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

Heli Rantavuo has been appointed professor of practice in marketing at Hanken School of Economics from 1 August 2026 for a two-year term. Rantavuo holds a Doctor of Arts degree from Aalto University and is an expert in market growth and product development.

Experienced business leader Esa Rautalinko has been appointed Executive in Residence at Hanken School of Economics. He is linked to the subject of supply chain management and social responsibility.

Through Hanken’s JobShadow initiative, international students get a one day look at Finnish working life from the inside. For Isra Ali and Timo Thang Do, that experience took place at Accenture and Valmet.

How can we build working lives that people can actually sustain over increasingly long careers? Hertta Vuorenmaa, university lecturer at Hanken, researches on the future of work and how we can create more human-centred, inclusive and sustainable workplaces in an era shaped by digitalisation and AI.

A new research project will examine how major changes in the labour market affect crime. Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs, assistant professor of economics at Hanken School of Economics, is part of the project group which has received SEK 1,5 million funding from Handelsbanken’s Research Foundations.

In autumn 2025, a new master’s programme in sustainability reporting and financial analysis was launched as a collaboration between Hanken in Vaasa and Umeå University. It is Finland’s first one-year master’s level programme at university level.

Former Hanken students Wilhelm Törrönen and Emilia Öfverström have received awards for their master's theses. Törrönen was honoured by the Finnish foundation Suomen arvopaperimarkkinoiden edistämissäätiö, whilst Öfverström received an award from the Finnish Association of Consumer Research.

Hanken School of Economics has received over EUR 600 000 funding for joining the EMANAIRE (Empowering Human Agency in AI-Augmented Futures of Work) network. The project will study how AI is changing work and organisations, and is funded by Horizon Europe.

Returning to degree studies in the middle of an established career is not an obvious choice. For Aleksi Härmä pursuing an Executive MBA at Hanken School of Economics was about challenging his own thinking and gaining new perspectives on leadership and decision making.

Danske Bank is the latest company to join the Hanken Partner Programme.
“We want to make students aware of the opportunities available in Danske Bank, where you can grow within diverse roles and explore the different parts of one of the largest Nordic banks,” says Talent Acquisition Partner Bessy Sederlöf.

Finland aims for 75 percent of international students to stay in the country and enter the labour market after graduation. This is also something Hanken is actively working towards.

The professors of practice at Hanken form an important link between working life and academia. Among them are Juhana Vartiainen and Shadia Rask, who use their different areas of expertise to help students gain a deeper understanding of today’s labour market and societal challenges.

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.

The global management consultancy Inverto has joined Hanken’s Partner Programme. “We want to build long-term relationships with Hanken students. In addition to its strong reputation, Hanken has an international outlook and a clear focus on business, which aligns well with Inverto,” says Ella Möller, the company’s talent acquisition coordinator.

Successful use of AI in organisations depends not only on the technology itself but on maintaining human dialogue, critical thinking, and shared understanding. New research at Hanken School of Economics highlights that learning and developing skills for how people and AI work together will be crucial for future business success.

A group of researchers has got funding for examining equality as a work-life skill. The aim is to enhance work meaningfulness, develop skills, diminish language barriers, and to ensure fair recruitment.

En grupp forskare har fått finansiering för att undersöka jämlikhet som en arbetslivsfärdighet. Målet är att öka arbetets meningsfullhet, utveckla kompetens, minska språkbarriärer och göra rekrytering mer rättvis.

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.

As climate-related risks increasingly shape enterprise value, Nordic companies are seeking better tools to navigate emerging regulatory landscapes. On September 18th, the Climate Accounting Symposium brought together researchers, industry leaders and sustainability professionals at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki.

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.

Once viewed as political propaganda or military deception, disinformation has become a lucrative industrial complex, writes Hanken’s Associate Professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz in a new blog post.

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).

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.

Christian Fjäder, the CEO of Geostrategic Intelligence Group (Geostrat) Ltd, has been appointed as professor of practice at Hanken School of Economics. He will work at the HUMLOG Institute until 31.7.2027.

The Finnish foundation Suomen arvopaperimarkkinoiden edistämissäätiö rewarded Hanken student Oscar Schalin for his master’s thesis. The scholarship is 5 000 EUR.

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.

The need to shift towards more sustainable dietary patterns by substituting animal products with plant-based alternatives is well-established. However, understanding which consumers are currently eating meat, who is willing to decrease their consumption, and why, remains a critical question.

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.

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.

Professor Glynn Lunney from the Texas A&M University School of Law is visiting Hanken during spring 2025 as Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair.

We need to focus more on the older adults in healthcare, and it is crucial to recognise their right to make independent decisions and maintain autonomy in residential care. This is highlighted by a new study that focuses on the oldest age group, with an average age of 92 years.

Hanken School of Economics, along with twelve other universities and the ELLIS Institute, has received a significant donation to support AI research from the Foundation PS, founded by Peter Sarlin.

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 real estate investment company Sponda is the newest member in Hanken's partner programme. The goal is, among other things, to recruit students and show them the benefits of working in an office.

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".

Finland has implemented a subsidy scheme to compensate industrial producers for the indirect costs of the emissions trading system. Maria Wang shows in her dissertation that the subsidy has not been optimally designed. Its recipients are mostly large companies that do not suffer from the increase in electricity costs caused by emissions trading.

Finland har infört ett subventionssystem för att kompensera industriproducenter för de indirekta kostnaderna för EU:s utsläppshandelssystem. Maria Wang påvisar i sin avhandling att stödet inte har utformats på bästa sätt. Mottagarna är främst stora företag som inte drabbas av de ökade elkostnader som utsläppshandeln medför.

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.

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.

Hanken School of Economics will confer 60 doctoral degrees and nine honorary doctorates in connection with the solemn conferment of doctoral degrees on Friday 1 November 2024.

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.

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.

In his doctoral thesis, Alexander Back and co-authors propose and examine new statistical models of financial volatility. The research develops methods that can help practitioners evaluate the risk-profile of companies with an evolving business model or financial structure.

I sin doktorsavhandling föreslår och undersöker Alexander Back och hans medförfattare nya statistiska modeller för finansiell volatilitet. Forskningen utvecklar metoder som kan underlätta att utvärdera riskprofilen för företag med en föränderlig affärsmodell eller finansiell struktur.

“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.

Julia Salmi has been appointed Assistant Professor of Economics at Hanken School of Economics and Alina Ozhegova has been appointed Assistant Professor of Economics at Aalto University.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What motivates people to pay their taxes? And what shapes moral condemnation of tax evasion? New research uncovers the complex moral psychology underlying why people pay taxes or evade them, providing insights for sustaining ethical cooperation as financial technologies evolve.

In our new Alumni interview series, we meet Martina Abrahamsen, who has worked in the banking industry for 17 years. Her career has taken her via Frankfurt and Paris to Zug in Switzerland, where she has now been working for six years. Throughout her career, Martina has found that her Hanken degree has given her a solid foundation and many useful skills.

The newly listed financial group Mandatum is a new member of Hanken School of Economics’ partner programme. “Hanken offers a versatile education that goes well with our extensive operations at Mandatum. It's a good match," says Joanna Kivi, Talent acquisition & Employer branding Manager at Mandatum.

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.

Professor Terry Esper is visiting Hanken during spring 2024 as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor.

The Hanken School of Economics invites you to the doctoral course on Societal Logistics with Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics Professor Terry Esper. This will be an all-day course at Hanken School of Economics on 17th and 18th 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.

In our new article series Alumni Interview, we meet Hanken alumni from all over the world to hear what they have been up to after graduation. This time we met up with Nina Fagerholm, whose workplace for the past five years has been the Royal Palace in the heart of Stockholm!

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.

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.

Why should we care if some groups want to believe the earth is flat? According to Assistant Professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz at Hanken School of Economics, in a free society, everyone is entitled to their beliefs, even if they are wrong. The problem is not whether the belief is incorrect, but how this group weaponizes beliefs into a conflict meant to undermine democratic governance.

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.

Ett nytt EU-direktiv kräver att alla uttjänta textiler, det vill säga kläder som inte längre kan användas, ska samlas in separat, sorteras och sedan återanvändas eller återvinnas. Enligt biträdande professor Anna Aminoff är textilåtervinning, inklusive separat insamling och sortering, en dyr och komplicerad process som lägger ett stort ansvar på konsumenterna – men situationen håller förhoppningsvis på att långsamt förbättras.

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.

New research reveals that specific elements of board composition can influence financial reporting quality, social and environmental performance, and the overall success of a firm.

Hanken’s Associate professor and director of the HUMLOG Institute Diego Vega has been rewarded by the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). ALAN honours disaster relief efforts by those in the humanitarian logistics and supply chain industries.

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!

People working within the field of law and business, and also society at large, can benefit significantly from legal design and thus increase comprehensibility, efficiency and risk management.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

– Det var kring 15 år sen jag studerade och jag kände att jag ville ha lite mer verktyg i verktygslådan. Något att ta tag i då det dagligen dyker upp frågor kring strategi och ledarskap i mitt arbete. Det konstaterar Ahola Groups VD och koncernchef Ida Saavalainen, som för tillfället går Hankens EMBA-program.

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.

Hankenstudenten Henrik Helenius har tilldelats Anders Walls stipendium på ca 20 000 euro för att ha utmärkt sig inom entreprenörskap och kreativt tänkande. Stipendiet överlämnades 10.3.2023 på Anders Walls stiftelses stipendieutdelning i Stockholm. Helenius är en av grundarna till Droppe, en marknadsplats som säljer förnödenheter till industriella företag.

Adopt more systematic recruitment processes, quickly implement the EU directive on gender quotas, and a proactive attitude among women. These are some of the recommendations in a new study on how to increase the proportion of women on boards and management teams of publicly traded companies.

MentorX is an innovative mentor network that brings together mentors and coaches with first-time entrepreneurs. Now you have the chance to join us!

MentorX är ett nytt sorts mentornätverk som för samman bland annat mentorer och coacher med förstagångsentreprenörer. Nu har du möjligheten att komma med!

Currently, several regulators including the EU are adopting new corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure laws. These laws aim to encourage companies to develop a responsible approach to business. Consequently, various effects on the company and its external stakeholders are likely to arise, some of which may be unintended.

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.

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).

“Hanken School of Economics and Aktia have a long shared history, and we are therefore particularly thrilled to continue this collaboration by being Hanken’s new partner company,” says Lotta Borgström, Director of Investor Relations and Communication at Aktia.

Hans-Kristian Sjöholm, Head of Global Equities at Evli Fund Management Company, has been appointed as Professor of Practice at the Quantum data lab at Hanken School of Economics for a period of three years.

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.

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.

Hanken School of Economics has been welcomed as a partner of the European University alliance ENGAGE.EU. The alliance consists of leading European universities in business, economics, and the social sciences, which aims to provide European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle major societal challenges.

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.

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.

Interpretations about economic and political reality are on a considerably more solid ground when based on evidence and research data. Causal inference is an effective tool: with the help of random assignment to treatments, we learn how resources can be used wisely. Even artificial intelligence and big data are only really useful when applied together with experimental methods.

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.

Creating a stronger link between economics and IT, managing big data more efficiently, making better data-driven decisions and developing new fintech solutions – these and others are areas Quantum wants to be involved in.

En starkare koppling mellan ekonomi och informationsteknologi, effektivare hantering av big data, bättre datadrivet beslutsfattande och nya fintechlösningar – bland annat detta vill Quantum vara med och utveckla.

The public will be able to read the scientific publication Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management online free of charge from 2023 onwards.

Lime Technologies' mission is to recruit more young talent to the IT industry. The company hopes to find new staff members via its partnership with Hanken.

Lime Technologies mission är att rekrytera fler unga till it-branschen. Företaget hoppas hitta nya medarbetare via samarbetet med 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.

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.

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.

Thousands of Swedish-speaking Finns are active in Stockholm's business life. However, many of them don’t know about each other, even though a good network in this community would make it easier to cope with the competition in the city and also support Finnish companies to establish themselves there. This is something that the new network FIKSA – Finnish Contacts in Stockholm's Business Life aims to offer.

New digital technologies such as 3D printing, 3D modelling and scanning technologies and AI technologies is changing how designs are created and digitalising thewhole creation process. New research points out that not all works created digitally deserve intellectual property protection in the EU.

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.

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.

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.

Svenska handelshögskolan utser årligen Årets Alumn, en Hankenalumn som varit aktuell det senaste året och som fått erkännande för sitt engagemang i samhället. Alumnen har hållit kontakt med högskolan efter sin utexaminering och visat intresse för högskolans utveckling. I år har Hanken valt Heidi Schauman till Årets Alumn.

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.

Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan utreder i samarbete med Novia och Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK intresset för att bygga infrastruktur kring vätgas i Österbotten inom ramen för projektet H2 Ecosystem Roadmap. Finansieringen kommer från EU:s regionala utvecklingsfonder och har beviljats av Österbottens förbund.

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?

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.

The number of people with good income has increased in the first half of the year, compared with 2019, turns out in the report published by Helsinki GSE Situation Room.

Antalet välavlönade personer har ökat under årets första månader jämfört med 2019 framgår det av en rapport som publiceras av Lägesrummet vid Helsinki GSE.

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?

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?

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.

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.

The corona crisis has affected the Finnish economy, but to a lesser extent than originally feared. During the crisis, business activities have been supported both directly and indirectly, including measures such as the easement of lay-off rules. The Government is currently preparing a third cost support packages for companies. However, the Government should consider shifting the focus from direct support such as cost support to indirect support, such as guarantees by Finnvera.

Business decision-makers ranked Hanken & SSE Executive Education number one in many of the criteria in the annual Taloustutkimus' business image survey.

There is a method for examining how Finnish companies are fulfilling their human rights responsibilities on a yearly basis.

Michael Seelen, 41, graduated from Hanken in Vaasa in 2003 with Computational Finance as his major. Now he lives in Middleton, Wisconsin, where he works as a Director of Risk Management and Data Analysis at Hy Cite Enterprises.

This autumn, three projects at Hanken have been granted funding from the Foundation for Economic Education.

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.

Både före och efter att Hanken i Vasa startade sin verksamhet 1980 har det pågått politiska diskussioner där man velat fusionera Hankens enhet i Vasa med Åbo Akademi eller med Vasa universitet. Hankens prorektor Sören Kock ser i dag ljust på att Hanken i Vasa förblir Hanken också i fortsättningen. ”Jag tycker att det är fascinerande att en Triple Crown-ackrediterad högskola klarar av att ha verksamhet på två orter”, säger han.

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 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.

Support Hanken researcher Hanna Silvola to win the title Vuoden Sijoitusteko 2020 (Investement deed of the year)! Silvola's and Tiina Landau's book Vastuullisuudesta ylituottoa sijoituksiin has been chosen as one of six finalists in the competition announced by Nordnet Bank Ab.

The nonprofit organization American Logistics Aid Network’s (ALAN) has honoured disaster relief efforts by those in the humanitarian logistics and supply chain industries. Hanken Professor Gyöngyi Kovács is one of the award winners.

How does one become an entrepreneur or a business person in general? Experiential learning, which basically means learning by doing (and reflecting on what you did), or simply “getting out of the building” in this context, is perhaps the strongest single paradigm in entrepreneurship education at the moment.

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 latest information from the Helsinki GSE Situation Room reveals that the July 2020 wage sum has reached the level July 2019. Professor Otto Toivanen, Academic Director of Helsinki GSE, finds the recovery of the wage sum good and important news.

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

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.

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.

Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan, FIANT Consulting Oy, 3bility Consulting och Människorättscentret startar tillsammans forskningsprojektet SIHTI (’Suomalaisyritysten ihmisoikeussuoriutumisen tila’). Målet med projektet är att få mångsidigare insikt hur finländska företag uppfyller sitt ansvar i relation till FNs vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheter.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected economics on all levels in society. In order to ensure a more resilient and flexible society in the future it’s important for countries not to isolate themselves, but rather to take global regulatory actions through international agreements and that applies as much to fighting pandemics and climate change, said Topi Miettinen, Professor at Hanken School of Economics, during an online event at Hanken.

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.

HUMLOG and World Humanitarian Forum have signed a partnership agreement.

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 EMBA-alumnen Päivi Koivisto har jobbat med frågor om företagsansvar och hållbarhet i över 20 år. Hon har sett hur området har vuxit från en marginell funktion till något som allt fler företag integrerar i sin strategi. Tidningen Hanken träffade henne för en intervju.

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!

October 2019 Hanken School of Economics celebrated its 110th anniversary and conferred 47 doctoral degrees and ten honorary doctorates at the Solemn Conferment of Doctoral Degrees on 25 October 2019.

Torkel Tallqvist and Pekka Sääskilahti have been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken. Tallqvist is an expert on management and entrepreneurship, and Sääskilahti is an expert on economics of intellectual property rights,competition and pricing.

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.

On 17 - 19 June 2019, Hanken School of Economics together with Aalto University Business School are hosting this years’ EurOMA conference. EurOMA is an international network for those who have interest in the development of Operations Management.

Den 17-19 juni 2019 är det dags för årets EurOMA-konferens, som Hanken och Aalto-universitetets handelshögskola står värd för.

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.

A new study indicates that Hanken attracts top international professors and non-Hanken-doctors, who have top research productivity.

Digital technologies increasingly impact the way we think, feel and behave.

The Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (Helsinki GSE) works to increase the quantity and quality of economic education and training in Finland, as well as promote cooperation between economics and other academic fields.

Institutions of higher education and student associations consider it a necessary investment in the future to increase contributions to higher education, research and skills during the next government term.

Last Saturday 36 students from Hanken School of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics and USI Lugano in Switzerland met in Helsinki to tackle world challenges regarding food waste.

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

What is a service? Or what does service do for the customers?

Three new professors have started working for Hanken: Petra Sund-Norrgård, David Grant and Ari Hyytinen. The inaugural installation lectures are held during Hanken Research Day on 14 November 2018.

Hanken School of Economics is to launch its first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) later this month as the ‘Principles of Service Management’ goes live on online social learning platform, FutureLearn.

Since the beginning of September, the triple crown accredited (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS) Hanken Executive MBA (EMBA) programme is an integral part of Hanken & SSE Executive Education.

Det trippelackrediterade (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS) Hanken Executive MBA-programmet är sedan början av september en integrerad del av Hanken & SSE Executive Education.

Researcher Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes from Hanken has won the first prize in the EDAMBA Thesis Competition 2018 for her thesis ”Legitimacy in the Pluriverse: Towards an Expanded View of Corporate-Community Relations in the Global Forestry Industry.

CERS’ research paradigm encourages researchers to think differently.

Professor Nari Lee and Dr Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes have been granted extensive funding from the Academy of Finland for their respective research projects.

The Letterstedt association aims at promoting the Nordic community in the fields of industry, science and art.

Letterstedtska föreningens uppgift är att befordra gemenskapen mellan de fem nordiska länderna på industrins, vetenskapens och konstens områden.

Recent doctoral thesis shows, that the effect of non-practicing entities is not as negative as previous debate alleges.

Färsk doktorsavhandling visar att företag utan verksamhet inte inverkar så negativt på patentsystemet som debatten hittills låtit påskina.

Kristina Heinonen, Professor of Service and Relationship Marketing, will be a visiting researcher at University of Massachusetts Boston, USA during spring 2018.

The Letterstedt association aims at promoting the Nordic community in the fields of industry, science and art. The deadline for applying for grants is 15 September 2017.

Letterstedtska föreningens uppgift är att befordra gemenskapen mellan de fem nordiska länderna på industrins, vetenskapens och konstens områden. Deadline för anslagsansökningar är 15.9.2017.

Paul Taimitarha is the new ombudsman for Hanken Support Foundation. He is a Hanken Alumni and has been chair for both the Alumni Council and the Student Union Support Foundation.

In order to encourage Hanken research groups to apply for external research funding, the School has developed an incentive scheme to promote applications for external funding from sources such as the Academy of Finland and the EU.

Hanken, SSE and USI Lugano have joined forces in a unique MSc course collaboration to tackle world problems such as food waste by utilising digital tools for bringing students together.

How can a company draw up and implement a successful service strategy? Assistant Professor Christian Kowalkowski has, in collaboration with Wolfgang Ulaga, Arizona State University, written a book that will provide guidance to companies.

Hur kan företag utforma och implementera en framgångsrik tjänstestrategi? Hankens forskardoktor Christian Kowalkowski har tillsammans med professor Wolfgang Ulaga, Arizona State University, kommit ut med en ny bok som ger företagen vägledning i temat

Ahlström Capital has decided to donate 100 000 euro to Hanken’s ongoing fundraising campaign HANKEN RETURNS.

The 19th Hanken EMBA programme started with 21 students. The first module of Hanken EMBA19 was held on 8th-10th of March. The module was facilitated by Pernilla Gripenberg (leadership development) and Patrick Furu (strategic thinking).

Det 19:e Hanken EMBA programmet har startat med 21 deltagare som hade sin första modul den 8-10 mars. Modulen faciliterades av Pernilla Gripenberg kring ledarskapsutveckling och av Patrick Furu kring strategiskt tänkande.

On 7 February 2017 a new multi-company initiative started in Singapore that mixes business, academic knowledge and technology in a completely new way.

Twenty teams have been chosen to solve the grand challenges of our time in Helsinki Challenge, the science-based idea competition. Hanken is represented by the HUMLOG-institute Professor Gyöngyi Kovács and Doctoral Candidate Minchul Sohn.

Hanken has received a donation from Karl Fazer Oy Ab of 100 000 euro to the ongoing fundraising campaign HANKEN RETURNS.

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

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.

Nokia Distinguished Chair is 2016-2017 held by Professor Carol Tenopir from University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Finnish researchers gain access to Harvard and cooperation with America’s top researchers through SCANCOR network.

As of this autumn, Hanken’s partner programme is strengthened by the addition of EF Education First as a new Hanken Branding Partner.

M.Sc. David González defends his doctoral thesis in Finance: “Essays on Mutual Fund Performance” Wednesday, 8 June 2016.

The HUMLOG institute at Hanken partner in iTrack research project funded by the EU.

This year’s Anders Wall scholarship was awarded to Hanken student Fredrika Gyllang.

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.

The Swedish Cultural Foundation donates 1 000 000 euro to Hanken and the ongoing fundraising campaign HANKEN RETURNS.