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Welcome to Hanken!

Info for new students

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.

Hankens styrkeområden
Research
Böcker
Study programmes
Academic Excellence
Accreditations

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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Three students outside the Hanken building in Vaasa

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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Events

03
Jun

Trees for Development project symposium

10:00
Helsinki
16
Jun

Graduation ceremony for bachelor's degrees

16:00
Helsinki
17
Jun

Graduation ceremony for master's degrees

16:00
Helsinki
17
Jun

Graduation ceremony for bachelor's and master's degrees in Vaasa

16:00
Vaasa
29
Jun

Frontiers in Service 2026

08:00
Helsinki
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News

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Opening hours during summer 2026

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2026.
Group picture of the awarded students
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Hanken celebrated donors and scholarship recipients

“I would like to extend my warmest thanks to the donors for your continuous support. We at Hanken would not be able to maintain our level of ambition without your support,” stated Rector Ingmar Björkman at Hanken’s Donor Evening and Scholarship Ceremony on 27 May.
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Blog: At the peak of the hype cycle

“Depending on who you ask, either AI is transforming white-collar work and rendering many office jobs obsolete, or we are in a massive speculative bubble that is about to burst”, writes Assistant Professor Sippo Rossi in a blog post.
Recipient of the Fazer Award 2026 Alice Saraiva
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Alice Saraiva receives the Fazer Award

This year the Fazer Award goes to Alice Saraiva. The €15,000 award is given to a Hanken student who demonstrates strong values and good academic performance.
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