| Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal, and Regional Changes | 10 |
| Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences | 18 |
| Doctoral Programme in Law | 7 |
| Doctoral Programme in Geosciences | 7 |
| Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts and Society | 7 |
| Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences | 5 |
| Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health | 5 |
| Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology | 2 |
| Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in Human Behaviour | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in History and Cultural Heritage | 1 |
As indicated by the applicant.
| Faculty of Science | 406 |
| Faculty of Medicine | 316 |
| Faculty of Educational Sciences | 210 |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | 141 |
| Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences | 84 |
| Faculty of Pharmacy | 73 |
| Faculty of Arts | 35 |
| Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry | 24 |
| Faculty of Law | 8 |
| Faculty of Theology | 7 |
| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | 4 |
| Swedish School of Social Science | 3 |
| Total | 1311 |
Only universities with 5 or more applications shown.
| University of Helsinki | 231 |
| University of Oulu | 36 |
| University of Turku | 29 |
| Tampere University | 22 |
| Aalto University | 21 |
| University of Jyväskylä | 21 |
| Uppsala University | 15 |
| LUT University | 12 |
| University of Eastern Finland | 10 |
| University College London | 8 |
| University of Health sciences, Lahore | 6 |
| University of Glasgow | 6 |
| Comsats University Islamabad | 6 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 5 |
| University of Trento | 5 |
| University of Padova | 5 |
| University of Gondar | 5 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 5 |
| University of Ghana | 5 |
| KU Leuven | 5 |
| Blekinge Institute of Technology | 5 |
| National University of Singapore | 5 |
Only universities with 5 or more applications shown.
| University of Helsinki | 231 |
| University of Oulu | 36 |
| University of Turku | 29 |
| Tampere University | 22 |
| Aalto University | 21 |
| University of Jyväskylä | 21 |
| Uppsala University | 15 |
| LUT University | 12 |
| University of Eastern Finland | 10 |
| University College London | 8 |
| University of Health sciences, Lahore | 6 |
| University of Glasgow | 6 |
| Comsats University Islamabad | 6 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 5 |
| University of Trento | 5 |
| University of Padova | 5 |
| University of Gondar | 5 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 5 |
| University of Ghana | 5 |
| KU Leuven | 5 |
| Blekinge Institute of Technology | 5 |
| National University of Singapore | 5 |
Only countries with 10 or more applications shown. Altogether we received applications from 88 nationalities.
| Finland | 259 |
| China | 249 |
| Pakistan | 220 |
| India | 85 |
| Nigeria | 57 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | 54 |
| Russian Federation | 24 |
| Ethiopia | 22 |
| Bangladesh | 21 |
| Ghana | 17 |
| Türkiye | 16 |
| Vietnam | 14 |
| Italy | 14 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 |
| Egypt | 12 |
| France | 10 |
| Doctoral Pilot | Applications | Positions |
| Doctoral Education Pilot in Precision Cancer Medicine (iCANDOC) | 134 | 44 |
| Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) | 101 | 5 |
| Quantum Doctoral Education Pilot (QDOC) | 7 | 5 |
| Circular Materials Bioeconomy Network (CIMANET) | 19 | 4 |
| Doctoral Pilot in Software Engineering | 14 | 3 |
| Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot (SusTra) | 12 | 2 |
| National Doctoral Education Pilot Based on Immune System (IMMUDOCS) | 12 | 1 |
| EDUCA Flagship Doctoral School Pilot Project (EDUCA) | 11 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 310 | 65 |
| Doctoral programme | Applications |
| Doctoral Programme in Computer Science | 77 |
| Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine | 53 |
| Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science | 31 |
| Doctoral Programme in Drug Research | 25 |
| Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research | 24 |
| Doctoral Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences | 13 |
| Doctoral Programme Brain & Mind | 12 |
| Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society and Culture | 11 |
| Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources | 10 |
| Doctoral Programme in Language Studies | 9 |
| Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences | 5 |
| Doctoral Programme in Materials Research and Nanoscience | 4 |
| Doctoral Programme in Population Health | 4 |
| Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal, and Regional Changes | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Human Behaviour | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Economics | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Law | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Particle Physics and Universe Sciences | 3 |
| Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences | 2 |
| Doctoral Programme in Mathematics and Statistics | 2 |
| Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences | 2 |
| Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture and Society | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts and Society | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health | 1 |
| Doctoral Programme in Plant Sciences | 1 |
As indicated by the applicant.
| Faculty | Applications |
| Faculty of Medicine | 109 |
| Faculty of Science | 108 |
| Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences | 20 |
| Faculty of Pharmacy | 19 |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | 15 |
| Faculty of Educational Sciences | 14 |
| Faculty of Arts | 11 |
| Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry | 9 |
| Faculty of Law | 3 |
| Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | 2 |
Only universities with 5 or more applications shown.
| Applicant's Master's degree from (university) | Applications |
| University of Helsinki | 71 |
| Aalto University | 12 |
| University of Turku | 8 |
| University of Oulu | 7 |
| Tampere University | 6 |
| Uppsala University | 6 |
| Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT | 6 |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 5 |
Only countries with 5 or more applications shown.
| Applicant's Master's degree from (country) | Applications |
| Finland | 123 |
| China | 28 |
| India | 26 |
| Pakistan | 19 |
| Sweden | 16 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15 |
| Italy | 10 |
| Germany | 9 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
Only countries with 10 or more applications shown.
| Nationality of applicants | Applications |
| Finland | 66 |
| China | 47 |
| India | 42 |
| Pakistan | 29 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24 |