Finding my way at Hanken

At Hanken

• Student Lunch: All students in Finland are entitled to a subsidized student lunch. By showing your student card in the Frank app, you can eat for a cheaper price at all student cafes in Finland. Read about Hanken's student restaurant, prices and today's lunch.
   
• Keys: The doors at Hanken are usually open on weekdays during office hours, but if you want to enter in the evenings to do group work etc. you need key access. Hanken has a mobile key system that works through an app on your mobile phone. You will receive more information about the key system during the Orientation Days.
   
• Lockers: A limited amount of lockers are available at Hanken in Helsinki where you can keep your student literature and other material.
   
• Printing credits: As a student, you need to purchase printing credits to use a printer at Hanken. Read more about printing at Hanken. You can buy printing credits/copying credits from the IB Bookstore in Helsinki (basement floor) or Vaasa.
   

• Computers: For the studies, you need your own computer. There are also a number of computer rooms at Hanken for student use.
   

• Hanken's library offers a wide range of different services for our students, familiarize yourself with the library services at Hanken in Helsinki at Hanken in Helsinki. In Vaasa it is the Vaasa City Library that takes care of the library services. 
   
• The IB bookshop is located in the basement of Hanken and there you can buy materials, Hankenmerch and exam literature, see IB's opening hours on their Facebook page.
   
• Equality and diversity and accessibility: There is set guidelines at Hanken.
   
• Social Responsibility and sustainability is part of the core pillars of Hanken's strategy. Read more.

Studylife & Student Union

• Studying also includes student life. In both Vaasa and Helsinki there is an active student life. Please familiarize yourself with the activities of the student union in Helsinki and Vaasa via the links below:
   
  • Student union SHS in Helsinki
     
  • Student union SHVS in Vaasa. 

Other services

• Public transport in Helsinki (busses, trains, trams and city bikes) are handled by HSL. The easiest way to activate your student discount on season tickets is by using their app (requires that you have registered a municipality of residence in the capital region and have online banking in Finland for strong identification).
   
• Public transport in Vaasa (busses) are offered by Lifti.
   
• Train connections in the whole of Finland is offered by VR.
   
• Long distance busses are offered by Matkahuolto and Onnibus. 
   
• Sport services in Helsinki for all Hanken students are offered by Unisport. Read more on Unisports webpages. 
   
• Sport services in Vaasa for all Hanken students are offered by ÅAU Sports Wasa. Read more on the ÅAU Sports Wasa webpages.
   
• Financial aid for students and General housing allowance: Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, offers info on financial support during the studies and other financial social support. Normally foreigners who are residing in Finland because of studies are not entitled to financial support from Kela.

Note! As a student you are often entitled to student discount on buses, trains etc.