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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.

News

21.08.2026

Opening hours during summer 2026

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2026.

News

05.08.2026

New study voucher opens doors to higher education for free for young people without a study place

A new study voucher is launched today in Finland. The voucher offers 30 study credits in higher education free of charge to young people who graduated from upper secondary education but were unable to secure a study place.

Defence

23.06.2026

Trust, reluctance to lie and image concerns can explain certain economic phenomena

In his doctoral dissertation at Hanken School of Economics, Tuomas Nurminen uses laboratory experiments to study economic settings in which trust, trustworthiness, and the misreporting of private information are key elements.

Study Information

16.06.2026

Greater choice of language studies for students

Hanken School of Economics, The University of Helsinki, Aalto University, and the University of the Arts Helsinki have launched a new network to promote language learning. The network enables students from the four universities to study languages at each other’s institutions.