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.

Here you can find the opening hours for Hanken during Christmas and New Year 2025.

How do we create security and meaning when working life changes at a rapid pace? Daniela Pyhäjärvi’s doctoral thesis shows that stories are a powerful tool for managing uncertainty and preserving identity and social structures.

Can prediction reshape economics? New research shows that prediction is not just a technical exercise, it can transform how we understand and apply economic principles.

How do we meet the challenges of a changing world – that was the topic as Hankendagen and Hanken & SSE Executive Education celebrated their 20th anniversary.

Jannica Fagerholm, managing director of the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation and seasoned board professional, has received the award Alum of the Year at Hanken School of Economics.

The Language café at Hanken School of Economics is a new initiative open to both students and staff offering a relaxed and inclusive setting for language learning, cultural exchange and community building. It’s also part of Hanken’s broader efforts to support language learning and integration.

Hanken School of Economics participated in a training programme organised by THL to strengthen anti-racist practices in the workplace. The aim was to explore proactive measures for preventing racism and eliminating its impacts in their own workplaces.

Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har deltagit i en utbildning som ordnats av THL för att stärka ett antirasistiskt arbetssätt. Målet var att fundera på aktiva åtgärder för att förebygga rasism och motverka dess effekter på arbetsplatsen.

“Startups often fail due to internal misunderstandings within teams. That is why we developed a research-based workshop format designed to help individuals build a shared language and deepen mutual understanding,” say Daniil Pokidko and Philippe Saadé, the Hanken researchers behind Hopscotch Canvas, a new tool focused on experiential learning.

A new way to store your things: pack at home, schedule pickup through an app, and have them delivered back whenever you need, whether it’s a few items or everything at once. This innovative service has been created by Hanken student Axel Aarnio and his co-founder Mikael Mauranen, in collaboration with Posti and Hanken Business Lab.

How is AI transforming the way we work, lead and collaborate? And how can AI-based methods be used not just to boost productivity but to strengthen the human and social capabilities of organisational life? These are the central questions driving a new research project led by Hanken School of Economics and Aalto University, funded by Business Finland.

Associate Professor Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes from Hanken School of Economics will take part in Wasa Teater’s Kunskapskabarén, a unique concept where improvisational theatre meets academic research. She will speak during two different performances in early November at Wasa Teater.

Professor Vlad Vaiman from the School of Management of California Lutheran University in the USA is visiting Hanken during autumn (Nov-Dec) and spring (March-April) as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics. He will be working at the Department of Management and Organisation.

Professor Vlad Vaiman från School of Management vid California Lutheran University i USA gästar Hanken under hösten (nov-dec) och våren (mars-april) som Fulbright Distinguished Chair i ekonomi. Han kommer att vara verksam vid institutionen för företagsledning och organisation.

Hanken alum Axel Anderson was awarded the Hugo Fredriksson Memorial Award of 1,700 euros at the Alumni celebration on 3 October 2025. The award is presented annually to a newly graduated Hanken student who has shown excellent academic performance and active engagement for the School.

Finance Link is the latest company to join Hanken’s partner programme. “I hope the collaboration will lead to recruitment of young talent and strengthen our visibility within Hanken’s network,” says CEO Robert Malmström.

Hanken alum Johanna Söderström has built an impressive career as an HR professional in multinational companies such as Dow Chemicals and Tyson Foods. Today, she gives back to Hanken by serving as a strategic advisor to the Rector through the university’s International Advisory Board.

What happens to donated textiles to non-profit charity organisations? New research offers insight into collection and sorting of used textiles for charity second-hand shops as well as into partnerships for textile circularity between non-profits and companies.

Welcome to join the library’s workshops during the autumn term! The workshops are held online, and are open for everyone at Hanken.

How can we ensure that society continues to function during crises in the future? This is the central question of a new research project in which Hanken School of Economics is participating, together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

In early May, Hanken students Aida Aledin, Emil Zittra, and Marcus Karino made history by winning the Nordic finals of the L’Oréal Brandstorm competition. As the first Finnish team ever to qualify for the international finals in Paris, they returned home with fresh insights and valuable experiences from the event.

With healthcare organisations facing tighter budgets and growing financial insecurity, a new study from Hanken highlights the importance of involving care workers in shaping practical solutions - especially when it comes to resourcing and keeping promises made to clients and their families. The study addresses a growing tension between economic efficiency and the ethics of human care.

Ny forskning visar att afrikanska regeringars externa upplåning kan förbättra företags tillgång till kapital - snarare än att försvåra den. Anledningen är att extern skuld ökar marknadens förtroende. Till skillnad från inhemsk upplåning tillför extern skuldsättning nytt kapital till ekonomin, vilket gör det lättare särskilt för börsnoterade och internationellt verksamma företag att få tillgång till finansiering.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2025.

Desinformation har länge förknippats med politisk propaganda eller militär vilseledning men i dag har den utvecklats till en lönsam industri, skriver Hankens biträdande professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz i ett nytt blogginlägg (på engelska).

"The support we receive from our alumni and friends is absolutely crucial for Hanken’s continued success. Without your contributions, Hanken would not be what it is today," said Hanken’s Rector, Ingmar Björkman, at the university’s Donors’ Evening and Scholarship Ceremony on 27 May.

"Buy this. Read that. Be like this." Associate Professor Mikko Vesa, together with Professor Frank den Hond, has explored so called algorithmic recommendations, specifically how AI-driven tools aim to shape the choices we make and what the consequences of this might be.

“AI requires a new kind of leadership. The biggest obstacle facing leaders today isn’t technology, it’s the mental models, the outdated ways you think about organisations, leadership and innovations”, stated keynote speaker Petri Kokko at a Hanken Insights event on AI held on 15 May.

Hanken's mentorship programme continues to attract a large number of applications. Over the past year, a record number of pairs, 89 in total, have had regular meetings both in Helsinki and Vaasa. Mentors Millie Ahlskog and Stephanie Bardy, who were previously a mentor/mentee pair, share their experiences and explain why they highly recommend applying to the programme.

Hankens mentorskapsprogram fortsätter att locka ett stort antal ansökningar. Under det senaste året har ett rekordantal par, 89 stycken, haft regelbundna träffar både i Helsingfors och Vasa. Mentorerna Millie Ahlskog och Stephanie Bardy, som tidigare var ett mentor/adept-par, delar här med sig av sina erfarenheter och förklarar varför de varmt rekommenderar att söka till programmet.

The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) 2025 winner is IKEA with top10 including global brands and Finnish icons: Apple, BMW Group, Uber, Marimekko, Fiskars Group, Normal, Samsung, Airbnb, and Lumene. The latest FII results spotlight how innovation, purpose, and growth go hand in hand.

Årets vinnare i Finnish Innovation Index (FII)-mätningen är Ikea. I topp 10 finns globala varumärken och finska flaggskepp: Apple, BMW Group, Uber, Marimekko, Fiskars Group, Normal, Samsung, Airbnb och Lumene. De senaste FII-resultaten visar hur innovation, värdegrund och tillväxt går hand i hand.

The total annual carbon footprint of 2024 was 14 109 tCO2e market-based and 15 519 tCO2e location based, market based emissions being 15 % higher than base year 2018 and in 2023.

The Board of Hanken School of Economics has appointed Kristina Pentti-von Walzel as new chair of the School's donation committee. Pentti-von Walzel has a Master’s degree from Hanken and is the founder and CEO of Laponie of Scandinavia, a skincare company based in Helsinki.

Personal mentorship from PVH Corp's (Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) CEO and Hanken alum Stefan Larsson, a week at the company’s headquarters in New York City and a behind-the-scenes visit to Calvin Klein's show during New York Fashion Week. These are just a few of the experiences that the Dare to Dream scholarship recipients Aileen Ahlskog and Anna Hägerström have enjoyed over the past year.

The Hanken alum Stefan Larsson’s “Dare to Dream” scholarship will be awarded to one Hanken student who is currently pursuing master studies and aims to graduate in 2026. This is the second time the scholarship is awarded. The recipient will have Stefan Larsson, CEO of PVH Corp., as a mentor for one year and gets to visit him for a week in New York.

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 alum Yesmith Sánchez started working for the DEI consultancy company Inklusiiv four years ago when diversity, equity, and inclusion issues were not spoken of broadly in Finland. Since then, Sánchez has been very busy helping a lot of organisations build more diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces.

Over the past three years, researchers at the Hanken School of Economics have received over 1.8 MEUR in support from Finnish foundations for different research projects. Representatives from eleven foundations and funds met with researchers and the university management at Hanken on 4 April 2025, and got a glimpse of current research at the School.

I år har Svenska handelshögskolans (Hanken) kandidatutbildning både i Helsingfors och Vasa lockat rekordmånga ansökningar. Ansökningsmålen på båda orterna slår alla tidigare års ansökningsrekord.

Suomen Ekonomit has rewarded Faiyaz Khan for useful tips for students writing their master’s thesis. Khan studied management and organisation at Hanken and graduated 2024.

Hanken student William Engblom, founder of Hashlist, has been awarded the Anders Wall scholarship of 200 000 SEK. With a background in motorsport and a passion for innovation, he has built a platform that matches technical experts with the needs of the automotive industry.

“The Vaasa region boasts a strong entrepreneurial spirit and numerous companies, but engaging students has been somewhat challenging. To address this, the Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education has decided to collaborate on entrepreneurship initiatives to better support and involve students”, says Nina Ingves, operations manager at Hanken Business Lab in Vaasa.

Hanken School of Economics, together with other universities and science funding agencies, is committed to working together to accelerate the sustainability transition.

Einar Nordström thrives on new challenges, whether in his career, studies, or hobbies. When he began his studies at Hanken in 2018, he was drawn to the university’s flexibility in tailoring study programs to individual interests.

“Being prepared and resilient isn't just about facing the worst-case scenarios - preparedness should be part of everyday life”, says Hanken’s Aino Ruggiero, who has been researching citizens' home preparedness, among other topics.

Svenska handelshögskolans (Hanken) engelskspråkiga kandidatprogram Bachelor in Business har i den första gemensamma ansökan lockat 1001 sökande. Hankens magisterprogram på engelska har lockat 769 sökande.

At the end of 2024, a well-being survey was conducted among bachelor and master students at Hanken. The results regarding studies and study pace are excellent, while slightly more students than before experience a feeling of loneliness.

Professor Emeritus Christian Grönroos has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Don Schultz award for Innovation in Teaching, Theory and Practice of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) by the Medill School of Journalism.

For years, being listed on a stock exchange has been seen as a prestigious and beneficial move for companies. Lately, however, there's been a noticeable drop in the number of companies wanting to stay publicly listed. A new study uncovers why some companies are choosing to voluntarily delist.

The library workshops for the spring term 2025 are now published! The workshops are held online, and are open for everyone at Hanken.

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”.

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.

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.

Johanna Karanko and Nicola Lindertz are Hanken alumni who both became ambassadors. Karanko is currently stationed in Brazil while Lindertz serves in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Among other things, they are working to promote the interests of Finnish companies and they have recognised many business opportunities in South America.

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.

Approximately a quarter of the students at Hanken have Finnish as their mother tongue. Juho Rasa is one of them and he has a message for all Finnish speakers considering studying in Swedish: “You will thank yourself. I have already done so many times.”

Laura Ihanainen, Oskar Korkman and Kevin Deegan have been appointed Professors of Practice at Hanken. They will work with the Department of Marketing from 1 September 2024 until 31 August 2026.

CERS, Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management, celebrated 30 years of service excellence on 12 September 2024 at Hanken School of Economics. To mark this occasion, the institute had a celebratory event, "30 Years Past, Looking into the Future."

Ordet innovation kopplar man oftast ihop med att förbättra funktionella eller designmässiga egenskaper hos produkter och tjänster, men ny forskning avslöjar en annan typ av innovationer som har en positiv inverkan på konsumenternas uppfattning om varumärken.

– Trots att Finland flera år i rad har utsetts till ”världens lyckligaste land” står vårt land inför ett antal utmaningar. En av dessa utmaningar är hur vi ska anpassa oss till demografiska förändringar, i synnerhet till den åldrande befolkningen, konstaterade rektor Ingmar Björkman på Hankens inskription 2 september 2024.

Hanken School of Economics has been granted over 200,000 EUR by The Finnish Research Impact Foundation (FRIF) for a research project that will involve logistics companies in the development of circular economy business models.

Professor Gang Wang from Florida State University is visiting Hanken during autumn 2024 as Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair.

The library workshops for autumn 2024 are now published! The workshops are open for everyone at Hanken.

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.

Do you dream of starting your own business? Then this is something for you! We at Hanken Business Lab’s Playground pre-incubator are happy to announce that applications are officially open for the programme in autumn 2024. If you are a university student, a professional looking to change careers or an industry expert ready to take the plunge into entrepreneurship, you now have the chance to make your dreams come true.

Universities will develop joint approaches to strengthen the quality and impact of researcher training. The aim of these recommendations is to increase the appeal of researcher training and the number of flexible pathways to training, strengthen its relevance to working life and employment opportunities, and speed up graduation.

Hanken conducted a CO2 calculation development project of its 2023 carbon footprint and recalculated the base year 2018 emissions.

Posti Group is the most recent company to join Hanken's partner programme. The focus is on close collaboration with Hanken Business Lab, the university’s incubator. “We are looking for people who have the passion to build new, sustainable business ideas”, says Oskari Tinkanen from Posti.

In the midst of climate change, pandemics, and digital transformation, managers find themselves at the forefront of navigating uncertainty. New research shows how managers make sense of this dynamic business environment and what the implications are when it comes to strategic decision-making.

The Hanken alumnus Stefan Larsson’s first ever “Dare to Dream” scholarship has been awarded to Hanken students Anna Hägerström and Aileen Ahlskog. The students will have Stefan Larsson, CEO of PVH Corp., as a mentor for one year and get to visit him for a week in New York.

A brand new Moomin book is set to release in September. However, this book focuses less on the events in the Moominvalley and more on the business and managing the ecosystem of companies with Moomin Characters at its core. Generosity is highlighted as a key management practice. The book is written by Hanken Professor Janne Tienari and Assistant Professor Paul Savage.

För att uttrycka sin tacksamhet och fira framgångsrika samarbeten bjöd Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) in donatorer och representanter för Hankens partnerföretag till högskolan onsdagen 29 maj.

The former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank), Stefan Ingves, sees several global trends affecting the economy that will happen regardless of what we in Finland want and choose. These include climate change, balance changes of financial power with countries growing at different rates, as well as large and growing public debt.

In recent years Hanken School of Economics has welcomed about 80 new international students each autumn. Most international students join Hanken’s Master’s programmes in English, which offer major studies in the main business-school disciplines. For the 2023-2024 academic year, Hanken has international students from 35 countries around the world.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2024.

OP Uusimaa is the newest member of Hanken's partner programme. "Hanken is home to the top experts of the future, and we want to be present to increase awareness of the financial sector," says HR Manager Jani Mikanmaa.

The student team ‘Hair4you’ from Hanken was one of the top three in the Nordic final of cosmetics company L'Oréal's international marketing competition Brandstorm 2024.

The studies at Hanken are international in many ways, not least thanks to the unique mandatory exchange semester for all bachelor-level students. Meet four students who are on exchange in different parts of the world during the spring semester 2024.

According to the Finnish Innovation Index (FII) BeyondMeat, MeEat and Oatly are the most innovative companies in Finland 2024. The annual FII study, conducted by Hanken School of Economics, lists the most innovative companies and their respective industries according to Finnish consumers.

Digital data can help companies improve customer experience and achieve greater growth, but the downside includes data breaches, misuse and employee technostress. How can companies responsibly and transparently collect, use and create value from all available digital data? A new research project at Hanken School of Economics wants to find out.

Students will soon be able to take one entrance exam and use it to apply to several universities and fields of study. The reform will significantly reduce the number of entrance exams. This will make it possible to adjust the schedule of admissions so that those selected through certificate-based admission do not need to prepare for the entrance exams.

Several students at Hanken School of Economics have been involved in helping a project for Unicef Finland to investigate how much children's rights are taken into account in Finnish listed companies. Unicef Finland report shows that the majority of companies do not consider or measure their impact on children.

The Hanken alumnus Stefan Larsson’s “Dare to Dream” scholarship will be awarded to one Hanken student who is currently pursuing master studies and aims to graduate in 2025. This student will have Stefan Larsson as a mentor for one year and gets to visit him for a week in New York. The application period runs until 30 April 2024.

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.

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.

This year the Fazer Award goes to Lisa Theman. The award is worth 15,000 euros and is given to a Hanken student with strong values and who has demonstrated good study performance.

Svenska handelshögskolans (Hanken) nya engelskspråkiga kandidatprogram Bachelor in Business har i den första gemensamma ansökan lockat 1376 sökande. Dessutom slår Hankens magisterprogram på engelska alla tiders rekord med 1833 sökande.

It’s increasingly important that students learn to think like entrepreneurs even though they may never want to start their own company. Hanken School of Economics supports students in recognizing there are good opportunities to implement a startup mentality and spark excitement from within an existing organization, through the research area of corporate entrepreneurship.

The winning team of Hanken Quantum Hackathon 2023 offers practical solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in Finland grappling with ESG reporting. The students behind Sustainify, came up with a platform that simplifies the reporting process by guiding users through tailored questionnaires.

Check out Hanken's opening hours in both Vaasa and Helsinki during Christmas and New Year holidays on the Hanken website.

"I have a tradition of visiting business schools in various places. The combination of societal interest, entrepreneurship, and economics in business schools holds much of the great future. This was emphasised by Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during his visit to Hanken School of Economics on Monday, November 27.

All Hanken students and staff are invited to Leadership insights - a morning session with the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the Assembly Hall in Helsinki on Monday 27 November at 9.40 am. The session will be moderated by Director Charlotta Collén and will focus on leadership and international relations.

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.

The space industry is on the rise worldwide, and Hanken School of Economics is aiming to promote Finland's aerospace economy. A new Nordic project intends to increase understanding of the versatile opportunities satellite data offer.

Hanken's External Stakeholder Advisory Board (ESAB) enters a new mandate period, and thus this has also reflected as some changes among the Hanken ambassadors. Through involvement in Hanken's operations, the Hanken ambassadors provide support and advice and help to spread positive synergies around Hanken.

Now you have the opportunity to meet Janicke Rasmussen, Hanken's board member and associate professor at the BI Norwegian Business School, during a breakfast event at Hanken on 1 November at 08:30. Janicke talks about her research on why corporate boards fire their CEOs.

New research shows that challenges concerning management of the shared ownership among members of owning families are based on the absence of procedural justice in family governance processes. Family members experience disappointment, frustration and feelings of injustice, as everybody does not follow the mutually decided guidelines.

Hanken Professor Jennie Sumelius is researching how the transition to hybrid work, the mix between remote work and office-based work, is changing the workplace, and what HR can do to facilitate these changes.

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.

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will visit Hanken in Helsinki on Thursday 21 September 2023 at 11-12:30. The visit requires some special arrangements to ensure the safety during the visit.

Planting trees is a popular and easy way to try to mitigate climate change. But is it really as effective and environmentally friendly as many people think? What political forces are behind it, and what are the societal consequences of planting trees in different countries and cultures?

Like many other societal actors, universities are currently very concerned about racism, polarization, the intensification of public discourse, and the way in which our society based on equality and non-discrimination is being challenged.

We need to be aware of the many contradictions and pitfalls when designing technologies and technology-powered services that empower individual well-being.

Professor Joakim Wincent's research on entrepreneurship has been awarded the Academy of Management's internationally prestigious Foundational Paper Award. No European has previously received this honour.

Digital intimate partner violence is not only affecting the victim but potentially also any workplace, even yours and mine. It cannot be ignored, especially by managers and others with power to do something about it, says Charlotta Niemistö, project leader at Hanken School of Economics.

Hanken doctoral student Joosua Virtanen has been awarded a Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship. Virtanen is one of three Finns awarded this prestigious one-year grant and will travel to the University of California, Berkeley this autumn to conduct research related to his doctoral thesis.

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.

Det finns fortfarande mycket outnyttjad turismpotential i Österbotten. Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) ska därför tillsammans med relevanta turismaktörer ta fram en vägkarta för landskapets gemensamma syn på hur turismen kunde utvecklas.

Do you want to keep track of what is happening at Hanken? The Hanken Magazine highlights new research and current study issues.

At its meeting on 19 April 2023, Hanken's Board elected Professor Mika Gabrielsson as Dean of education. He was elected for a three-year term starting on 1 August 2023. Gabrielsson is currently professor in international business with specialisation in marketing and sales at the University of Eastern Finland.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2023.

Companies within the EU need to take greater responsibility to prevent social and environmental problems. This is also the case in developing countries, where the majority of production takes place. For that reason, a number of EU corporate responsibility regulations are being prepared.

Dr. Craig Crossley is visiting Hanken during spring 2023 and Spring 2024 as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor.

What’s the hardest part of decision making? Many leaders focus too much on the risk of a bad result, and when we do, we risk being less innovative and creative, stated Mona Riabacke, Ph.D. in Risk and Decision Analysis. Riabacke spoke at the biggest annual alumni event at Hanken School of Economics, Hankendagen, in Helsinki.

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.

Attempts have been made to increase the number of women in the field of technology for decades. However, the attempts have not been successful: In Finland, only one in five technology professionals is a woman. It is often argued that women lack an innate interest in technology. However, the lack of interest is not the cause but the consequence: the technology industry is structured to be masculine.

In a world where humanitarian crises seem to be an ever-present reality, delivering aid to those in need has become more challenging than ever. As humanitarian organisations increasingly turn to cash and voucher assistance (CVA) as a way to provide aid , it is crucial to consider the logistical implications of this. Failure to do so can result in delays, increased costs, and potentially harmful outcomes for the very people organisations strive to help.

Through the transformed Hanken International Talent initiative, all international degree students can now receive support for integrating into Finnish society and working life. We spoke to two students who have experienced the benefits.

Det förnyade Hanken International Talent-initiativet erbjuder alla internationella magisterstudenter stöd för att integreras i det finländska samhället och arbetslivet. Vi har talat med två studenter som haft stor nytta av utbudet och stödet från Hanken.

“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.

“Our main task is to support companies to improve their leadership. We do this by igniting strategic renewal in teams and individuals,” says Marc Hinnenberg, CEO of Hanken & SSE Executive Education.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, Mekhail Mustak, has co-written a research paper exploring the threats and opportunities of deepfake technology.

How has Hanken been faring in its responsible management education and sustainability journey for the past couple of years? The answers can be found in Hanken's latest PRME report for the years 2020-22! Hanken is also part of the Climate University, which offers sustainability and climate courses open to everyone.

“We are still at an early stage in a complex digital world of finance. There are huge opportunities for making finance cheaper, faster and safer”, says Bengt Holmström, Nobel laureate in economics and Hanken Foundation Distinguished Fellow Professor.

I år har Hankens kandidatutbildning i Vasa lockat rekordmånga. I gemensam ansökan våren 2023 har det kommit in hela 739 ansökningar till Hanken i Vasa.

Professor Lisa Ellram is visiting Hanken during spring 2023 as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor.

I början av året trädde en ny finansieringslag i kraft som fastställer finansieringen av statens forsknings- och utvecklingsverksamhet för perioden 2024–2030. Verkställandet av lagen innebär i praktiken att staten från och med år 2024 och fram till år 2030 årligen budgeterar cirka 260 miljoner euro mer för FoUI-verksamheten än året innan.

On 14 March 2023 Hanken School of Economics arranged an inaugural installation ceremony for three new professors, Martin Fougère (Management and organisation), Johanna Gummerus (Marketing), and Jennie Sumelius (Management and organisation).

Hanken student Henrik Helenius has been awarded the Anders Wall scholarship of approximately 20,000 euros for having excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking. The scholarship was presented on 10 March 2023 at the Anders Wall Foundation's scholarship award ceremony in Stockholm. Helenius is one of the founders of Droppe, a marketplace that sells supplies to industrial companies.

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.

Efterfrågan på jordbruksråvaror inom EU leder till förändringar i markanvändningen i länder som är rika på biologisk mångfald, i till exempel Afrika och Latinamerika. Det leder i sin tur till stora förluster av biodiversitet. Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) deltar i ett omfattande EU-projekt för att ta fram ny kunskap och nya verktyg för mer hållbara jordbruks- och livsmedelssystem.

PhD Johanna Gummerus has been appointed as the new Professor of Marketing at Hanken School of Economics. Professor Gummerus has a long and warm relationship with Hanken. She graduated from the university in 2011 and enjoys it so much that she has worked here ever since.

PhD (Econ.) Jennie Sumelius has been appointed Professor of Management and Organisation at Hanken School of Economics. Professor Sumelius has a long background at Hanken, both as a student and as a colleague in various positions.

In the most recent alumni survey, nearly every respondent stated that they have a positive attitude towards their alma mater, and that they are proud to be associated with Hanken. "This is wonderful news for Hanken and we are very pleased to hear that Hanken’s alumni feel that we care about them," says Camilla Wardi, Head of Corporate Relations and Outreach.

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Are you interested in starting your own company but don't know where to start? Do you have a can-do-attitude? Are you based in Helsinki? Then The Playground is something for you! Apply now to the spring 2023 pre-incubator program.

Akademiska rådet vid Hanken har nyligen godkänt vissa strukturella förändringar i magisterprogrammet i engelska. Från och med hösten 2023 erbjuder Hanken nio magisterprogram (MSc Economics and Business Administration) på engelska.

Due to the rising availability of online data, firms and consumers can make more informed decisions than ever before. In particular, firms can leverage marketing analytics to learn about consumer behaviours and preferences by analysing data taken from various online sources (e.g., social media and e-commerce websites). Meanwhile, consumers can rely on online information shared by different stakeholders (e.g., fellow consumers and firms).

Many projects are doomed from the onset by insufficient attention to project concept design. As a result, projects – even when on time, within budget and according to specifications – can fail to meet the needs of buyers, end-users or contractors.

Self-tracking products and apps are expected to help consumers improve themselves, but new research suggests they can also be used to avoid and change structures such as harmful beauty standards or workplace conditions.

Konsumenter förväntas jobba med sig själv med hjälp av produkter och appar för självmätning, men ny forskning tyder på att de även kan användas för att undvika och förändra strukturer, så som skadliga skönhetsnormer eller arbetsplatsförhållanden.

Every day there's 3.2 billion likes and comments on Facebook, over 500 million tweets on Twitter, 3.7 million videos uploaded on Youtube and over 100 billion messages sent on Whatsapp. “This is why alternative data matters”, says Thoi Mai, doctoral student in finance at Hanken School of Economics.

Responsible investment has traditionally mainly focused on environmental issues, but the social responsibility dimension is becoming increasingly important. The war in Ukraine and the pandemic may be a contributing factor, says Emilia Vähämaa, Wärtsilä Associate Professor at the Hanken School of Economics.

Ansvarsfulla investeringar har traditionellt fokuserat mest på miljöfrågor men den sociala aspekten håller på att bli allt viktigare. Kriget i Ukraina och pandemin kan vara en bidragande orsak. Det säger Emilia Vähämaa, Wärtsilä biträdande professor vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken).

On CERS-blog gives PhD candidate Valeria Penttinen us a new way of looking at video reviews.

På CERS-bloggen ger doktoranden Valeria Penttinen oss ett nytt sätt att se på videorecensioner.

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.

– Hanken ska sträva efter att i framtiden på ett utmärkt sätt bidra till att ett mycket större antal utländska medborgare söker sig till Finland och integreras i det finländska arbetslivet. Det konstaterade rektor Ingmar Björkman på Svenska handelshögskolans inskription 1 september 2022.

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.

Svenska handelshögskolans nya rektor Ingmar Björkman vill få med personalen i beslutsfattandet i allt högre grad. Han vill se mer internationella studenter på Hanken och har inget emot att folk klagar. Engagemang och transparens är hans ledord.

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.

Disinformation on social media is more than facts versus falsehoods or fake news. A new study at Hanken School of Economics shows that spreading disinformation is also an engagement program that encourages consumers to take sides in a culture war.

A new study conducted at Hanken School of Economics lists the most innovative companies according to Finnish consumers. The Finnish Innovation Index (FII) is a national measure of perceived innovativeness of companies among Finnish customers who have during the last six months purchased or used the products of the included companies.

Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2022.

Hanken alumni Camilla and John Lindfors have donated 500 000 euro to Hanken’s fundraising campaign Count on Hanken.

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.

How to shape the market for future needs? Is this the end of globalisation? Will it be possible to start an anode material factory in Vaasa? These were topics that were discussed during the annual Hankendagen which was held in Vaasa on 12 May 2022.

The Foundation for Economic Education (Liikesivistysrahasto) donates 200 000 euro to Hanken. The donation is included in Hanken's ongoing fundraising campaign Count on Hanken.

Hanken School of Economics annually nominates Alumni of the Year, a Hanken alumnus/alumna who has kept in touch with the School after graduating and who has received recognition for his or her involvement in society. This year, the title went to Joel Sunabacka from Vaasa.

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 offers a coaching programme that takes a closer look at how to manage working life expectations, workload, time management and how to learn more about social interaction. The core of the message is how we can create the best working conditions and community possible.

Flexible credits, cooperative group work, informal academic culture, and the beauty of winter – four exchange students share their impressions of studying at Hanken during the spring semester.

In most cryptocurrencies mining (the process by which new cryptocurrency coins are entered into circulation) is necessary for securing transaction finality. Unfortunately mining is not environmentally friendly. It is common knowledge that Proof-of-Stake is pollution free and new research suggests that it is as secure.

Concentration, discussion, inspiration, exchange of ideas – the atmosphere is palpable when you step down into the basement of Hanken in Helsinki. Here is Hanken Business Lab, an innovative incubator with the goal of helping start-ups, growth companies, associations and individuals to grow.

Koncentration, diskussion, inspiration, idéutbyte – den kreativa stämningen är påtaglig när du kliver ner i källaren på Hanken i Helsingfors. Här ligger Hanken Business Lab, en nyskapande inkubator med målet att hjälpa start-ups, tillväxtbolag, föreningar och individer att växa.

There is an urgency to make progress on building a more equitable and inclusive society, especially in the developing countries. New research suggests that social entrepreneurship programmes aimed at encouraging women’s entrepreneurship are particularly valuable in promoting social change.

Due to various renovations in the Assembly Hall, several class rooms and offices, Hanken's front doors in the main building in Helsinki will be closed from 23 June to 15 August 2022. Only students and staff have access to the main building using their own key.

Today’s working life is undergoing changes, and we have a demographic structure that requires us to feel up to, and want to, work for a longer time. At the same time, we need more people in the labour market. How could employers, employees and leaders work together to obtain a socially viable working life? That was the theme of the alumni event “Alumnträffen 2022”.

Hanken’s bachelor degree studies in Swedish attract applicants from both Finland and Sweden. One third of all applicants for Hanken in the joint application in the spring of 2022 are Finnish speaking.

Kandidatutbildningen på Hanken lockar sökande från både Finland och Sverige. En tredjedel av alla sökande till Hanken i gemensamma ansökan våren 2022 är finskspråkiga.

Join representatives from Hanken’s HUMLOG Institute at Heureka’s Family Day to learn about facing disasters, crisis scenarios, and aid procurement on 26 March.

“Seek support and be the support that others seek as well”. This career advice was provided by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, former President of the Republic of Croatia, when she visited Hanken to talk about leadership.

Who do we want to be as a company? And what do we promise to our stakeholders? These are questions all companies face when they want to express their corporate identity. New research suggests that companies could increase stakeholder identification by involving multiple stakeholders in their branding processes.

Fair rules of play for all, to foster an even better and more responsible business culture – that is the essence of the new Hanken Code of Conduct.

The HUMLOG Institute at Hanken is a world leader in research in humanitarian logistics, ie how to best reach out with help to people in crisis areas. At a seminar at Hanken 3.3.2022, HUMLOG's experts and researchers commented on the situation in Ukraine and why it would be more effective if the outside world's aid to Ukraine would be monetary rather than sending goods.

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.

The global network Junior Achievement Worldwide has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. "It is truly wonderful that the role entrepreneurship plays in fostering a positive, peaceful society is being highlighted in such a way," says Christina Dahlblom, chairman of the network's Finnish member federation and Professor of Practice at Hanken.

"We have always done it that way" is an expression that Joel Sunabacka, head of the Bank of Åland in Vasa, Hankenalumnus, and winner of the competition Young Leader of the Year in Western Finland, cannot stand.

”Så har vi alltid gjort”. Det är ett uttryck som Joel Sunabacka, direktör på Ålandsbanken, Hankenalumn och vinnare i Årets unga ledare-tävlingen i Västra Finland, inte kan tåla.

Dr. Daniel Pasternack has on 1.10.2021 been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken for a period of three years. Pasternack has a background as an entrepreneur and is the CEO of the asset management company Elite Alfred Berg.

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Assistant professor Maria Ehrnström-Fuente's current research project "Worlds in transition" focuses on what "economics" really is from an ecological perspective. This was also the starting point for a panel discussion during the Science Carnival in Vaasa on 19.11.2021.

Lifeline Ventures invests two million euros in Hanken Business Lab's member company Mobal. Lifeline Ventures' previous investments include Wolt, Supercell, Smartly and Aiven.

A course ideated, planned and taught by students is currently taking place for the first time in Hanken’s history. The course Sustainable Venture Creation enables students to develop ventures that work towards the UN’s sustainable development goals.

Many high-tech products contain high-demand metals. These metals are of strategic importance to the world economy but will likely be difficult to access in the future. As critical materials, they are part of society’s critical infrastructure and should therefore be recycled and reused to a greater degree.

Tusentals svenskspråkiga finländare är aktiva i Stockholms affärsliv. Många av dem vet ändå inte om varandra trots att goda kontakter i denna gemenskap skulle göra det lättare att klara sig i den hårda konkurrensen och stöda finländska företag att etablera sig i staden. Det här är något som man nu vill ändra på genom affärsnätverket FIKSA – Finländska Kontakter I Stockholms Affärsliv.

Many members of different societies face inequalities due to their sexual orientation and gender. Despite positive legal changes, the experiences of the LGBTI communities show persistent discrimination.

How to speed up the growth in Finland? This was discussed at the traditional seminar Toppsemi, which was held at The Swedish School of Economics Hanken in Helsinki on 26 October. "We cannot only distribute the cake, but it must be made to grow, and this requires structural societal reforms that make Finland attractive to investors”, the event's keynote speaker Björn Wahlroos stated.

Hur få fart på Finland? Den frågan diskuterades på det traditionella seminariet Toppsemi, som arrangerades på Hanken i Helsingfors den 26.10. ”Vi kan inte bara fördela kakan utan den måste fås att växa. Det kräver i sin tur strukturella samhällsreformer som gör Finland lockande för investerare”, konstaterade evenemangets huvudtalare Björn Wahlroos.

The nationwide recommendation for remote work has ended and many workplaces have switched to combining remote work and office work in new ways. Different hybrid models will require more planning by both managers and employees and in some cases also redesigning of the office spaces.

The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland donates 1 000 000 euros to Hanken and the fundraising campaign Count on Hanken. The campaign has now received donations exceeding 2,8 million euros.

How can we create an atmosphere that supports teams to be successful? And how to lead an organisation in the middle of change? These were themes that were discussed at Hankendagen this year. The event was broadcasted from Hanken in Helsinki on 8 October with a record audience.

Hanken School of Economics annually appoints the Alumni of the Year, a Hanken Alumnus/Alumna who has been topical in the past year and has received acknowledgement for their engagement in society. The Alumnus/Alumna has also kept contact with Hanken and shown an interest in the development of Hanken after their graduation. This year, Hanken appointed Heidi Schauman as the Alumna of the Year.

Many countries in Europe are struggling to achieve higher vaccination coverage in the fight against covid-19. This has raised the question of how more people could be motivated to take the vaccine. A new study, which Hanken School of Economics has been involved in and which was published in the scientific journal Science, shows that a small payment equivalent to 20 euros made more people get vaccinated in Sweden.

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.

The EU waste directive mandates the member states to establish a separate collection of used textiles by the year 2025. Finland is aiming to start textile collection earlier, by the year 2023, which is 1,5 years from now. In this blog post, Emppu Nurminen from Nextiili, the organisation from Tampere which is part of the textile collection pilot taking place now, tells about their pioneering work.

Hanken launches the fundraising campaign Count on Hanken with the aim of strengthening the core business and securing the unique position as an independent business school.

Det behövs mer nationalekonomiskt tänkande, diskussion och resonerande i Finland. Det framhävde Helsingfors nyvalda borgmästare Juhana Vartiainen, som talade till de nya studenterna på Svenska handelshögskolans inskription på onsdagen. Evenemanget spelades in på Hanken i Helsingfors och sändes online.

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.

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.

Appointments to mental health services have been steadily increasing among both higher education students and other representatives of the same age group since autumn 2020.

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?

Rasmus Öhman, 28, graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Hanken in Helsinki. He continued to Aalto University where he became a Master of Economics in 2019. Since October 2019, he has been working at Deloitte AG in Zurich.

How much did the e-book usage at Hanken increase during 2020? How many shelf meters of books are there in total in the library? We have collected key numbers from Hanken library services and there is no doubt that last year was exceptional.

During the spring, a course in cultural sustainability and communications was organized for the first time at Hanken. The course was a response to the students' interest in courses in the humanities.

Under våren ordnades det för första gången en kurs i kulturell hållbarhet och kommunikation på Hanken. Kursen var ett svar på studenternas intresse för kurser i humaniora.

Here you will find a summary of the service Hanken offers during the summer months.

The year with the pandemic has been exceptional in many ways, but Hanken has risen to the occasion and met the challenges! The graduation level is as good as in previous years and the pace of study has, in fact, increased. In addition, we have recently managed to get extended AMBA accreditation for five years.

When Paul Viio, Professor of Practice at Hanken since 15.3.2021, six year ago started to do online courses in the USA, he felt that the field was light years ahead there compared to Finland. However, during the last year, huge steps towards digitalisation has been taken in Finland – sometimes even bigger than necessary.

New research shows that more transparency is needed around where, and how much, surplus food the food industry is generating, so that surplus food can be better utilised.

In today’s fast changing world, professionals in organisations are being challenged as never before to broaden their competence and to collaborate across traditional boundaries. Similarly, leaders are facing change, as traditional supervisory roles are shifting towards empowering teams and professionals to take responsibility.

The podcast which was launched last autumn returns with many exciting and invigorating conversations on how to make our world more sustainable.

This 2020-2021 Hanken Vaasa mentor-mentee relationship is – if not a match made in heaven – then clearly one that is full of respect, warmth and learning. Mikael Still (65) and Silas Magana (34) hit it off from day one last September.
So, what is their secret? What does it take to be a good mentor? And mentee, for that matter? Could you consider becoming one?

Mikael Still (65) och Silas Magana (34) vid Hanken i Vasa är en sällsynt lyckad match i mentorskap. Relationen har ända sedan paret började träffas i september 2020 präglats av respekt, värme och lyhördhet.
Vilken är deras hemlighet och hur går de tillväga när de träffas? Vad behövs för att bli en god mentor? Och hur får adepten maximalt utbyte? Kunde du tänka dig att bli Hanken mentor?

Unequal access to drinking water in different geographical contexts is embedded in political, racialized, classed, and gendered hierarchies. Technologies and innovations aimed at solving drinking water problems only tend to gloss over the bigger issues.

New research shows that individual approaches to value and value creation call for re-learning, re-focusing and re-evaluation in board work.

Hanken participates in the co-funding campaign by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, where a total of 67 million euro will be allocated to the universities as co-funding for raised donations.

Professor Kaj Storbacka is appointed Dean of Executive Education and Corporate Relations at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. In his task Storbacka will be responsible for corporate relations and fundraising.

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

Hanken School of Economics launches a new Career Podcast where Hanken’s alumni share their career stories and discuss what choices they have made, but also look back at their studies at Hanken. The first three episodes will be out 12 April 2021.

To freelance alongside paid work is becoming more and more popular. When should one consider delegating the accounting to an agency or consider whether it would be more profitable to establish a company? And what does one have to think of when hiring staff?

Within the agreement between Hanken School of Economics and the Fulbright Center, three US scholars will visit Hanken during spring 2021. Professors Nezih Altay, Brian Gibson and Leigh Anne Liu will conduct research at Hanken and hold a public seminar on their findings. More information about the seminars will be published on Hanken's website during the spring.

En tredjedel av alla sökande till Hanken i den gemensamma ansökan våren 2021 är finskspråkiga. Starka kunskaper i båda inhemska språken efter examen ger goda arbetsmöjligheter.

In 2017, The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre conducted an audit of Hanken’s quality system and awarded it a quality label that is valid for six years. In February, Hanken signed up for the next national evaluation taking place in 2023.

Spelifiering (eng. gamification) är ett slagord i dagens samhällen. Det verkar som om det inte finns några gränser för vilka fördelar och nya livsområden som speliferingen kan erövra. Den nya boken som redigerats av Hankens forskare Mikko Vesa för fram sambandet mellan spelifiering och forskningsområdet företagsledning och organisation.

The majority of entrance examinations will be held in May–June. Changes to the manner of administering the examinations are made only if required by regulations issued by the authorities.

Why are universities holding on-location entrance examinations during the pandemic?
After carrying out careful assessment and risk analyses, Finnish universities have concluded that holding entrance examinations which require applicants’ physical presence and also involve careful safety arrangements is the best way to implement a fair student admission procedure that takes into account subject-specific special requirements and treats all applicants equally.

Jesper Haga (to the right in the picture) and Dennis Sundvik (to the left in the picture) wanted to offer something new to their students in finance and accounting with their Swedish-speaking podcast After Class.

Anders Löflund, Professor in finance, has been elected Lecturer of the Year by the Student Union of Hanken. The award was announced during the Student Union’s Annual Ball the 24th of February.

With recent demographic trends towards ageing populations in many Western countries, issues of older age, ageing and ageism are now higher on some political and organizational agendas than in previously. One central question of policy interest on different levels of decision-making has been to prolong working and employed life.

Tre projekt vid Hanken har i höst beviljats finansiering från Liikesivistysrahasto.

Finland borde så snabbt som möjligt ta fram en plan över hur man kan locka de bästa talangerna till Finland. Det säger ekonomieprofessor Bengt Holmström i en intervju med Baba Lybeck.

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.

In a new conversational podcast, “Sustainability Unwrapped”, researchers from Hanken School of Economics turn to experts outside the academia in order to come up together with solutions to how the world could be made sustainable. The first two episodes were out in the beginning of this week with new episodes every Monday. Two episodes every week will be released until the mid of December.

The panelists in the discussion “What is happening? – The impact of the US presidential elections” at Hanken raised uncertainty as top priority in both Trump’s election period and next week’s elections.

Christina Dahlblom has been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken’s Department of Management and Organisation as of 3 November 2020. Dahlblom wants to contribute to even tighter networks and dialogues between Hanken and the corporate world, in order to help Hanken continue developing cooperation, research and teaching that brings value to both Hanken, businesses and society.

Björn Wahlroos is one of the lead educators on the open online MOOC course Principles of Wealth Management that started 26.10.2020. Wahlroos has made a remarkable career in the field of banking, and he has served both as a professor and as chairman of the board at Hanken.

After Class with Jesper & Dennis is a brand new podcast by Jesper Haga and Dennis Sundvik who teaches finance and accounting. The remote teaching and the corona situation made both Jesper and Dennis think that there was room for a podcast.

Hanken School of Economics appointed Roger Holm as Alumnus of the Year during the annual homecoming day Hankendagen on 2 October 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.

Hanken’s annual Finance Day moved online this year, with three speakers presenting their work in an area of increasing interest to finance academics and fund managers alike: factor investing.

Kaj Storbacka, who is specialized in marketing strategies, has joined Hanken as a professor on 7 September 2020. He will be working part time for at least a three-year period until 2023.

The coronavirus pandemic has shown that it is possible to work from home five days a week. However, is that ideal? Continued restrictions and the risk of another wave of coronavirus infections could, in many ways, make the autumn at workplaces bleaker than in the spring.

Most of the teaching takes place at a distance also during the autumn, but many students long to the classes. One way of responding to this demand has been to combine teaching in class and online teaching in cases where it has been possible.

To the extent that the Covid-19 pandemic may change certain fundamental patterns of consumer behaviour, companies must carefully consider how to adjust their market strategies and tactics accordingly.

Karen Spens, rector of Hanken School of Economics, commented in her speech the research projects related to the coronavirus pandemic, the ongoing digitalisation of the teaching, and online courses that are free and open for everyone.

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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:

The Department of Health and Welfare (THL) has launched the Koronavilkku mobile app, which is designed to help break coronavirus infection chains. University rectors, including Hanken's Rector Karen Spens, recommend that both students and staff start to use the app.

New research shows that understanding the customer ecosystem is essential for successful smart self-service experiences, like activity trackers. The ecosystems can be individual-, brand- or socially-driven.

Ny forskning visar att det är viktigt att förstå kundens ekosystem för att kunna erbjuda framgångsrika användarupplevelser inom smarta självbetjäningstjänster, till exempel sportklockor. Ett kundekosystem innefattar alla de faktorer som påverkar kundens upplevelse och det kan vara individuellt, varumärkesbaserat eller socialt drivet.

Around 350 new students started their studies at Hanken in Helsinki and Vasa on 24 August 2020. This time, the start of the academic year is in many ways different compared to previous years due to the corona situation.

Vi övergår från den dominerande Budskapslogiken till en reviderad logik: Lärandelogiken.

We will move from the dominant message logic to a revised logic of learning.

Some time ago, even if the topic was not familiar to me, I always got all the Asian masters students to mentor. I asked why and the response was that “you are so good with Asians”.

In Hanken’s Summer Podcast, with three episodes per week in July and the beginning of August, the School’s experts speak about their research. In addition to that, they also give their best book recommendations.

During the last three weeks in an ongoing covid pandemic, millions of people across the US and worldwide have taken to the streets and raised their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd by a policeman. Solidarity protests also took place in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku voicing issues of inequality, discrimination, and unequal justice.

Here you'll find the service available at Hanken in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2020.

How could we increase sustainability in urban last mile deliveries? Can innovations both reduce the negative effects of e-commerce and simultaneously create a top delivery system for consumers? Hanken School of Economics is coordinating a Nordic research project that will dive into these questions.

The HUMLOG Institute is coordinating a research project where the researchers are investigating how different countries have handled the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic impact and how to tackle social media disinformation.

Vår kultur har höga förhoppningar på att tekniken ska förbättra våra liv.

Our culture puts high hopes on the role of technology in improving our lives.

Open access (OA) is a new way of disseminating the results of science openly on the internet, in contrast to traditional subscription-based access. A new study suggests that most of pioneering OA journals led by independent scholars (indie) and OA journals published in the Chinese language do not rely on article processing charges and therefore need to find long term solution to survive and flourish.

The Helsinki GSE Situation Room states in its latest report that the largest drop in salary amount in April was in Kouvola, Vaasa and Helsinki. The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday 4 June at 8 am.

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of customers in business. It has become dramatically clear to many that without customers there is no business. Now when everything is upside down it is timely and relevant to reflect on this old but fundamental issue. Not that managers would not know it, in principle.

As the Finnish government is providing economic support to companies suffering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, voices are raised sustainability should be one criterion for getting the support. This is not entirely uncomplicated, as there are no common criteria or methods of gathering and comparing data describing the performance on sustainability, especially for smaller businesses.

Hanken School of Economics, FIANT Consulting Oy, 3bility Consulting and The Human Rights Centre (HRC) implement a research project called SIHTI (Status of Human Rights Performance of Finnish Companies). The aim of the project is to obtain comprehensive overview of how Finnish companies are fulfilling their human rights responsibilities in relation to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The Helsinki GSE Situation Room states in its latest report that compared to last year, over 100,000 people more have applied for unemployment benefit from Kela. The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 28 May at 8 am.

This spring, Hanken together with Umeå University has offered a new course focusing on collaboration across borders in the Kvarken region. The course has given the students insights about challenges and opportunities for companies in the Kvarken area.

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.

The Helsinki GSE Situation Room states in its latest report that the number of layoffs has continued to grow strongly. The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 14 May at 8 am.

The Finnish foundation Suomen arvopaperimarkkinoiden edistämissäätiö rewarded Hanken student Walter Hildén for his master’s thesis. The award is 5000 EUR.

Hanken & SSE remains the top-ranked Nordic school in all categories in the annual Financial Times rankings as a part of Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

New research discusses that the politics put forth in times of disaster tend to represent the interests of the powerful actors, rather than those of the marginalized people worst affected by the disaster.

Hanken’s and Åbo Akademi’s Swedish language test originally planned to be organized on 14 April 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic. Alternative ways for applicants to prove their Swedish language skills will be organized at a later stage only for those applicants who otherwise are about to be offered admission.

The second report by the Helsinki GSE Situation Room states that lay-offs and redundancies caused by the corona crisis have hit different employee groups in different ways. The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 23 April at 8 am.

The Finnish universities have concluded that, due to the coronavirus situation, organising traditional entrance examinations is not possible without compromising the safety of those involved. What makes guaranteeing safety impossible is the severity of the pandemic, the difficulty of identifying those at a higher risk for serious illness, as well as the risks associated with the examination situation itself.

The project highlights Finland as a solid example of effective and timely policy decisions due to availability of data. The aim is to support fast decision making amid the coronavirus crisis.

"Stockmann's is always Stockmann's" was the famous department store slogan in the 1950s. New research shows that Stockmann’s introduced marketing thought in Finland even before marketing was established as an own discipline.

Ansökningstiden för vårens ansökan till Hankens integrerade kandidat- och magisterutbildning samt magisterprogrammet med studier på svenska är nu avslutad. Det sammanlagda antalet ansökningar ökade för tredje året i rad till alla Hankens ansökningsmål.

Working from home can help us find new habits preparing us for the future of work, says Assistant Professor Emma Nordbäck.

Have you ever heard about a smartphone app from a friend and thought that it sounds great, you must download that, too? There are several ways for customers to experience smartphone apps, some of which can be surprising for app developers.

This year’s Anders Wall scholarship is awarded to Hanken student Simon Karlsson. The scholarship of 125 000 SEK is one of the biggest ones awarded to a student at Hanken.

Two leading players join forces to accelerate organisational and professional growth

Hanken alumnus Anders Portman photographs architecture and building environments. For him, working as an entrepreneur with his own values guiding him is important.

Professor in Finance, Hanken’s former Rector Eva Liljeblom will be conferred Honorary Doctor at University of Oulu in May.

Hanken School of Economics students participated in a rating survey in which they assessed Hanken’s positive impact on the world. According to the students, Hanken is well on its way towards achieving positive societal impact.

As a result of extensive harmonization efforts in the area of copyright law in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) plays an important role in defining the boundaries of the scope of protection offered to authors and holders of related rights.

Researchers within a project focusing on Syria and Ukraine are studying in which form aid should be delivered to population in needs. The project aims to create guidelines for humanitarian organisations operating in conflict zones.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of CERS, Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management at Hanken, the Grönroos Prize 2019 was awarded to prominent service researchers, Professor Suvi Nenonen and Professor Kaj Storbacka.

Many alumni remember the IT Services in Hanken’s cellar as a somewhat frowzy dark place filled with it-scrap. Hanken Business Lab and Markus Wartiovaara changed all that three years ago. The Hanken Magazine met an alumnus who got on well in the incubator.

Hanken Executive MBA graduate Päivi Koivisto has been working in corporate sustainability for more than 20 years. She’s seen the field grow from a fringe function into one an increasing number of companies are putting at the core of their strategies. We spoke to her about the change.

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!

Professor Emerita Mary Jo Bitner from Arizona State University will be conferred as Honorary Doctor of Hanken, at the Solemn Conferment of Degrees on 25 October 2019.

What constitutes relevant leadership in our data-driven, fast-moving world? Seeing the individual is crucial to being relevant as a leader and relevant leadership is crucial to the success of the company, claimed Ann Hellenius at the seminar.