58 free-to-publish journals published in Finland
58 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Finland charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 16 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (10 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 63% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 24 weeks. The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 79% accept manuscripts in English and 64% accept at least one other language.
All 58 journals
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | Publisher | Languages | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nordic Journal of Migration Research 1799-649X | Q1 | 0.426 | Helsinki University Press | English | 7 wk |
| 2 | Science & Technology Studies 2243-4690 | Q1 | 0.359 | European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST); Finnish Association for Science and Technology Studies (FSTS) | English | 53 wk |
| 3 | Approaching Religion 1799-3121 | Q1 | 0.291 | Donner Institute | English | 20 wk |
| 4 | Estetika 2571-0915 | Q1 | 0.251 | Helsinki University Press | English | 17 wk |
| 5 | Nordia Geographical Publications 1238-2086 · 2736-9722 | Q2 | 0.603 | The Geographical Society of Northern Finland | English, Finnish | 14 wk |
| 6 | Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 0367-5211 · 1799-4632 | Q2 | 0.511 | Geological Society of Finland | English | 10 wk |
| 7 | Fennia: International Journal of Geography 0015-0010 · 1798-5617 | Q2 | 0.361 | Geographical Society of Finland | English | 16 wk |
| 8 | Finnish Journal of Linguistics 2814-4376 | Q2 | 0.205 | Linguistic Association of Finland | English, French, German, Finnish, Swedish | 48 wk |
| 9 | Nordic Wittgenstein Review 2194-6825 · 2242-248X | Q2 | 0.196 | Nordic Wittgenstein Society | English | 40 wk |
| 10 | Redescriptions 2308-0906 · 2308-0914 | Q2 | 0.164 | Helsinki University Press | English | 5 wk |
| 11 | LUMAT 2323-7112 | Q3 | 0.344 | LUMA Centre Finland | Swedish, Finnish, English | 20 wk |
| 12 | Agricultural and Food Science 1459-6067 · 1795-1895 | Q3 | 0.258 | Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland | English | 22 wk |
| 13 | Nordisk Judaistik 0348-1646 · 2343-4929 | Q3 | 0.113 | Donner Institute | Swedish, English, Danish | 20 wk |
| 14 | Rakenteiden Mekaniikka 0783-6104 · 1797-5301 | Q4 | 0.134 | Finnish Association of Structural Mechanics | Finnish, English | 16 wk |
| 15 | Suomen Antropologi 1799-8972 | Q4 | 0.128 | Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) | English | 26 wk |
| 16 | Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 2736-9714 | Q4 | 0.102 | Modern Language Society of Helsinki | Italian, Spanish, German, French, English | 40 wk |
| 17 | Alue ja ympäristö 1235-4554 · 2242-3451 | – | – | Yhteiskuntatieteellisen ympäristötutkimuksen seura ry | Finnish, English | 40 wk |
| 18 | Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies 1457-9863 | – | – | University of Jyväskylä | English, Finnish, German, Swedish | 32 wk |
| 19 | Current Trends in Translation Teaching and Learning E 2342-7205 | – | – | Department of Modern Languages, University of Helsinki | English | 36 wk |
| 20 | Diakonian tutkimus 1796-5675 · 1795-5270 | – | – | Diakonian tutkimuksen seura | Swedish, English, Finnish | 20 wk |
| 21 | Ennen ja Nyt: Historian Tietosanomat 1458-1396 | – | – | Historiallinen yhdistys | Finnish | 5 wk |
| 22 | Fafnir 2342-2009 | – | – | Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English | 30 wk |
| 23 | Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare 1798-0798 | – | – | Finnish Social and Health Informatics Association | Finnish, English | 24 wk |
| 24 | Finnish Journal of Social Research 2814-5038 | – | – | Society of Social and Economic Research in the Universities of Turku | English | 40 wk |
| 25 | Finnish Yearbook of Population Research 1796-6183 · 1796-6191 | – | – | Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto | English | 34 wk |
| 26 | Gerontologia 0784-0039 · 2489-494X | – | – | Kasvun ja vanhenemisen tutkijat ry | Swedish, Finnish | 35 wk |
| 27 | Informaatiotutkimus 1797-9137 · 1797-9129 | – | – | Informaatiotutkimuksen yhdistys ITY ry | English, Finnish, Swedish | 12 wk |
| 28 | J@rgonia 1459-305X | – | – | Registered Association of Hela Researchers | Swedish, English, Finnish | 20 wk |
| 29 | Janus 1235-7812 · 2489-4990 | – | – | Sosiaalipoliittinen yhdistys | Finnish | 52 wk |
| 30 | Journal of Early Childhood Education Research 2323-7414 | – | – | Early Childhood Education Association Finland | Finnish, English | 35 wk |
| 31 | Journal of Postcolonial Linguistics 2670-1421 | – | – | International Association for Postcolonial Linguistics | English | 16 wk |
| 32 | Kasvatus & Aika 1797-2299 | – | – | Finnish Society for the History of Education | Finnish | 24 wk |
| 33 | Kulutustutkimus.Nyt 1797-2345 · 1797-1985 | – | – | Kulutustutkimuksen seura ry | Finnish, Swedish, English | 20 wk |
| 34 | Matkailututkimus 2490-2039 | – | – | Suomen matkailututkimuksen seura (Finnish Society for Tourism Research ) | Swedish, Finnish, English | 20 wk |
| 35 | Media & Viestintä 2342-477X | – | – | Media- ja viestintätieteellinen seura Mevi | Finnish | 35 wk |
| 36 | Metsätieteen aikakauskirja 1455-2515 · 2489-3188 | – | – | Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura ry | Finnish, Swedish | 24 wk |
| 37 | Musiikki 2669-8625 | – | – | Suomen musiikkitieteellinen seura | English, Swedish, Finnish | 20 wk |
| 38 | Nordic Journal of Surveying and Real Estate Research 1459-5877 · 2341-6599 | – | – | The Finnish Society of Built Environment Research | English | 18 wk |
| 39 | Nordic Yearbook of Population Research 3087-7733 | – | – | Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto | English | 30 wk |
| 40 | Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja 1798-355X | – | – | Suomen Pelitutkimuksen Seura ry | Finnish | 30 wk |
| 41 | Psychiatria Fennica 2489-6152 | – | – | The Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric Research | English | 14 wk |
| 42 | Research in Arts and Education 2670-2142 | – | – | Aalto University | Finnish, English | 50 wk |
| 43 | Research on Finnish Society 1796-8739 · 2490-0958 | – | – | Turun korkeakoulujen yhteiskunnallistaloudellinen tutkimusyhdistys | English | 40 wk |
| 44 | Ruukku 2341-9687 | – | – | The University of the Arts Helsinki | Swedish, English, Finnish | 12 wk |
| 45 | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 0582-3226 | – | – | Donner Institute | English | 30 wk |
| 46 | Studia Celtica Fennica 1795-097X · 2242-4261 | – | – | Finnish Society for Celtic Studies | Swedish, Finnish, English | 20 wk |
| 47 | Studia Orientalia Electronica 2323-5209 | – | – | Finnish Oriental Society | English | 12 wk |
| 48 | Tahiti 2242-0665 | – | – | Society for Art History in Finland | Finnish | 20 wk |
| 49 | Tekniikan Waiheita 2490-0443 | – | – | Tekniikan Historian Seura ry – Finnish Society for the History of Technology | Finnish, English, Swedish | 18 wk |
| 50 | Temenos 2342-7256 | – | – | Finnish Society for the Study of Religion | English | 26 wk |
| 51 | Thanatos 2242-6280 | – | – | Finnish Death Studies Association | Finnish, Swedish, English | 12 wk |
| 52 | Tiede & edistys 0356-3677 | – | – | Tutkijaliitto | Finnish | 26 wk |
| 53 | Trace 2343-0591 | – | – | Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies | Swedish, Finnish, English | 25 wk |
| 54 | Trio 2242-6418 · 2242-6426 | – | – | The Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki | Finnish, English | 24 wk |
| 55 | Työelämän tutkimus 0788-091X · 2670-1758 | – | – | Työelämän tutkimusyhdistys ry | Swedish, Finnish | 20 wk |
| 56 | Uskonnontutkija 1796-4407 | – | – | Finnish Society for the Study of Religion | Swedish, Finnish | 14 wk |
| 57 | VAKKI Publications 2242-6841 · 2242-685X | – | – | VAKKI Communication Research Association | English, German, Swedish, Finnish | 30 wk |
| 58 | Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 1455-6901 · 1458-6118 | – | – | Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos; Eläketurvakeskus; Helsingin yliopiston valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta; Kelan tutkimus; Tampereen yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta | Finnish | 36 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- Donner Institute 3
- Helsinki University Press 3
- Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 2
- Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto 2
- Aalto University 1
- Department of Modern Languages, University of Helsinki 1
About this list
Country means the publisher’s country as recorded in the DOAJ, not the language or the authors’ origin: most journals accept submissions from anywhere. Community-verified journals were checked by hand against a short checklist (ISSN, peer review, no fees, recent issues) and are marked “Not in DOAJ”.
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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