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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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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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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!

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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.

Employee Information

02.02.2026

Hanken's Rector Ingmar Björkman's term extended

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.

Defence

27.01.2026

Doctoral thesis: New research suggests that the conflicts on Sáminess in Finland have been deliberately supported and produced

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.

Employee Information

27.01.2026

Mrinalini Kochupillai joins Hanken as new professor of commercial law

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.

Alumni

26.01.2026

Alumni interview with Patrick Lapveteläinen: “Dare to take risks when you're young – and aim a little higher”

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.