Bachelor's and Master's Programme in Commercial Law (Helsinki and Vaasa)

Department's general teaching programme is accomplished mainly through joint courses in Helsinki and Vaasa. The majority of the courses are in Swedish, completed by a number of courses in English. You can choose Commercial Law as a major or as a minor. In addition to the general programme, Department also offers additional separate Master's programmes (see below).

Beyond the compulsory course Introduction to Commercial Law the basic studies consist of the courses Sale of Goods and Market Law and Company and Banking Law. The former obviously is essential for all business activities and the latter focuses on the organizational and financial frames for business. The latter is also important considering leadership, economic administration, auditing, banking etc.

In the intermediate courses the focus is mainly on central questions about the respective problem areas. Intellectual Property and Competition Law focuses on the protection of commercial exclusive rights such as brands and patents, as well as on the regulation of competition on the markets. The course Labour Law offers an essential knowledge basis for the human resource department. Here the relationship between employer and employee is in focus. In the course Tax Law emphasis is put on company taxation, while Law of Corporate Finance gives understanding in legal aspects of agreements and capital markets. The course Law of Corporate Finance discusses the relationship between legal rules and corporate financial decisions.

Both at the Helsinki and the Vaasa campuses you can choose Commercial Law as a major in the range of the Master's programme. A Master's Degree Diploma forms a good professional basis for tasks where both economic and legal knowledge is needed. The department of Commercial Law aims to offer flexible Master's studies which are easily combinable with all business economics subjects at Hanken.

Commercial law has strong international connections and the national law in Finland is influenced by the Finnish EU-membership. International aspects are most prominent in our English courses Law of Corporate Finance, Commercial Contract Law and European and International Trade Law. The courses Comparative Corporate Governance and The Corporation and its Employees form a part of the English Master's programme Corporate Governance (see below).

Information:

Professor Matti Kukkonen
Head of Department
Tel: +358-(0)9 431 33 339
Email: matti.kukkonen[a]hanken.fi

Department Secretary
Harriet Napari
Tel: +358-(0)9 431 33 224
Email: harriet.napari[a]hanken.fi