As part of the Hanken JobShadow initiative, companies open their doors to international students for a day, offering a unique glimpse into everyday working life in Finland. For students Ayesha Ahmed and Luozhi Chen, this meant spending a day inside Wärtsilä and Rights & Brands.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Catholic University of Portugal – Porto, Portugal, and The Queen’s University of Belfast in North Ireland, United Kingdom. You can apply for an exchange at the new partner universities for the spring semester 2027 in the application round that opened today. The deadline for the applications is 15 June 2026.

Myndigheterna skickade tidigt på fredagsmorgonen 15 maj ut ett varningsmeddelande om att en drönare möjligen rörde sig i Nyland och människor uppmanades att stanna inomhus. Faran avblåstes efter klockan sju på morgonen.

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.

It is extremely regrettable and entirely against Hanken’s values that adult content has been displayed in the men’s restroom at Cella Nova, which is the Student Association in Vaasa’s premises in the centre of town. We take a clear stance against what has occurred. The Student Association’s new board swiftly decided to end this practice immediately and has issued an apology on behalf of the entire association.

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.

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 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 has signed new student exchange agreements with Curtin University in Perth, Australia, Faculty of Business Administration at Université Laval in Québec, Canada, INSPER in Sao Paulo, Brasil and IPADE Business School in Monterrey, Mexico.

A new book in Finnish, Vastuullinen vuokranantaja (Eng. The responsible landlord), delves into landlord responsibility from all ESG perspectives: environmental responsibility, social responsibility, and good governance. The book is written by Hanna Silvola, associate professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics and journalist Kati Valjus.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with Esade Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain and University of Aberdeen i Aberdeen, United Kingdom. You can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for autumn semester 2025 as soon as the application round opens mid-december. Deadline for applications is 3 February 2025. You will find a short introduction to the new partners below.

At the beginning of November, Hanken School of Economics held a conferment of doctoral degrees and at the same time two jubilee doctors, Alf-Erik Lerviks and Christian Junnelius, were conferred. Here, the jubilee doctors, who graduated 50 years ago, share their recollections from those days.

I början av november hölls Svenska handelshögskolans promotion och samtidigt promoverades två jubeldoktorer, Alf-Erik Lerviks och Christian Junnelius. Jubeldoktorerna, som disputerade för 50 år sedan, delar här sina minnen från den tiden.

Hanken offers the opportunity to participate in one of the ENGAGE.EU Winter School 2025 organised this winter at Tilburg University and University of Mannheim. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, broaden your network and help shape our future!

Kom till Svenska handelshögskolan för en vecka tillägnad de globala målen för hållbar utveckling (SDG)!

Professor David B. Grant passed away peacefully in Kingston upon Hull on Aug 9, 2024, surrounded by his dear wife Anna and their cats and dog. He has been a vital part of the Hanken community for decades; having started as a senior distinguished visiting professor, he not only became professor but also the first international Dean of Research and Societal Impact of the Hanken School of Economics.

Professor David B. Grant avled fridfullt i Kingston upon Hull den 9 augusti 2024, omgiven av sin kära fru Anna och deras katter och hund. Han har varit en viktig del av Hankengemenskapen i årtionden; efter att ha börjat som gästprofessor blev han inte bara professor utan också den första internationella prorektorn för forskning och samhällsansvar vid Svenska handelshögskolan.

Hanken has signed a new student exchange agreement with The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. You can apply for an exchange at this new partner university for Spring semester 2025 when the application is open.

When Stefan Larsson from Sweden contacted Hanken professor Christian Grönroos 25 years ago to ask if he could take a course from him at Hanken, he probably couldn't have imagined that he would bring the knowledge from Hanken to one of the world's top fashion houses.

Hanken offers five BSc students the opportunity to participate in the ENGAGE.EU Summer School, which will this year be hosted at Toulouse Capitole University 10.6.2024 online and 17-28.6.2024 on campus in Toulouse. Application deadline is 17.3.2024.

Students at Hanken have participated in a survey on how students in the Helsinki metropolitan area view housing, well-being and the future in the metropolitan area. Almost 70 per cent of the students are worried about their livelihood when the cost of living rises, and two thirds think that social crises have a negative impact on their confidence in the future.

A new EU-directive requires that all end-of-life textiles, meaning clothes that can’t be used any more, are being collected separately, sorted and then reused or recycled. According to Associate Professor Anna Aminoff textile recycling processes, including separate collection and sorting, are expensive and complicated, and puts a lot of responsibility on the consumers – but things are hopefully slowly getting better.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements on BSc level with ESSEC Business School in France and University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business in Canada. You can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for fall semester 2024 no later than 31 January 2024. You will find a short introduction to the new partners below.
More information is also given by Johanna Lilius, Head of International Relations (johanna.lilius@hanken.fi).

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.

På internationell nivå har stater från det globala syd, det vill säga Afrika, Asien och Latinamerika, enats kring att ansvarsfull företagsverksamhet innebär att man överför kompetenser, resurser och teknologi från nord till syd och att företagen inte får kränka den statliga suveräniteten. På nationell nivå kan dessa stater styra utländska företags ansvarsaktiviteter så att resurser går till offentliga och privata aktörer i maktposition.

Enligt en enkät som utförts bland utbytesstudenter som vistats på Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) under våren 2023 skulle hela 87 % av dem som svarade rekommendera Hanken som utbytesuniversitet.

As part of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Hanken & SSE remains the number one Nordic executive education house in the Financial Times rankings.

Alumnus of the year 2023, Kurt Björklund, encourages students to start a job they are passionate about. He believes the alumni have a collective responsibility for maintaining Hanken’s strengths in the future.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with SKEMA Business School and ESCP Business School in France. Students can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for autumn semester 2023 no later than 31.01.2023.

Sustainable digitalization and technological development was the theme of the think tank organized by the university alliance ENGAGE.EU in Mannheim at the end of September. Hanken, a member of the alliance since May, was represented by Associate Professor Mikael Laakso.

The new rector of the Hanken School of Economics, Ingmar Björkman, wants to engage the community in decision-making processes. He wishes to see more international students at Hanken, and has nothing against people complaining. Engagement and openness (to the outside and internal transparency) are his guiding principles.

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.

As part of Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Hanken & SSE remains the top-ranked Nordic executive education house in all categories in the Financial Times rankings and climbs to position 15 in the world.

Earthquakes, storms, floods, forest fires - natural disasters have a firm grip on our world. In order for us to handle disasters in the best possible way, two things are needed: cooperation and trust.

New research shows the many consumption changes that are likely to be required in high-consuming societies to respond to the climate crisis.

After last week's preliminary judging, GBSN - Global Business School Network has determined the Top Six teams who will be going to the Final Round of judging in The HUMLOG Challenge! Those teams are (in no particular order):

Hanken will launch a new podcast featuring Elisabeth Rehn, Kimmo Sasi, Henrik Lax, Veronica Wiklund, Ann-Mari Mingard and Björn Wahlroos as guests. The “Gyllene studietider” (Golden years of study) podcast will be hosted by Hanken’s Rector, Karen Spens and the producer of the podcast Hanna Westerholm. New episodes will be recorded during the autumn with interesting alumni from both Helsinki and Vaasa.

On 19–20 November, researchers in different disciplines will be discussing some of the latest scientific findings and fascinating research projects in the centre of Vaasa. All the universities and universities of applied sciences in Vaasa will contribute to this science celebration of rare proportions, organised jointly with the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland.

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.

I pandemitider som dessa accentueras vikten av samarbete mellan aktörer från olika samhällssektorer. Ny forskning visar däremot att ju tätare samarbete mellan vinstdrivande företag och ideella organisationer desto större är risken för konflikter när värderingarna kolliderar.

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.

Hanna Silvola, Associate Professor of Accounting at Hanken School of Economics, receives the Hans Dalborg Award 2021 as the first researcher in Finland.

Hanna Silvola, biträdande professor i redovisning vid Hanken, tilldelas Hans Dalborg-priset 2021 för excellent forskning inom finansiell ekonomi.

The topic “Sustainability In The Banking Industry” was of great interest to researchers, alumni and students on Hanken’s Finance Day this year. The annual event was held online for the second consecutive year on 17th March 2021 and fully booked.

Varken coronapandemi eller distansstudier påverkade höstens utbytesstudenters erfarenheter av Hanken. Enligt en enkät som utförts bland utbytesstudenter som vistats här under hösten 2020 skulle hela 98% av dem som svarade rekommendera Hanken som utbytesuniversitet.

Quantum is a versatile meeting place that offers access to company and financial databases and allows for the handling of big data. Modern technology makes it possible to stream all classes and other events, as well as allowing for keeping up with real-time financial news. Quantum, made possible by donations, opened in February 2020.

Quantum är en mångsidig och vacker mötesplats, som erbjuder tillgång till databaser med finansiell data. Modern teknik gör det möjligt att streama all undervisning och alla evenemang samt att i realtid följa med finansnyheter. Quantum invigdes i samband med partnerstämman den 6 februari 2020.

Although a state of emergency is not the optimal situation for developing novel innovations, a newly published Hanken study shows how the Covid crisis presented certain businesses with the opportunity to take their operations in an entirely new strategic direction.

Hankens årliga Finance Day genomfördes online i år, med tre talare som presenterade sitt arbete inom ett område som tilldrar sig allt mer uppmärksamhet från både ekonomiforskare och fondförvaltare: faktorinvesteringar.

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:

Som en aktiv Hanken Branding Partner hoppas Accountor att studenterna vill samarbeta till exempel med pro gradu-avhandlingar, eller bli framtida kolleger.

The growing importance of ESG data for financial decision making and for achieving sustainability goals was the topic of a webinar hosted by Hanken School of Economics on 11.6.2020. The speakers called for increased standardisation, transparency, availability and reliability of sustainability data in the face of pressing climate and environmental demands.

The latest report by the Helsinki GSE Situation Room states that the growth in the number of applications for unemployment benefit paid by Kela has been greatest in the Uusimaa region. The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 7 May at 8 am.

Hanken klarar sig mycket bra i en enkät som utförts bland utbytesstudenter som vistats här under hösten 2019. Hela 96% av dem som svarade skulle rekommendera Hanken som utbytesuniversitet.
- De senaste fem enkäterna visar att i medeltal 98% av utbytesstudenterna skulle rekommendera Hanken, vilket är ett exceptionellt fint resultat, säger internationella koordinatorn Towa Blomqvist.

Students at Hanken have participated in a study that examined how students in the metropolitan area view, among other things, housing, urban planning, and studies in the metropolitan area. The goal is to gather ideas and wishes on how to develop the metropolitan area and services for students.

Trainers’ House help companies through changes. Within the collaboration with Hanken, Trainers’ House can offer students part time jobs, among other things.

På Trainers' House jobbar man med att hjälpa företag driva igenom förändringar. Inom samarbetet med Hanken kan företaget bland annat erbjuda Hankens studenter flexibelt deltidsjobb.

Hanken School of Economics’ Annual Report 2018 is now available in both Swedish and English electronically on Hanken’s web. The Annual Report gives an overview of the highlights in 2018.

Hanken klarar sig mycket bra i en enkät som utförts bland utbytesstudenter som vistats här under våren 2019. Samtliga 31 studenter som besvarade enkäten skulle rekommendera Hanken som utbytesuniversitet.

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.

Jiekai Zhang has been appointed assistant professor in competition economics and empirical industrial organization at the Helsinki GSE.

Jiekai Zhang utnämnd till forskardoktor i konkurrensanalys och empirisk konkurrens- och branschanalys vid Helsinki GSE.

The Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (Helsinki GSE) works to increase the quantity and quality of economic education and training in Finland, as well as promote cooperation between economics and other academic fields.

The new eight storey building in Arabianranta, Helsinki, combines student housing and state of the art sports facilities.The building accomodates apartments on the lower levels and a sports center including a fitness gym and a test laboratory on top.

This year’s Anders Wall scholarship is awarded to Hanken student Frans Westerlund. The scholarship of 125 000 SEK is the biggest one awarded to a student at Hanken. The award ceremony takes place 11.3.2019 at the concert house in Stockholm.

Vesa Vihriälä, DSocSci, has been appointed Professor of Practice at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics. Vihriälä will assume the position on 1 July 2019. The position is housed at University of Helsinki.

Hanken is involved in two building projects and now the first house is ready and accepted new tenants from 1 February 2019. There are still apartments available and open for applications.

Hanken scores very well in the latest exchange student survey among students that visited Hanken during spring 2018. All of the 54 respondents would recommend Hanken as host university for exchange studies, which is an exceptional score.

Hanken klarar sig mycket bra i en enkät som utförts bland utbytesstudenter som vistats här under våren 2018. Samtliga 54 studenter som besvarade enkäten skulle rekommendera Hanken som utbytesuniversitet, vilket är ett exceptionellt fint resultat.

The Best Doctoral Dissertation of the Year Award has been granted to D. Sc. (Econ.) Lotta Vuoristo, by the Finnish Service Alliance, in May 2018. CERS warmly congratulates Lotta and interviews her about her work.

The next issue of the Hanken magazine includes an interview with professor Peter Matthews, expert in behavioural economy and has grown up surrounded by bilingualism in Quebec, Canada.

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.

Exchange students at Hanken are extremely pleased with their experience and their studies. The results from the latest exchange student survey show that 96% would recommend Hanken as a destination for an exchange student semester.

Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management CERS operates in two units, in Helsinki and in Vaasa. The Ostrobothnian part of CERS is situated in Hanken School of Economics in Vaasa, Western Finland.

The foundation stone of the new eight storey building on the Arcada Campus in Arabianranta, Helsinki, was put up on 17 January 2018. The new building will have have 103 student apartments and state of the art sports facilities.

Digital exams in Examinarium is growing more popular - therefore we have new opening hours from 4.12: Mon -Fri 8-23 and Saturdays 8-17 in Helsinki! You need your own Hanken key!

Now is your chance to shape the future of Hanken with us. Answer the International Student Barometer (ISB)!

The teaching staff is encouraged to remind the students to participate in the International Student Barometer. The survey is sent out to all international students at Hanken on 23 October.

Ett åttiotal deltagare från hela världen samlas på Hanken för att utbyta insikter kring företags samhällsansvar. Konferensens tema är “Making Corporate Responsibility useful”.

Around 80 participants from around the world will converge at Hanken to present and share knowledge related to the conference theme “Making Corporate Responsibility useful”.

There is increased focus on sustainability in the private and public sectors internationally. In Hanken’s latest PRME report, the School and its activities are scrutinised towards the backdrop of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

This year’s Anders Wall scholarship was awarded to Hanken student Emil Rantatulkkila. The award was presented at the concert house Musikaliska Akademien in Stockholm on Anders Wall’s birthday 10 March 2017.

The Folkhälsan drop-in IT-workshop is a new initiative to bring together Hanken students and senior citizens. Ida Andersén, Nina Lindström and Kenneth Mattson are among those students that are participating in this project.

This year’s Anders Wall scholarship was awarded to Hanken student Fredrika Gyllang.

New business cards ordering routine

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.

This year's Anders Wall scholarship was awarded to Hanken student and entrepreneur Fredrik Teir.