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.

Välkommen att delta i bibliotekets kortkurser höstterminen 2026! Kortkurserna är öppna för alla på Hanken och hålls på engelska om någon av de anmälda inte talar svenska. Kurserna hålls online via Teams.

Do you want a flexible job alongside your studies? As a student ambassador for Hanken, you get the opportunity to develop, meet new people, and at the same time inspire future students.

Vill du ha ett flexibelt jobb vid sidan av studierna? Som studentambassadör för Hanken får du möjlighet att utvecklas, träffa nya människor och samtidigt inspirera framtida studenter.

Stefan Sundgren has been appointed professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics as of 1 April 2026. Sundgren teaches international accounting at master’s level and conducts research on the links between bankruptcies and crime.

UNIFI’s sustainability theses have already inspired action at Finnish universities – from integrating sustainability competences into degree programmes to investing in related research. At Hanken School of Economics, these theses have also played an important role in shaping our environmental efforts.

Hanken School of Economics has taken an important step toward sustainability by establishing its Climate Action Plan for 2025–2030, approved on 3 December 2025 by the Rector.

Välkommen att delta i bibliotekets kortkurser under våren 2026! Kortkurserna är öppna för alla på Hanken och hålls på engelska om någon av de anmälda inte talar svenska. Kurserna hålls online.

Hanken is now looking for students to serve as official student ambassadors on behalf of the university. The role is based on a zero-hour contract with Hanken as the employer and offers an hourly wage of 15 euros. The employment contract is fixed-term and valid until 30 June 2026.

Hanken söker nu studenter som, på uppdrag av Hanken, fungerar som officiella studentambassadörer. Uppdraget innebär ett nollavtal med Hanken som arbetsgivare och en timlön på 15 euro. Arbetsavtalet är tidsbundet och gäller till och med den 30 juni 2026.

Hanken School of Economics participated in a training programme organised by THL to strengthen anti-racist practices in the workplace. The aim was to explore proactive measures for preventing racism and eliminating its impacts in their own workplaces.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har deltagit i en utbildning som ordnats av THL för att stärka ett antirasistiskt arbetssätt. Målet var att fundera på aktiva åtgärder för att förebygga rasism och motverka dess effekter på arbetsplatsen.

A large-scale experimental study conducted in Finland reveals that knowing one’s relative income position affects both satisfaction and behaviour.

Välkommen att delta i bibliotekets kortkurser under hösten 2025! Kortkurserna är öppna för alla på Hanken och hålls på engelska om någon av de anmälda inte talar svenska. Kurserna hålls online.

"Buy this. Read that. Be like this." Associate Professor Mikko Vesa, together with Professor Frank den Hond, has explored so called algorithmic recommendations, specifically how AI-driven tools aim to shape the choices we make and what the consequences of this might be.

“AI requires a new kind of leadership. The biggest obstacle facing leaders today isn’t technology, it’s the mental models, the outdated ways you think about organisations, leadership and innovations”, stated keynote speaker Petri Kokko at a Hanken Insights event on AI held on 15 May.

The total annual carbon footprint of 2024 was 14 109 tCO2e market-based and 15 519 tCO2e location based, market based emissions being 15 % higher than base year 2018 and in 2023.

Hanken is now looking for students to serve as official student ambassadors on behalf of the university. The role is based on a zero-hour contract with Hanken as the employer and offers an hourly wage of 15 euros. The employment contract is fixed-term and valid until 31 May 2026.

Hanken söker nu studenter som, på uppdrag av Hanken, fungerar som officiella studentambassadörer. Uppdraget innebär ett nollavtal med Hanken som arbetsgivare och en timlön på 15 euro. Arbetsavtalet är tidsbundet och gäller till och med den 31 maj 2026.

New research highlights that workplace safety, tax planning, and trade credit policies are linked to a firm’s core values and beliefs.

Är du intresserad av en betald praktikplats vid en världsledande organisation inom immaterialrätt (IP)? Som medlem i Pan-European Seal (PES) - programmet kan Hanken erbjuda en unik möjlighet till praktik vid Europeiska unionens immaterialrättsmyndighet, EUIPO, i Alicante, Spanien och Europeiska patentverket (EPO) i München, Tyskland.

Marketing communication should not only focus on getting messages across or cutting through noise. A new doctoral thesis shows that the real dynamics of marketing communication require companies and organisations to rethink their strategies and expectations.

We are looking for students that, on behalf of Hanken, can represent their university and act as an official student ambassador.

Hanken conducted a CO2 calculation development project of its 2023 carbon footprint and recalculated the base year 2018 emissions.

Individual wellbeing doesn’t always add up to team wellbeing – but reflection and open communication can help.

Det är mer sannolikt att både teamet och individerna mår bra om man reflekterar och delar med sig av sina problem inom teamet, och om det finns goda relationer mellan alla medlemmar. Långt ifrån alla team lyckas hitta rätt balans visar ny forskning.

Är du intresserad av en betald praktikplats vid en världsledande organisation inom immaterialrätt (IP)? Som medlem i Pan-European Seal (PES) - programmet kan Hanken erbjuda en unik möjlighet till praktik vid Europeiska unionens immaterialrättsmyndighet, EUIPO, i Alicante, Spanien och Europeiska patentverket (EPO) i München, Tyskland.

Why should we care if some groups want to believe the earth is flat? According to Assistant Professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz at Hanken School of Economics, in a free society, everyone is entitled to their beliefs, even if they are wrong. The problem is not whether the belief is incorrect, but how this group weaponizes beliefs into a conflict meant to undermine democratic governance.

There are upcoming training sessions for the databases Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace and WRDS during the weeks 41-42. Check the times and links in the post!

Det kommer skolningar för databaserna Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace och WRDS under vecka 41-42. Kolla tiderna och länkarna i posten!

At the international level, states from the Global South (i.e. Africa, Asia and Latin America) agree that responsible business means transferring knowhow, resources and technology from the north to the south, and that companies must not violate state sovereignty. At the national level, these states can steer foreign companies' CSR activities, so that resources are channelled towards public and private actors in positions of power.

Hanken’s calculated carbon dioxide emissions from 2022 are 463 CO2 metric ton.

Digital intimate partner violence is not only affecting the victim but potentially also any workplace, even yours and mine. It cannot be ignored, especially by managers and others with power to do something about it, says Charlotta Niemistö, project leader at Hanken School of Economics.

Digitalt våld i nära relationer drabbar inte bara offret utan kan påverka vilken arbetsplats som helst – också din och min. Det får inte ignoreras, i synnerhet inte av chefer och andra med makt att göra något åt saken, säger Charlotta Niemistö, projektledare på Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken).

Through the transformed Hanken International Talent initiative, all international degree students can now receive support for integrating into Finnish society and working life. We spoke to two students who have experienced the benefits.

– Vi befinner oss fortfarande i ett tidigt skede i en komplex digital finansvärld. Det finns enorma möjligheter att göra finanssektorn billigare, snabbare och säkrare, säger Bengt Holmström, Nobelpristagare i ekonomi och Hanken Foundation Distinguished Fellow Professor.

Demand for agricultural commodities in the EU are driving land use change in biodiversity-rich countries in for example Africa and Latin America, leading to major biodiversity losses. Hanken School of Economics is part of a large EU-project that aims to generate new knowledge and tools on how to make agrifood systems more sustainable.

The question highlights the problems around our commercialised Christmas. In the CERS-blog Associate Professor Pia Polsa discusses our consumer culture around our Christmas traditions and how she has created a new identity for her family implementing an anti-consumption mindset.

Self-tracking products and apps are expected to help consumers improve themselves, but new research suggests they can also be used to avoid and change structures such as harmful beauty standards or workplace conditions.

CERS was represented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference in Montery, AMA SERVSIGS conference in Glasglow and Frontiers in Boston this summer.

How to shape the market for future needs? Is this the end of globalisation? Will it be possible to start an anode material factory in Vaasa? These were topics that were discussed during the annual Hankendagen which was held in Vaasa on 12 May 2022.

The expansion of solar and wind power is well under way, but we still lack large-scale storage options for electrical energy. Green hydrogen is a potential solution, but it requires new business models. Hanken’s research into ecosystems is set to boost the hydrogen economy in Ostrobothnia

Utbyggnaden av sol- och vindkraft är på god väg, men ännu saknas storskaliga lagringsmöjligheter för elenergi. Grön vätgas kan bli lösningen, men det krävs nya affärsmodeller. Hankens forskning om ekosystem ska bidra till att Österbotten får fart på vätgasekonomin.

Flexibla studiepoäng, givande grupparbeten, informell akademisk kultur och vackert vinterväder – fyra utbytesstudenter delar med sig av sina intryck av att studera på Hanken under vårterminen.

There is an urgency to make progress on building a more equitable and inclusive society, especially in the developing countries. New research suggests that social entrepreneurship programmes aimed at encouraging women’s entrepreneurship are particularly valuable in promoting social change.

PhD Martin Fougère has been appointed professor in management and politics at Hanken School of Economics.

The HUMLOG Institute at Hanken is a world leader in research in humanitarian logistics, ie how to best reach out with help to people in crisis areas. At a seminar at Hanken 3.3.2022, HUMLOG's experts and researchers commented on the situation in Ukraine and why it would be more effective if the outside world's aid to Ukraine would be monetary rather than sending goods.

KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten. It is due to be launched into space in just over a year, with drawings by children and young people on board on the satellite. The small satellite is the result of cooperation across the Kvarken. It also demonstrates that the conquest of space is not just for space superpowers.

Assistant professor Maria Ehrnström-Fuente's current research project "Worlds in transition" focuses on what "economics" really is from an ecological perspective. This was also the starting point for a panel discussion during the Science Carnival in Vaasa on 19.11.2021.

Many countries in Europe are struggling to achieve higher vaccination coverage in the fight against covid-19. This has raised the question of how more people could be motivated to take the vaccine. A new study, which Hanken School of Economics has been involved in and which was published in the scientific journal Science, shows that a small payment equivalent to 20 euros made more people get vaccinated in Sweden.

Circumstances like the present pandemic highlight the importance of cross-sector cooperation between different players. However, recent research indicates that the closer the cooperation between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, the greater the risk of conflicts due to a clash of values.

In Hanken’s third year of participation in the Aim2Flourish initiative, and after three nominations in previous years and four nominations this year, one of our student teams has received the Flourish prize for 2021.

Ett team bestående av studenter från Hanken har tilldelats pris i Aim2Flourish-tävlingen 2020 för innovativa berättelser om affärsverksamhet som stöder förverkligandet av FN:s globala mål för hållbar utveckling.

Researchers at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics have found that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines protect both vaccinated individuals and their unvaccinated adult household members against SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Gamification is one of the buzzwords in today’s societies, and it seems there are no limits in what all benefits and new areas of life one can conquer with it. The new book edited by Mikko Vesa from Hanken lightens up the connections between gamification and the field of management and organization.

Providing information about effectiveness and availability of vaccines reduce engagement in social distancing and good hygiene routines. This is shown by a new research study where Hanken School of Economics participated.

Companies equipped with modern technology, such as with the capability to purify water, can control and shape what is understood as the truth about water in rural villages in the global South. Through this, rural villages are made dependent on private companies related to water supply, Yewondwossen Tesfaye states in his doctoral dissertation “Neoliberalism in everyday governmentality: The conduct of rural drinking water and rainwater practices”.

Paneldeltagarna i diskussionen “What is happening? – The impact of the US presidential elections” på Hanken var eniga om att osäkerhet har präglat både Trumps valperiod och nästa veckas val.

Fresh results published by a research project led by Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki show that travel restrictions are one of the most effective methods to stop the spreading of Covid-19. Travel bans have however, also resulted in serious disruptions in the transportation of medical supplies.

Korta videomeddelanden har blivit en del av den vardagliga kommunikationen på sociala medier och de är även en växande trend i intern kommunikation i företag under 2010-talet. Ny forskning påvisar att användning av videomeddelanden för strategisk kommunikation ökar känslan av transparens och inklusion i företaget.

Most of the teaching takes place at a distance also during the autumn, but many students long to the classes. One way of responding to this demand has been to combine teaching in class and online teaching in cases where it has been possible.

Största delen av undervisningen sker på distans också under hösten, men många studerande längtar tillbaka till klasserna. Ett sätt att svara på studerandenas efterfrågan har varit att kombinera klass- och distansundervisning i de fall det varit möjligt.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are part of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a 15-year plan for advancing sustainable development globally. Hanken has developed a MOOC, an online course open for anyone, about the SDGs and how we can work to achieve them. The course starts on the social learning platform FutureLearn on 31 August. This text is a part of the MOOC and gives a sneak peak of some of the questions we will be tackling on the course. As part of learning about how the SDGs address the environmental dimension of sustainability, we reflect on what actions are needed for environmental sustainability:

The Department of Health and Welfare (THL) has launched the Koronavilkku mobile app, which is designed to help break coronavirus infection chains. University rectors, including Hanken's Rector Karen Spens, recommend that both students and staff start to use the app.

During the last three weeks in an ongoing covid pandemic, millions of people across the US and worldwide have taken to the streets and raised their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd by a policeman. Solidarity protests also took place in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku voicing issues of inequality, discrimination, and unequal justice.

All of us have heard this several times: robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will replace many of us, and this also goes for service employees who used to have face-to-face interaction with customers.

Språkprovet 14.4.2020 inhiberades. Alternativa sätt att visa kunskaperna i svenska kommer i år att ordnas i ett senare skede av antagningen enbart för dem som annars kan antas.

On 8 November 2019 Hanken signed the Climate Emergency Letter, an initiative started by SDG Accord - the university and college sector's collective response to the global goals - ahead of the COP25 Meeting in Madrid in December.

Hanken School of Economics has been selected as one of the 21 universities globally, and the only Nordic university, to participate in the Aiming higher series, made by BBC StoryWorks.

Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan har blivit utvald som ett av de 21 universitet globalt och enda nordiska universitetet, som deltar i serien Aiming Higher som görs av BBC StoryWorks.

The Pro Artibus Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary by depositing works of art. At Hanken in Helsinki, we have a short-term video festival, with videos that are shown in different parts of the main building.

Stiftelsen Pro Artibus fyller 30-år och firar med att deponera konstverk. Till Hanken i Helsingfors har vi fått en kortvarig videofestival, med videor som visas på olika håll i huvudbyggnaden.

Vad är ett relevant ledarskap i en datadriven snabbrörlig värld? Vikten av att se individen är avgörande för vårt ledarskap, och ett relevant ledarskap är avgörande för att företaget ska lyckas, sade Ann Hellenius under Hankendagen.

Negotiating with armed rebels in order to survive was a dangerous lesson in overcoming paralysing fear – something Arjan Erkel now shares with others to help them regain control over their lives.

Två bilder av Jyrki Ilva, Nationalbibliotek, visar att Hanken är en av de ledande open access institutionerna i Finland.

Two slides by Jyrki Ilva, the National Library of Finland, indicate that Hanken is one of the leading open access institutions in Finland.

The next issue of the Hanken magazine includes an article about how Hanken students will be learning business communication through a new film project.

I nästa nummer av Hankentidningen får du läsa om hur studenterna får lära sig affärskommunikation med hjälp av filmer, som görs inom ett nytt projekt tillsammans med finlandssvenska skådespelare.

The European General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR goes to effect on May 25th 2018. The regulations are naturally binding for Hanken, too.

Hanken staff and students have access to more than 25 000 movies through the streaming service Kanopy.

Med Kanopy har Hankens personal och studenter tillgång till mera än 25 000 filmer.

För att vägleda oss i hanteringen av personuppgifter i enlighet med GDPR finns nu utbildningsmaterial på webben.

E-tentamen i Examinarium blir allt populärare - därför förlängs öppettiderna till 8-23 samt lördagar 8-17 i Helsingfors. Egen Hankennyckel behövs!

Hanken School of Economics appointed film producer Annika Sucksdorff as Alumnus of the Year during the annual homecoming day Hankendagen on 13 October 2017.

Reverse Shots is a pictorial project by Mexican artist Jose Antonio Ochoa exhibited at Hanken in Helsinki for a week beginning on 25 September. Ochoa will be present at the exhibition on 28 September at 12-14 to meet with students and staff.

Reverse Shots är ett bildprojekt av den mexikanska konstnären Jose Antonio Ochoa. Verken ställs ut på Hanken i Helsingfors 25.9-29.9.2017. Ochoa finns på plats vid utställningen 28.9 kl.12-14 för att träffa studenter och personal.

On 25 November the new GODESS research institute was launched. GODESS stands for Gender, Organisation, Diversity, Equality and Social Sustainability in Transnational Times.

EM Jimi Siekkinen defends his doctoral thesis in accounting: ”Within and Cross-Country Differences in the Value Relevance of Fair Values”.

M.Sc. David González defends his doctoral thesis in Finance: “Essays on Mutual Fund Performance” Wednesday, 8 June 2016.

M.Sc. Yamin Xie defends her doctoral thesis in Finance

IP Key and Hanken host Chinese study visit to the EU by the Legislative Affairs Commission.

IP Key och Hanken agerar värd under det kinesiska studiebesöket till EU.

Hanken & SSE Executive Education startar upp integrationsprogram Business Lead 2016

Hanken and Massachusetts Institute of Technology begin collaboration within humanitarian logistics and innovations research.

Hanken students awarded during the annual donor evening and the Rector’s List awards ceremonies.

Studerande premierades under den årliga stipendiesammankomsten och vid utdelningen av Rector’s List-stipendierna.

The HUMLOG Institute's awards for best Master’s and PhD theses in humanitarian logistics 2014 have been announced.

HUMLOG-institutets pris för bästa magisteravhandling och bästa doktorsavhandling i humanitär logistik 2014 har delats ut.

Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan har i februari 2015 blivit medlem i Pan-European Seal – ett samarbete mellan European patent Office (EPO) och Kontoret för harmonisering i den inre marknaden.