The financial database Orbis is out of use. The Library database Hanna is also down due to critical updates. Both can be out of use from a couple of hours to up to a day. 22.10 Update: Hanna is working again.
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.
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.
Rector has appointed the members of Hanken’s new Alumni Council. The Council serves as a strategic advisory body and consists of external members, a student representative, and representatives from Hanken.
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.
AI Spotlight is a series of 30 minute online presentations in which Hanken shares fresh insights, emerging findings, and practical implications for research, business, and society.
Hanken has published its tenth PRME report, showcasing progress in integrating sustainability, ethics and responsibility across teaching, research and university operations.
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.
"Stress testing, used to assess resilience to economic shocks, needs to better reflect the complex reality organisations face today," said Hanken’s Professor of Practice Ingalill Aspholm at a Hanken Insights seminar on 22 September.
Brand activism is becoming increasingly common as companies take a stand on societal issues. However, activism is not without risks. In a new study, researchers have analysed how the plant-based food company Oatly managed the criticism that followed its high-profile milk campaign in Finland.
When Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were still university researchers, they warned that advertising could undermine the trustworthiness of search engines. More than two decades later, a similar question is emerging around AI.
Are you a Hanken student with an entrepreneurial mindset and the ambition to build, lead, or develop businesses and new ideas? Apply for the Anders Wall Scholarship by 16 October 2026!
The key question about the UK’s decision to ban trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is whether, and how, such a ban can be enforced.
As a Hanken student, you are entitled to a mobile key that gives you access to the Hanken building around the clock (in Vaasa from 6:00 a.m. until midnight). We are happy to welcome our students to campus to study also outside of our opening hours!
When Hanken alum Marcus Räder realised that companies renting out holiday properties lacked the right technology, he sensed a business opportunity. Together with two co-founders, he created Hostaway, which has since grown into a billion-euro company with operations around the world.
Hanken School of Economics’ master's programme rises to 56th place globally in this year's Financial Times Masters in Management ranking. The result ranks Hanken first in Finland and among the top three business schools in the Nordic region.
Heli Rantavuo has been appointed professor of practice in marketing at Hanken School of Economics from 1 August 2026 for a two-year term. Rantavuo holds a Doctor of Arts degree from Aalto University and is an expert in market growth and product development.
From 21 to 27 September 2026, Hanken welcomes students, staff, faculty, alumni and the public to participate in SDG Week 2026, a week dedicated to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
