Strong interest in Hanken's English-language Bachelor and Master programmes
23.1.2025 08:27:47 EET | Svenska handelshögskolan | Press release
Hanken School of Economics’ Bachelor in Business programme in English has 1001 applicants in the first joint application. Hanken's Master's programme in English has 769 applicants.
The first joint application to higher education closed on 22 January 2025. Hanken's Bachelor's and Master's programmes in English have received a total of 2,405 applications from 1,770 applicants (in 2024: 3,737 applications).
“We see a decrease in the number of applicants from the peak year 2024. The decrease was expected given the national application fee was introduced from the turn of 2025,” says Ida Borgar, Head of Admissions at Hanken.
The application to Hanken's PhD programme closed on 9.1.2025 and attracted 200 applicants this round (in 2024: 175).
“We are very pleased with the increased interest among international applicants for Hanken's PhD programme. In addition, we believe that the new application system for the Bachelor's and Master's programmes will result in higher quality applications,” says Mika Gabrielsson, Hanken's Dean of Education.
The new one-year master's programme in sustainability reporting and financial analysis in cooperation between Hanken School of Economics in Vaasa and Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics has also generated a lot of interest in the first round of applications in Sweden. The studies will start in autumn 2025 in Umeå and continue in Vaasa in spring 2026.
The number of applications quoted in this press release are preliminary.
More information:
Mika Gabrielsson
Dean of Education, Hanken School of Economics
Telephone: +358 50 475 6279
E-mail: mika.gabrielsson@hanken.fi
Ingmar Björkman
Rector, Hanken School of Economics
Telephone: +358 50 564 3742 (Rector's assistant)
E-mail: Ingmar.bjorkman@hanken.fi
About
Hanken School of Economics is a leading, internationally accredited university with over a hundred years of experience in education and research in economics and business administration. The research is of a high standard and constitutes the foundation of all teaching. Hanken has close ties to the business community and an active alumni network with over 13 000 alumni in 65 countries worldwide.
Alternative languages
Subscribe to releases from Svenska handelshögskolan
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Svenska handelshögskolan by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Svenska handelshögskolan
Organisk tillväxt i toppklass på sociala medier gav Maxine Buchert årets Anders Walls stipendium11.3.2026 09:15:29 EET | Pressmeddelande
I år tillföll Anders Wall-stipendiet Maxine Buchert, grundare och vd för Meridian, en marknadsföringsbyrå med inriktning på organisk tillväxt i sociala medier. Stipendiet på drygt 18 000 euro (200 000 SEK) delades ut av ordförande Charlotte Wall vid Anders Walls stiftelses stipendieceremoni i Stockholm den 10 mars 2026.
Outstanding organic growth on social media earned Maxine Buchert this year’s Anders Wall Scholarship11.3.2026 09:15:29 EET | Press release
This year’s Anders Wall Scholarship has been awarded to Maxine Buchert, founder and CEO of Meridian, a marketing agency specialising in organic growth on social media. The scholarship, worth over 18,000 euros (200,000 SEK), is given to a student at Hanken School of Economics who has distinguished themselves in entrepreneurship and business development.
Hanken får över två miljoner euro från Finlands Akademi för att rekrytera internationella toppforskare5.3.2026 11:12:27 EET | Pressmeddelande
Svenska handelshögskolan (Hanken) har fått 2,5 miljoner euro i finansiering från Finlands Akademi för att stödja rekryteringen av en ordinarie professor och ett forskningsteam inom katastrofhantering och resiliens.
Hanken saa yli kaksi miljoonaa euroa Suomen Akatemialta huippuluokan kansainvälisten tutkijoiden rekrytointiin5.3.2026 11:12:27 EET | Tiedote
Kauppakorkeakoulu Hanken on saanut 2,5 miljoonaa euroa rahoitusta Suomen Akatemialta professorin ja hänen tutkimusryhmänsä rekrytoinnin tukemiseen katastrofienhallinnan ja resilienssin alalle.
Hanken receives over two million euros from the Research Council of Finland to recruit top international researchers5.3.2026 11:12:27 EET | Press release
Hanken School of Economics has received 2.5 million euros in funding from the Research Council of Finland to support the recruitment of a full professor and the professor’s research team in disaster management and resilience.
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom