Hanken Business Lab

"Our mission is to help start-ups, scale-ups, non-profit organisations and individuals to achieve significant growth"
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Who are we?

Hanken Business Lab is a startup incubator that provides growth-oriented support services to its resident startups and entrepreneurs through mentoring, workshops, community-building activities, and access to resources in both Helsinki and Vaasa.
More about us

Hanken Business Lab can be found on floor -2 in Helsinki and at Stugan in Vaasa. These are co-working spaces, where our start-ups, community members (including Hanken students, staff, and alumni), and partners can meet and work, any time of day.

Events

27
Oct

Hanken Open House in Vaasa

16:00
Vaasa
28
Oct

Onlinepresentation om Hankens svenskspråkiga kandidatprogram

15:00
Online
29
Oct

Hanken Open House in Helsinki

16:00
Helsinki
03
Nov

Class reunion for Hanken alumni who began their studies in 1970–1972

15:00
Helsinki
03
Nov

Suomenkielisenä Hankenille: presentation om Hankens kandidatprogram

16:00
Online
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Press release
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Unifi: Freedom of research has declined in Finland – parliamentary elections will shape its future

All Finnish universities and a broad coalition of organisations across the research community are calling on political parties and candidates to explain how they will safeguard the conditions for freedom and independence of research.
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Blogs
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Blog: What does effort mean to students?

When learning outcomes are assessed, the focus is often on performance rather than the learning process. In a blog post, Taija Townsend reflects on how students themselves perceive and experience effort in their studies.
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Research
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New research project on AI and the Finnish economy

Aapo Stenhammar, Topi Miettinen and Julia Salmi, researchers at Hanken School of Economics, have been awarded funding from the OP Pohjola Research Foundation for a research project examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming companies, the labour market, and innovation in Finland.
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Alumni
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Hanken alumni are the most satisfied with their education in Finland

Alumni of Hanken School of Economics are very satisfied with both their studies and career development, according to the national alumni survey conducted annually in Finland. The results also show that Hanken alumni have the lowest unemployment rate in the country. This year's survey opens on 1 October 2026, and we once again hope that as many alumni as possible will take the time to respond.
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