The professors of practice at Hanken form an important link between working life and academia. Among them are Juhana Vartiainen and Shadia Rask, who use their different areas of expertise to help students gain a deeper understanding of today’s labour market and societal challenges.
Hanken School of Economics has received 2.5 million euros in funding from the Research Council of Finland to support the recruitment of a full professor and the professor’s research team in disaster management and resilience.
The application for the Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grant is open. Students on undergraduate level can apply for a grant for exchange/freemover studies in the U.S. for the academic year 2026 - 2027.
If you are studying at the bachelor’s or master’s level at Hanken in Vaasa, you now have the opportunity to register for cross-studies at the other universities and universities of applied sciences in the region, through the new cross-study network of the Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education.
S&P Global will have a training session over what kind of ESG data can be found in Capital IQ Pro. The training session will be online on Wednesday March 11th 2026 11:30-12:30. All are welcome!
“The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began February 28 with a barrage of Israeli and American missiles targeting Iran”, writes Deputy Director of the HUMLOG Institute, Sarah Schiffling, for the Conversation.
On 26 February 2026, four new professors at Hanken School of Economics held their inaugural lectures: Mika Gabrielsson (marketing), Olli-Pekka Kauppila (management and organisation), Mrinalini Kochupillai (commercial law), and Othmar Lehner (accounting).
Hanken’s Student Union, SHS, announced the Lecturer of the Year during its annual celebration in Helsinki on 24 February 2026. This year, the title was awarded to Associate Professor Dennis Sundvik, who teaches accounting. In Vaasa, Professor Peter Björk received the title Teacher of the Year, awarded by the student association SSHV.
UNIFI’s sustainability theses have already inspired action at Finnish universities – from integrating sustainability competences into degree programmes to investing in related research. At Hanken School of Economics, these theses have also played an important role in shaping our environmental efforts.
Want real-world experience you can put on your CV? Event Management in Practice is a project-based course where you work directly with the organising team of a major international conference, Frontiers in Service 2026, held at Hanken in Helsinki 28 June–2 July 2026.
Together with the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Hanken has established a Climate Change Teaching Collaboration Network (Climate Change network) for Helsinki-based bachelor and master students. The network brings a selection of climate and sustainability related courses from University of Helsinki and Aalto available for Hanken students – and vice versa.
The Centre for Languages and Business Communication at Hanken is known for its diverse and high-quality language teaching. One example is the course Creative Community Engagement, where students volunteer in the local community while practising their communication skills in situations that cannot be recreated in a classroom..
The Board of Hanken School of Economics appoints the rector for a maximum of five years at a time. At its meeting on 2 February 2026, the Board decided that the current Rector, Ingmar Björkman, whose five-year term ends on 31 July 2027, will have his mandate extended by one year until 31 July 2028. According to current retirement regulations, Björkman retires in the autumn of 2028.
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Many municipalities, political parties, economic development organisations and economic advocacy organisations in Lapland have provided support for countermobilisation against the Finnish Sámi Parliament and for a new identity project with local-regional economic interests.
PhD Mrinalini Kochupillai has been appointed professor of sustainability and business law at the Department of Accounting and Commercial Law at Hanken School of Economics. Kochupillai has won the European Research Council’s (ERC) starting grant for her research on incentivising in situ agrobiodiversity conservation using features of blockchain technology.
When Patrick Lapveteläinen began his studies in finance and investments at Hanken School of Economics in 1986, Finland was undergoing a period of major transformation. Capital markets were opening up, interest rates were deregulated and the financial sector was being entirely reshaped.
Hanken School of Economics has seen a significant rise in applications to its English-taught Bachelor in Business programme, clearly surpassing last year’s figures. This year, the programme attracted 1,237 applicants (2025: 1,020).
