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Hanken Network Day 8.10.2026

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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.

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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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

22
Sep

SDG-week: Art exhibition Moving Ecologies

20:00
Helsinki
24
Sep

Breakfast seminar - EmpCo: From Generic Sustainability Claims to Silence, or a Real Driver of Transparency and Sustainable Transformation?

08:30
Helsinki
24
Sep

Onlinepresentation om Hankens svenskspråkiga kandidatprogram

16:00
Online
25
Sep

Nordic Conference in Behavioral and Experimental Economics

08:00
Helsinki
29
Sep

Hanken Alumni Meet-Up in Brussels

19:00
Other
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News

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Research
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New study examines Oatly's controversial milk campaign in Finland

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.
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Blogs
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The Conversation: Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get

When Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were still university researchers, they warned that advertising could undermine the trustworthiness of search engines. More than two decades later, a similar question is emerging around AI.
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Blogs
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The Conversation - ‘Blood olives’: the hurdles in enforcing UK’s ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The key question about the UK’s decision to ban trade in goods and services from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is whether, and how, such a ban can be enforced.
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Alumni
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Alumni interview with Marcus Räder: “I started my first business when I was eleven”

When Hanken alum Marcus Räder realised that companies renting out holiday properties lacked the right technology, he sensed a business opportunity. Together with two co-founders, he created Hostaway, which has since grown into a billion-euro company with operations around the world.
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