Career

Graduates of the Master’s Programme in Mathematics and Statistics can find employment outside the university or continue to doctoral studies.
Career prospects and competence

As a student in the Master’s programme, you will gain excellent capabilities to apply for doctoral studies or to work as an expert in mathematics or statistics, and skills that are in demand in the job market, both public and private, in Finland and abroad.

Healthcare companies, investment and insurance companies, and IT companies dealing with big data, for instance, value mathematicians and statisticians very highly. Many of our graduates also work in research and development or as teachers in various educational institutions. Graduates from this programme have excellent career prospects corresponding to their education. 

By being admitted to this Master’s Programme, you gain a study right to complete a Master of Science degree in mathematics or statistics.

By completing studies in Insurance and Financial Mathematics, you will fulfill some of the requirements for a SHV degree. The SHV degree is an additional actuarial degree approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. 

By completing pedagogy studies after your Master’s degree, you may gain teacher qualifications.
Where can our graduates work?

The industries of our alumni include, for example:

  • space research
  • machine learning
  • product development
  • mathematical modelling of infectious diseases
  • logistics chains

Employers include:

  • Statistics Finland and the Institute for Economic Research
  • the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
  • the Finnish Centre for Pensions
  • banks and insurance companies
  • software companies

Job titles include:

  • mathematician, statistician or data scientist
  • data analyst or risk analyst
  • specialist
  • planner or designer
  • researcher or lecturer
Postgraduate studies

As a graduate of this Master’s Programme, you can apply for doctoral studies. The Doctoral Programme in Science is one suitable doctoral programme organised by University of Helsinki. You will also be able to apply for other doctoral programmes in Finland and abroad.
Career services

Studies are part of your career. The Career Services at the University of Helsinki supports, in cooperation with the degree programmes, the growth of your expert identity as part of your studies and with separate services. 

From the start of your studies until one year after the completion of your degree, the Career Services supports your career path by:

  • giving career counselling and job-seeking support, 
  • arranging info sessions, workshops and events, 
  • providing suitable job and traineeship offers for students,
  • sharing the university’s subsidy for traineeships and  
  • facilitating group mentoring programmes.
Group mentoring programme: UNITalent

Do you want to build a career in Finland? Get valuable insight into Finnish working life and build your professional networks by applying to our group mentoring programme. 

In the HelsinkiUNI International Talent Programme (UNITalent), a group of international talents is hosted by a local company or organisation. 

Successful applicants will get to:

  • learn about expert work first-hand from a local organisation.
  • hear about different kinds of career paths in a specific sector in Finland.
  • start building their professional network in Finland.
  • support the host in gaining an international perspective by sharing their perspective. 
  • learn career management skills. 

International master’s degree students at the University of Helsinki can apply as well as Finnish students who have completed their degree abroad.
Improve your career options with Finnish

Although international students get by with English in the Helsinki region, learning Finnish significantly improves their career options after graduation. It is challenging to find a job without any knowledge of the local language.

The University of Helsinki offers free Finnish language courses for enrolled international degree students. The beginner and intermediate level courses are not only a way to learn the language, but you also learn more about Finnish culture and network with other international students across fields.
Alumni of the Uni­versity of Helsinki

After graduation, the world is wide open and full of possibilities. How can you venture forward to make the career path you want? What kind of work would you like to do? What kind of life should you lead? The Helsinki alumni community is there to support you as you transition from the University to the world of work.

All previous University of Helsinki degree and exchange students, as well as staff, are our alumni. As a member of the University of Helsinki alumni network, Finland’s largest network of experts, you get valuable support, knowledge and contacts for your working life.
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