A new study shows that entrepreneurs who choose a more informal dress style are often perceived as more authentic, which makes investors more inclined to provide capital. Formal attire, on the other hand, can reduce the sense of genuineness and be seen as an attempt to fit in rather than to be authentic.

En ny studie visar att entreprenörer som väljer en mer informell klädstil ofta uppfattas som mer autentiska, vilket gör investerare mer benägna att gå in med kapital. Formell klädsel kan däremot minska känslan av genuinitet och uppfattas som ett försök att passa in snarare än att vara äkta.

Students and tech enthusiasts gathered at Hanken from 9–11 October 2025 to take part in the Quantum x AI Hackathon. During the event, organised in collaboration with Ultrahack, participants developed tools that converged artificial intelligence, quantum computing, portfolio optimisation, and cybersecurity to shape the future of finance.

The COVID-19 pandemic, the blockage of the Suez Canal in 2021, and the Russia-Ukraine war are examples of events that have disrupted supply chains. Media is increasingly mentioning how such events fragment the global supply chains, and now new research proves them right. 

Many Finnish small and medium-sized (SMEs) companies are developing innovative and high-quality sustainable products and services. However, selling those products can be challenging. Hanken School of Economics has received 245,000 euros from Business Finland to equip SMEs with tools for successfully marketing sustainable offerings and achieving profitability.

Många finska små- och medelstora företag utvecklar innovativa och högkvalitativa hållbara produkter och tjänster. Att sälja dessa produkter kan dock vara en utmaning. Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har fått 245 000 euro från Business Finland för att förse små- och medelstora företag med verktyg för att framgångsrikt marknadsföra hållbart utbud och uppnå lönsamhet.

There are significant differences in how prepared Finnish companies are to comply with EU regulations on corporate responsibility. This is shown by a new study conducted by several Hanken researchers, among others, on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Det finns betydande skillnader i hur förberedda företagen i Finland är på att följa EU-regler för företagsansvar. Det visar en ny studie som bland annat flera Hankenforskare har gjort på uppdrag av Utrikesministeriet.

Despite the growing enthusiasm for green acquisitions, skepticism remains. The potential greening effects can be risky and time-consuming, and they don't always materialise. Hanken School of Economics has received 300,000 euros from Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration to find out what the challenges and benefits of Finnish so called green entrepreneurial acquisitions are.

Trots att så kallade gröna företagsförvärv har blivit allt populärare är det fortfarande skäl att ha en skeptisk inställning. De potentiella gröna effekterna kan vara riskfyllda och tidskrävande och de kanske inte alltid blir verklighet. Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har fått 300 000 euro från Marcus Wallenbergs stiftelse för företagsekonomisk forskning för att undersöka vilka utmaningar och fördelar som finns med så kallade gröna företagsförvärv i Finland.

Hanken student Emma Kärkkäinen has won the Association for Environmental Management’s (Ympäristöjohtamisen yhdistys, YJY) master’s thesis competition with her thesis “Implementing sustainable strategy through green investment projects: a multi-level case study from Finnish process industries”.

Hankenstudenten Emma Kärkkäinen har vunnit Föreningen för miljöledarskaps (Ympäristöjohtamisen yhdistys, YJY) pro gradu-tävling med sin avhandling "Implementing sustainable strategy through green investment projects: a multi-level case study from Finnish process industries".

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.

Hanken School of Economics has started a unique collaboration with Gymnasiet Grankulla Samskola. As part of the pilot course Organising for Sustainable Futures, upper secondary school students are contributing content to an online course that will be offered to Swedish-speaking upper secondary schools around Finland.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har startat ett unikt samarbete med Gymnasiet Grankulla samskola. Inom ramen för pilotkursen Organisering för hållbara framtider bidrar gymnasiestuderande med innehåll till en onlinekurs som kommer att erbjudas till gymnasier runtom i Svenskfinland.

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.

This year’s winners of the Sustainable Finance in the Quantum Era Hackathon arranged at Hanken School of Economics developed a quantum optimisation algorithm focused on the logistics industry. Their findings show improvements in both problem-solving efficiency and time reduction.

In line with the internationalisation ambitions of Hanken, academic and administrative staff are offered the opportunity to apply for an Erasmus+ teacher/staff mobility grant at a Hanken partner university within the European Union.

A new initiative that is set to transform the landscape of sustainable solutions for the humanitarian and health sectors worldwide has been launched. The unique platform will help humanitarian and health actors’ access and utilize bio-based products in critical response operations and health programs globally.

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

The word innovation suggests the idea of improving the functional or design features of products and services to make brand offerings useful for consumers, but new research reveals another kind of innovations that positively impact consumers’ perceptions of brands.

Hanken School of Economics invited donors and representatives from Hanken’s partner companies to the university on Wednesday May 29 as an expression of gratitude and a celebration of successful collaborations.

Climate change adds to the complexity to the environment in which humanitarian supply chains operate. In the meanwhile, humanitarian supply chains would contribute to the exacerbation of climate change if a greener approach of management is not adopted. Collaboration between scientists, humanitarian practitioners and beneficiaries can help humanitarian supply chains to become more prepared to climatological hazards and more sustainable.

Although entrepreneurs have been celebrated as heroes who can create their private kingdom and make the world a better place, new research broadens this image by exploring the downsides of entrepreneurship. Many entrepreneurs need to face significant challenges and make sacrifices, or navigate failure and negative identity for a prolonged period of time.

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.

Climate change is an important driver of humanitarian needs. Yet, humanitarian operations also contribute to environmental pollution and degradation. Hanken School of Economics has received over 270 000 euros in EU-funding for a research project that aims to design guidelines and support actions for circular economy in the humanitarian sector.

There is still plenty of untapped tourism potential in Ostrobothnia. Hanken School of Economics is thus partnering with the relevant tourism stakeholders to draw up a road map of the various local players’ shared visions of how tourism could be developed in the province.

The University Collegium of Hanken approved the financial statements for 2022 at its meeting on 8 May 2023. Hanken's operating result in 2022 was -2.9 million compared to the budgeted –3,0 million.

The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) is a national indicator of the perceived innovativeness of companies among Finnish consumers. The annual ranking conducted at Hanken School of Economics lists the most innovative companies according to Finnish consumers.

“It's been about 15 years since I was at Hanken, and I needed a few more tools in my toolbox. Something tangible since questions around strategy and leadership are coming up in my work daily.” These comments stem from President and CEO of the Ahola Group, Ida Saavalainen, who currently attends the Hanken Executive MBA programme.

The Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG) is working with the most pressing issues in our world: from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine and the enormous challenges presented by climate change. This week the Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary.

HUMLOG-institutet (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute) arbetar med de mest centrala frågorna i vår värld: från covid-19-pandemin till kriget i Ukraina och de enorma utmaningar som klimatförändringarna innebär. Denna vecka firade institutet sitt 15-årsjubileum.

Every year, the Student Union chooses the Lecturer of the Year at SHS's annual party and SSHV's annual party. Associate professor Pia Polsa has been voted as Lecturer of the Year in Helsinki and received the award at the SHS annual party on 24 February 2023.

Members of Hankens Sustainability group and the inspector form WWF Green office participated in the audit.

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.

Kaisa Penttilä, PhD candidate and project co-leader for Hanken´s project H2 Ecosystem Roadmap for Ostrobothnia, visited Chile as a part of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation program (IURC Latin America) in the beginning of November.

Kaisa Penttilä, doktorand och projektledare för Hankens projekt H2 Ecosystem Roadmap, besökte Chile som en del av programmet International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC Latin America) i början av november.

Limiting global warming requires reducing substantially the greenhouse gases that our economies emit, particularly the emissions of firms driving economic activity. The European Union committed to reduce emissions down to net zero by 2050 and Finland by 2035. Meeting these commitments requires continued actions of governments and firms, but also of financial actors.

Since 2020 climate-related disasters are the number one cause for displacement in the world rather than conflicts - and a lot of conflicts these days are also climate induced. The Do no harm-mandate in the humanitarian context should include environmental issues but is still neglected all too often, new research shows.

Sedan år 2020 är klimatrelaterade katastrofer snarare än konflikter den främsta orsaken till flyktingströmmar i världen – och många konflikter uppstår också på grund av klimatet i dag. "Do no harm"-mandatet ska i en humanitär kontext omfatta miljöfrågor, men de försummas fortfarande alltför ofta visar ny forskning.

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.

Did you know that Hanken's cutting-edge research is strongly related to sustainability? Hanken Research Day on 24 May presented examples of how the business school works with issues concerning the impact of business and economy on society. The participants got to take part of top research on responsible investments, equity in educational opportunities, sustainable transports, and green hydrogen.

Ideally trademarks and certification marks on various products promote sustainable development. If these tools are used properly, they increase transparency and thus promote consumer information. However, there are some challenges, professor Irene Calboli said at her Fulbright seminar at Hanken School of Economics 30 May 2022.

Do you want to keep track of what is happening at Hanken School of Economics? Then read Hanken's annual magazine which highlights new research and sheds light on current study issues.

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

Hanken's carbon footprint for 2021 is ready.

Hankens kolioxidavtryck för 2021 är klar.

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

ED Martin Fougère har utsetts till professor i företagsledning och politik vid Svenska handelshögskolan.

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

Forskardoktor Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes nuvarande forskningsprojekt ”Världar i omställning” fokuserar på vad ”ekonomi” egentligen är ur ett ekologiskt perspektiv. Det här var också bakgrunden till en paneldiskussion under Vetenskapskarnevalen i Vasa 19.11.2021.

International Advisory Board (IAB) är en rådgivande kommitté, som ger strategiska råd och perspektiv för utvecklingen av skolan enligt internationella normer och utvecklingsbehov för ackrediterade handelshögskolor. Rektor har utnämnt nya medlemmar i IAB 1.11.2021.

In collaboration with Novia University of Applied Sciences and Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK), Hanken is currently calling for expressions of interest in developing hydrogen infrastructure in the Ostrobothnia region, as part of the H2 Ecosystem Roadmap. The project, funded by the EU's regional development funds, has been approved by the Regional Council of Ostrobothnia.

New research shows that a service-providing organisation facilitates the well-being of individuals by supporting, socialising, and empowering them. Technology, service environment and design, and internal practices and arrangements also contribute to the individuals’ well-being.

Efter många år i oljebranschen bytte Linda Tallberg bana och började forska i människo-djurrelationer på arbetsplatser. En fråga hon ofta får är: vad har djur med affärer att göra?

Owned media publications present business sustainability frontrunners actively. Sustainability communication can go beyond managing legitimacy and reputation and guide firms to adopt sustainability-related practices and discourses. Meri-Maaria Frig (M.Sc.) discovered this in her doctoral thesis, which examines business sustainability communication in media.

After many years in the oil industry, Linda Tallberg changed her career and started researching human-animal relations at work. She is often asked the question: what do animals have to do with business?

The HUMLOG Institute Deputy Director Dr. Diego Vega hosted two discussions at the WHF 2021: "Promoting green supply chain management: adopting sustainable policies" and "Analysing localisation: trends, challenges and solutions to implementation"

The HUMLOG Institute Deputy Director Dr. Diego Vega hosted two discussions at the WHF 2021: "Promoting green supply chain management: adopting sustainable policies" and "Analysing localisation: trends, challenges and solutions to implementation"

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.

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.

I Hankens sommarpodd, som utkommer med tre avsnitt i veckan under juli och början av augusti, berättar högskolans experter om sin forskning, men ger också sina bästa boktips.

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.

Den växande betydelsen av ESG-data för ekonomiskt beslutsfattande och för att uppnå hållbarhetsmål var i fokus på ett webbinarium som Hanken arrangerade 11.6.2020. Talarna krävde ökad standardisering, transparens, tillgänglighet och tillförlitlighet av hållbarhetsdata då det ställs hårda klimat- och miljökrav.

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.

Publish gold and hybrid open access with discounts on APCs and Hanken’s central fund for APCs.

Hanken undertecknade 8.11.2019 ett klimatfördrag, SDG Accord, som är universitetssektorns hållbarhetsinitiativ och ett svar på de globala klimatmålsättningarna.

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's second Sustainable Development Goals week will be held from November 19th to 26th in Helsinki and Vaasa, with the aim of mobilising students, staff and members of public to board on a collective journey towards achieving the global goals. All events and exhibitions are free of charge and most of them are open to all!

Hanken uppmärksammar FN:s globala mål för hållbar utveckling med Sustainable Development Goals-veckan både i Helsingfors och i Vasa den 19–26 november. Alla evenemang och utställningar är gratis och de flesta är öppna för alla.

Torkel Tallqvist och Pekka Sääskilahti har blivit utnämnda till Professor of Practice vid Hanken. Tallqvist är expert inom företagsledningsfrågor och entreprenörskap och Sääskilahti är expert på immaterialrätt, konkurrenspolitik och prissättning.

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 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.

Hanken’s Green Office team is currently working on our annual WWF Green Office report. The report covers, among other things, progress made with regards to the indicators we have committed to follow up.

Hankens Green Office-grupp arbetar som bäst med den årliga Green Office-rapporteringen. I rapporten ingår bl.a. information om de indikatorer vi förbundit oss följa upp och framsteg som gjorts.

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.

Inför vårens ansökningsomgång till studier inom Hankens doktorandutbildning har Akademiska rådet beslutat att sluta kräva GMAT/GRE-test av sökande som har avlagt sin behörighetsgivande examen i ett EU-/EES-land.

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

Money follows the best people and ideas, said Professor Bengt Holmström in the opening ceremony of Helsinki GSE. Professor Jean Tirole expected courage from politicians to admit that preventing climate change will require financial investment.

Läs referatet från AR-mötet den 6 juni 2018.

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.

Universitetsläraren Jannika Lassus har utsetts till ny medlem i Svenska språknämnden i Finland.

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.

Hanken’s Green Office team is currently working on our annual WWF Green Office reportThe report covers among other things the progress made as regards the indicators we have committed to follow up.

Hankens Green Office-grupp arbetar som bäst med den årliga Green Office-rapportering. I rapporten ingår bl.a. information om de indikatorer vi förbundit oss följa upp och framsteg som gjorts.

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.

Professor Peter Matthews holds a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Hanken during the Academic Year 2017-2018.

Open Access (OA) is becoming a norm in scholarly publishing. What does the funding organisations require? Has Hanken reached its goal for OA publishing? Open access as a new criteria for the publication awards at Hanken.

Borrow a Hanken bike for shorter meetings and errands. Hanken now has bikes available for staff. There are two bikes in Helsinki and one in Vaasa.

Låna en Hankencykel för kortare möten och ärenden utanför Hanken. Hanken har skaffat 2 cyklar till Helsingfors och en till Vasa som personalen kan låna över dagen för möten.

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).

The Hanken foundation 'Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan' has decided to award the following persons for their publications 2016

Stiftelsen Svenska handelshögskolan har slagit fast de personer som premieras för vetenskapliga artiklar.

Helsinki Challenge, the science-based idea competition, creates solutions for the grand challenges of the world and for building the well-being of the future through collaboration between the scientific community and society.

Vetenskapstävlingen Helsinki Challenge skapar lösningar på de stora problemen i världen genom samarbete mellan forskare och det omgivande samhället.

Helsinki Challenge is an idea competition where solutions for the great challenges of the world and future well-being are solved.

I vetenskapstävlingen Helsinki Challenge kan du vinna 375 000 euro för att förverkliga din idé för ett mera hållbart samhälle.

This year, Hanken started its academic year by investing in Naava active green walls.

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.