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Hanken School of Economics is a leading university with over 115 years of experience in research and education in economics and business administration. Hanken holds the three most prestigious accreditations for business schools, EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, which only one percent of business schools worldwide have achieved. Hanken is located in Helsinki and Vaasa, Finland.

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Study programmes

Accreditations

Apply to our double degree programme

The application to the one-year master's programme in sustainability reporting and financial analysis is open 16.10.2025–15.1.2026.

Studenter som är på väg ut ur Hankenbyggnaden i Vasa.

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Hanken's strategy

Hanken School of Economics' new strategy, Hanken 2030 - For an international Finland and a sustainable world, was approved by the Board of Hanken on 13 December 2023.

Job opportunities

Join us and start working at Hanken! Here you can find information about open positions, the recruitment process and Hanken as an employer.

Blogs & Pods

Listen to interesting talks on our podcasts or read about the latest research in our blogs about e.g. marketing and humanitarian logistics!

Hanken MOOCs

Hanken offers MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) – globally available courses open to everyone. You can easily register for any course!

Lifelong learning

Are you interested in refreshing what you learned during your studies? Or do you want to gain insights into a completely new area to stay up-to-date with developments in the society around you? Welcome to explore Hanken’s range of courses for those interested in lifelong learning.

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Do you want to know more about studying at Hanken?

If you are interested in business, economics, and society, Hanken offers you a renowned education of excellent quality. Here you’ll find information about the bachelor’s degree programme in English and Swedish, the master's degree programme in English and Swedish and the PhD programme.

Hankens öppettider vid jul och nyår 2019

General Information

06.01.2026

Hanken's opening hours during Christmas and New Year holidays 2025

Here you can find the opening hours for Hanken during Christmas and New Year 2025.

Defence

16.12.2025

New research shows how HRM systems can strengthen employee well-being and performance

While many organisations use human resource management (HRM) practices like performance management, training and development, flexible work arrangement and job autonomy to improve productivity, it has remained unclear whether these systems also support employee well-being, or whether performance gains come at the expense of how employees feel at work.

Research

16.12.2025

The TAIMI project builds an equal working life – six-year consortium seeks solutions to recruitment and skills challenges

A group of researchers has got funding for examining equality as a work-life skill. The aim is to enhance work meaningfulness, develop skills, diminish language barriers, and to ensure fair recruitment.

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Press release

16.12.2025

New research: Informal style makes entrepreneurs more credible

A new study shows that entrepreneurs who choose a more informal dress style are often perceived as more authentic, which makes investors more inclined to provide capital. Formal attire, on the other hand, can reduce the sense of genuineness and be seen as an attempt to fit in rather than to be authentic.