20 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 1.37M citations received by 42.7K academic papers made by 20 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 Machine Learning

#22 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

2. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Machine Learning

#105 in Europe

#340 in the World

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

3. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Machine Learning

#112 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

4. University of Oulu

For Machine Learning

#126 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Machine Learning

#189 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

6. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Machine Learning

#208 in Europe

#595 in the World

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

7. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Machine Learning

#247 in Europe

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

8. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Machine Learning

#308 in Europe

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

9. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Machine Learning

#403 in Europe

#1269 in the World

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

10. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Machine Learning

#485 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

11. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Machine Learning

#530 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Machine Learning

#822 in Europe

#3310 in the World

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

13. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Machine Learning

#910 in Europe

#3785 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

14. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Machine Learning

#960 in Europe

#4001 in the World

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

15. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Machine Learning

#1099 in Europe

#4714 in the World

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

16. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Machine Learning

#1111 in Europe

#4768 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

17. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Machine Learning

#1112 in Europe

#4775 in the World

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

18. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Machine Learning

#1125 in Europe

#4829 in the World

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

19. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Machine Learning

#1197 in Europe

#5207 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

20. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Machine Learning

#1218 in Europe

#5286 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Finland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Helsinki, Tampere, Espoo, and Oulu.