Degree Certificate
The Degree Certificate
Once you have completed all your courses and submitted your master’s thesis or your doctoral thesis has been approved, you can apply for your degree certificate. The electronic form for application for degree certificate is found further down this page.
Upon graduation, you will receive the degree certificate, a transcript of records as well as a Diploma Supplement in English. The Diploma Supplement is a document for international use and follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. It provides a description of the degree in question and how the degree is positioned within the Finnish higher education system.
Please note that we do not send the original degree certificates by mail.
Electronic degree certificates issued from January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2026, Hanken will transition to issuing electronic degree certificates. This change applies to all students graduating after this date. The last opportunity to receive a paper degree certificate is the graduation date of December 18, 2025.
In order to graduate on December 18, 2025, you must submit the electronic application for degree certificate by November 20, 2025. In addition, all courses and degree requirements must be completed and registered in Sisu by December 2, 2025. If you are currently writing your master’s thesis, please note that you must submit your thesis by October 31, 2025, to be able to graduate in December. You can find more details about the timetable for graduation.
The electronic degree certificate will be an official PDF document, certified with an electronic signature.
Advantages of electronic degree certificates include:
- Increased information security – electronic degree certificates are digitally signed and harder to forge than printed ones.
- Faster and smoother processing – you will receive your degree certificate more quickly and can easily use it for various digital processes, such as job applications.
- Simplified verification – the authenticity of the degree certificate can be easily verified through certification services.
- Environmental and cost benefits – reduced use of paper and resources.
- Easy storage – the certificate can be easily saved, for example in cloud services or on your computer, so that you always have it with you, wherever you are in the world.
If you have any questions, please contact studyinfo@hanken.fi.
Application for bachelor's degree certificate (only in Swedish)
Information is available only on the Swedish page
Application for master's degree certificate
Once you have completed all your courses and submitted your master’s thesis, you can apply for your degree certificate. To apply for your degree certificate please follow the instructions below. Please note that you can not cancel your application for a degree certificate.
The graduation process, once you have submitted your thesis:
- You can apply for the degree certificate before your thesis has been approved if all other courses have been registered and you have written the maturity test. You should check that your studies are correctly placed in your study plan in Sisu. We strongly recommend that you check that you have completed everything and that your study plan is correct with a study counsellor.
- Ensure that your personal e-mail address, your telephone number and current address are correct in Sisu. The link to your degree certificate will be automatically sent to your personal e-mail as indicated in Sisu, so it is very important that this information is correct.
- If you study in Helsinki, make sure you have no unpaid fees to Hanken's library, please check Hanna.
- Fill out the electronic Application for Master's Degree Certificate Opens in new window . Please note that you will receive a confirmation email when you have submitted your application. Please check that you received the confirmation email (also check your trash/spam folder) to make sure that your application has been received.
- Please fill out the Electronic Questionnaire for recent M.Sc. graduates after submitting your application for Degree Certificate. You will be automatically taken to the Questionnaire.
- In addition to this, finalise your application by applying for graduation in Sisu according to these instructions. We encourage you to visit a study counsellor in order to check that your study plan in Sisu is correct.
- If you wish to graduate before/on a certain day, you must submit your electronic Application for Degree Certificate within the deadline for one of the official graduation days.
- You will receive confirmation regarding your graduation approximately five days before the graduation date (or other date indicated in the timetable for graduation) to the e-mail address you indicated in the application form. Please contact studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi if you have not received such an e-mail three days before the graduation date.
- Your right to study will be terminated on the day of your graduation. Your user rights to Hanken’s web services and your e-mail will also be terminated the day after your graduation.
- If you have graduated before 1.1.2026, you can pick up your degree certificate from Hanken in accordance with the instructions you received in the email confirming your graduation. If you are graduating after 1.1.2026, you will receive an e-mail on the graduation date (or other date indicated in the timetable for graduation) to your Hanken-address and your personal e-mail address as indicated in Sisu. The e-mail will contain a link to your degree certificate, and the link will be valid for 30 days. We recommend that you download and save your degree certificate in multiple locations for safekeeping.
Application for doctoral degree certificate
Once you have completed all your courses and your doctoral thesis has been approved by the academic council, you can apply for your degree certificate. To apply for your degree certificate please follow the instructions below. Please note that you can not cancel your application for a degree certificate.
The graduation process, once you have submitted your thesis:
- You can apply for the degree certificate before your thesis has been approved if all other courses have been registered. Please check that all the courses for your degree are visible on the official transcript of records (with exception of the doctoral thesis).
- Ensure that your personal e-mail address, your current address and telephone number are correct in Sisu. The link to your degree certificate will be automatically sent to your personal e-mail as indicated in Sisu, so it is very important that this information is correct.
- If you study in Helsinki, make sure you have no unpaid fees to Hanken's library, by logging into Hanna.
- Fill out the electronic Application for Doctoral Degree Certificate. Please note that you will receive a confirmation email when you have submitted your application. Please check that you received the confirmation email (also check your trash/spam folder) to make sure that your application has been received.
- In addition to this, finalise your application by applying for graduation in Sisu according to the instructions on the Sisu instructions page.
- If you wish to graduate before/on a certain day, you must submit your electronic Application for Degree Certificate within the deadline for one of the official graduation days.
- You will receive confirmation regarding your graduation approximately five days before your graduation to the e-mail address indicated in the application form. Please contact studycounsellor-hki@hanken.fi or studycounsellor-vaasa@hanken.fi if you have not received such an e-mail three days before the graduation date.
- Your right to study will be terminated on the day of your graduation. Your user rights to Hanken’s web services and your e-mail will also be terminated the day after your graduation unless you are employed by Hanken.
- If you have graduated before 1.1.2026, you can pick up your degree certificate from Hanken in accordance with the instructions you received in the email confirming your graduation. If you are graduating after 1.1.2026, you will receive an e-mail on the graduation date (or other date indicated in the timetable for graduation) to your Hanken-address and your personal e-mail address as indicated in Sisu. The e-mail will contain a link to your degree certificate, and the link will be valid for 30 days. We recommend that you download and save your degree certificate in multiple locations for safekeeping.
Graduation Ceremony
Graduation ceremonies are organised twice per year. During the graduation ceremonies, the Rector or the Dean congratulates the new graduates. You may bring guests to the graduation ceremony, but please note that you must register both yourself and your guests in order to be able to attend.
On your graduation date (or other date indicated in the timetable for graduation), you will receive an e-mail with a link to your degree certificate. You will also be invited to attend the graduation ceremony on your graduation date, or if there is no graduation ceremony on your graduation date, the next one following your graduation.
For further information on when the graduation ceremonies are organised, please see the timetable page.