25 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.08M citations received by 76.3K 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)

#38 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

2. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#82 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

3. University of Oulu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#102 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

4. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#110 in Europe

#313 in the World

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

5. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#202 in Europe

#530 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)

#240 in Europe

#632 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)

#301 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#312 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

9. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#384 in Europe

#1062 in the World

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

10. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#605 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

11. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#663 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#693 in Europe

#2465 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#940 in Europe

#3620 in the World

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

14. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1020 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

#4791 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

16. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1171 in Europe

#4795 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

17. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1174 in Europe

#4800 in the World

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

18. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1182 in Europe

#4840 in the World

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

19. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1227 in Europe

#5121 in the World

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

20. Centria University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kokkola

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1265 in Europe

#5293 in the World

Founded: 1995

21. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1279 in Europe

#5384 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

22. Novia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vaasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1324 in Europe

#5659 in the World

Founded: 1996

23. Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1325 in Europe

#5667 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1997

24. Oulu University of Applied Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1344 in Europe

#5780 in the World

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

25. Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Kuopio

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1362 in Europe

#5897 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.