20 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 41.9K 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 Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

2. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Mechanical Engineering

#83 in Europe

#266 in the World

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

3. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

4. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Mechanical Engineering

#200 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Mechanical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

6. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Mechanical Engineering

#226 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

7. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#291 in Europe

#768 in the World

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

8. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Mechanical Engineering

#333 in Europe

#883 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

9. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#360 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

10. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Mechanical Engineering

#603 in Europe

#1871 in the World

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

11. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#735 in Europe

#2495 in the World

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

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Mechanical Engineering

#907 in Europe

#3244 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#971 in Europe

#3582 in the World

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

14. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1102 in Europe

#4233 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

15. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1171 in Europe

#4685 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

16. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1210 in Europe

#4867 in the World

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

17. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1220 in Europe

#4942 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1255 in Europe

#5188 in the World

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

19. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1268 in Europe

#5282 in the World

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

20. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Mechanical Engineering

#1292 in Europe

#5414 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1994

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