25 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Finland ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 2.23M citations received by 78.4K academic papers made by 25 universities in Finland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#41 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

2. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#83 in Europe

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

3. University of Oulu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#101 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#106 in Europe

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

5. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#201 in Europe

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

6. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#238 in Europe

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

7. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#302 in Europe

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#311 in Europe

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

9. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#388 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1918

10. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#602 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 6,419
Founded: 1966

11. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#665 in Europe

#2315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,815
Founded: 1909

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#688 in Europe

#2467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1979

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#944 in Europe

#3635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,600
Founded: 1996

14. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1019 in Europe

#4011 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

15. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1170 in Europe

#4777 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

16. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1175 in Europe

#4796 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

17. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1177 in Europe

#4810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1992

18. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1184 in Europe

#4855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,935
Founded: 2013

19. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1232 in Europe

#5149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 4,800
Founded: 1995

20. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1254 in Europe

#5256 in the World

Founded: 1995

21. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1280 in Europe

#5376 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

22. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1323 in Europe

#5670 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

23. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1324 in Europe

#5678 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1347 in Europe

#5801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1992

25. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1368 in Europe

#5925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1998

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu, and Espoo.