Opening of the Academic Year

Place
Helsinki
Room
Assembly hall
Picture of flower arrangement
The Opening of the Academic Year 2026-2027 in Helsinki will take place on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 2 p.m. in Hanken's Assembly hall.

Programme 

(Academic procession)

Music

Rector’s speech
Rector Ingmar Björkman

The Board’s greeting
Chair of the Board Christoph Vitzthum

The Student union's greeting
Chair of the board of the Student Union Elen Lönnqvist

Ceremonial address 
Petri Kokko, Expert on AI and digital transformation, Hanken alumn

Petri Kokko has extensive leadership experience from the business world, both in Finland and internationally. He spent 18 years at Google in various leadership roles, most recently as managing director of client solutions for Central Europe. Kokko has also served as country manager for Nike in Finland and currently sits on the boards of companies such as Oras and Arbonaut. He also has a background as a professional figure skater.

Music

(Academic procession)
 

For questions, contact events@hanken.fi