20 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Finland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 739K citations received by 36.9K 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

#82 in Europe

#259 in the World

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

2. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Mechanical Engineering

#94 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

3. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Mechanical Engineering

#119 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

4. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Mechanical Engineering

#207 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

5. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Mechanical Engineering

#216 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

6. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Mechanical Engineering

#233 in Europe

#600 in the World

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

7. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#300 in Europe

#789 in the World

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

8. Abo Akademi University

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#339 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

9. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Mechanical Engineering

#356 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

10. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Mechanical Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

11. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

12. University of Lapland

Finland | Rovaniemi

For Mechanical Engineering

#907 in Europe

#3246 in the World

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

13. Turku University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Turku

For Mechanical Engineering

#928 in Europe

#3331 in the World

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

14. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1081 in Europe

#4116 in the World

Enrollment: 16,400
Founded: 1881

15. Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1161 in Europe

#4570 in the World

Enrollment: 2,443
Founded: 1998

16. University of the Arts Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1180 in Europe

#4710 in the World

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

17. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1195 in Europe

#4822 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1991

18. Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Vantaa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1235 in Europe

#5046 in the World

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

19. Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Seinajoki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1239 in Europe

#5065 in the World

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

20. Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Mechanical Engineering

#1271 in Europe

#5192 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.