Architectural studies are offered by the departments of architecture of the Helsinki University of Technology, Tampere University of Technology, and University of Oulu. The studies take 6-10 years to complete and their basis is a matriculation examination.

Architects work in construction planning and built environment planning, both in new construction and repair.

A third of all architects work in the public sector as municipality or state employees, a third as entrepreneurs and a third as employees in private architect offices.