The Centre for Languages and Business Communication at Hanken is known for its diverse and high-quality language teaching. One example is the course Creative Community Engagement, where students volunteer in the local community while practising their communication skills in situations that cannot be recreated in a classroom..

Many municipalities, political parties, economic development organisations and economic advocacy organisations in Lapland have provided support for countermobilisation against the Finnish Sámi Parliament and for a new identity project with local-regional economic interests.

Are you an international student in a master's degree program or a recent master’s degree graduate and want to advance your career in the Finnish job market? This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your professional expertise in Finnish working life, build networks with employers, and improve your language skills through real work experience.

Former Google director, AI expert, and experienced board professional Petri Kokko has been appointed executive in residence at Hanken School of Economics, within the Department of Management and Organisation.

Före detta Googledirektören, AI-experten och styrelseproffset Petri Kokko har utsetts till executive in residence vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) inom institutionen för företagsledning och organisation.

Hanken’s Corporate Responsibility Module is once again inviting applications from non-degree students opening on May 1st- 31st!

The founder of Dermoshop and board professional Henry Backlund has been appointed Executive in Residence at Hanken School of Economics within the Department of Management and Organisation. Backlund is based in Vaasa.

Grundaren av Dermoshop och styrelseproffset Henry Backlund har utsetts till Executive in Residence vid Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) inom institutionen för företagsledning och organisation. Backlund är stationerad i Vasa.

Hanken School of Economics has been granted over 150,000 euros from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Ostrobothnia for a research project aimed at developing tourism solutions that are more accessible, sustainable, and community-based. The project's pilot area is the World Heritage site in the Kvarken Archipelago.

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.

“In spite of the fact that Finland for several years in a row has been named the “happiest country in the world”, our country faces a number of challenges. One of these challenges is how to adapt to demographic changes, in particular to the aging of the population”, said Rector Ingmar Björkman at the Hanken School of Economics' Opening of the Academic Year ceremony on 2 September 2024.

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

Hanken´s Corporate Responsibility Module is once again inviting applications from non-degree students!

The first ever ENGAGE.EU Europitch took place at Hanken School of Economics at the end of November. The event brought together the best of university related start-ups from across Europe to coach them for their participation at Slush and for future international growth.

I slutet av november ordnades det allra första ENGAGE.EU Europitch-evenemanget på Hanken. Evenemanget samlade de bästa europeiska uppstartsföretagen med universitetsanknytning för att coacha dem inför deras deltagande på Slush och för framtida internationell tillväxt.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements on BSc level with ESSEC Business School in France and University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business in Canada. You can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for fall semester 2024 no later than 31 January 2024. You will find a short introduction to the new partners below.
More information is also given by Johanna Lilius, Head of International Relations (johanna.lilius@hanken.fi).

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!

Top Finnish design from the 1950s, carefully thought-out lighting, colours and soft flooring for a friendly and cozy atmosphere, and beautiful windows bringing natural light and the city outside into the rooms. The Hanken building in Helsinki was created by a dream team, says Päivi Helander, an Olof Ottelin researcher and one of the guides when Hanken participated in Helsinki Design Week.

Helsinki Design Week is the largest design and architecture festival in the Nordic countries and takes place 8-17.9.2023. The programme offers over 100 events and for the first time Hanken's main building is also part of the festival.

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

SCANCOR provides opportunities for scholars from its member schools to conduct research at Harvard as visiting scholars.

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.

Professor Irene Calboli from Texas A&M University School of Law is visiting Hanken as a Hanken-Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics until 10 July 2022.

Professor Irene Calboli från Texas A&M University School of Law gästar Hanken som Hanken-Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics fram till den 10 juli 2022.

KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten. It is due to be launched into space in just over a year, with drawings by children and young people on board on the satellite. The small satellite is the result of cooperation across the Kvarken. It also demonstrates that the conquest of space is not just for space superpowers.

The Hanken International Advisory Board (IAB) aims to provide strategic advice and perspectives for the development of the School in accordance with international standards and development trends of accredited business schools. Rector has appointed new members in IAB as of 1.11.2021.

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.

Food security is defined as having sufficient access to food in order to maintain a healthy life. The mainstream approach to ensuring sufficient food and nutrition security is focused on production and consumption. New research shows that food security research and action need to emphasise distribution and retail in addition to agricultural production.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Political discussions about whether to merge Hanken in Vaasa with Åbo Akademi University or with the University of Vaasa have been ongoing ever since Hanken in Vaasa was established in 1980. Today Sören Kock, dean and rector’s representative in Vaasa, sees the possibility of Hanken in Vaasa remaining as Hanken in a positive light. “I find it fascinating that a Triple-Crown accredited university manages to operate in two locations,” Kock remarks.

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.

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.

Hanken School of Economics 110th anniversary is celebrated with the opening of an art exhibition which consists of a selection of artworks from NoCo (Nordic Contemporary Art Collection).

Festligheterna med anledning av Hanken Svenska handelshögskolans 110 år inleddes med öppningen av en konstutställning som består av ett urval konstverk ur NoCo (Nordic Contemporary Art Collection).

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.

Hanken has appointed Jacob Dalborg as one of its Executives in Residence. Dalborg is a board professional and former CEO of Bonnier Books.

Hanken har utsett Jacob Dalborg som en av högskolans Executives in Residence. Dalborg är styrelseproffs och tidigare VD för Bonnier Books.

Hanken’s professors, emeritus professors and young scholars with potential can apply for the Writing Recidency in 2019 and early 2020 at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center.

The SCANCOR-Weatherhead Partnership at Harvard University invites applications for fall 2019. The project facilitates scholarly residencies at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, at Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In August a new self service portal for Hanken network users will provide services to renew passwords, reset forgotten passwords and sign user agreements.

Lecturer Jannika Lassus has been elected new member of the Swedish Language Board in Finland.

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

Hanken’s professors, emeritus professors and young scholars with potential can apply for the Writing Residency for a month in 2019 at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. The call closes 1 May 2018.

On Tuesday 31 January Hanken Business Lab – Stugan at Hanken in Vaasa opens its doors. Hanken Business Lab is a platform for students, alumni and other partners , who share an interest in entrepreneurship.

Tisdagen den 31 januari slås dörrarna upp till Hanken Business Lab – Stugan vid Hanken i Vasa. Hanken Business Lab är en plattform för studerande, alumner och övriga partners med intresse för företagande.

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.