11 Notable alumni of
Hanken School of Economics
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The Hanken School of Economics is 2032nd in the world, 682nd in Europe, and 9th in Finland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the Hanken School of Economics sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Harry Harkimo
- Occupations
- sailorbusinesspersontelevision personalitypolitician
- Biography
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Harry Juhani "Hjallis" Harkimo is a Finnish businessman, television presenter, and former sailor who has served as a member of the Finnish Parliament since 2015. Previously a member of the National Coalition Party, he left the party over disputes with leadership and founded his own political alliance, Movement Now.
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Björn Wahlroos
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- business executivebankerchairpersonprofessoreconomist
- Biography
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Björn Arne Christer "Nalle" Wahlroos is a Finnish banker, investor, and the former chairman of the Board in Sampo Group, Nordea and UPM-Kymmene. Before switching to banking, Wahlroos worked as a professor at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, from which he also holds a Doctorate in Economics.
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Anne Berner
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- business executivebusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Anne-Catherine Berner is a Swiss-Finnish business executive, board professional, and the former Minister of Transport and Communications. In 2015, Berner was elected Member of the Finnish Parliament from the electoral district of Uusimaa as a non-attached candidate representing the Centre Party. Berner uses Swiss German as her mother tongue within the family, and is fluent in Finnish, Swedish, German, English and French.
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Elisabeth Rehn
- Enrolled in the Hanken School of Economics
- Studied in 1953-1957
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Märta Elisabeth Rehn VR 1 is a Finnish former politician and diplomat. She served as the Minister of Defence of Finland during 1990 to 1995 and as an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations during 1998 to 1999. She was also a member of the Finnish Parliament and parliamentary leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, and a member of the European Parliament.
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Lenita Airisto
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- modelwriterjournalistbeauty pageant contestantbusinessperson
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Hymmi Lenita Aulikki Airisto is a Finnish businesswoman, TV journalist, author, and promoter of Finnish industrial and cultural exports. She is also a beauty pageant titleholder, having won the title of Suomen Neito in 1954 and represented Finland at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant.
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Jan Vapaavuori
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- politician
- Biography
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Jan Pellervo Vapaavuori is a Finnish politician, the former Minister of Economic Affairs, and the former mayor of Helsinki. Vapaavuori was Minister of Housing and Minister of Nordic Cooperation in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi's cabinet. He was a candidate for the head of his party (the centre-right National Coalition Party) in the June 2014 election, and as part of that the likeliest interim Prime Minister of Finland. However he eventually failed to make the eventual head-to-head round within the Coalition Party, which saw Alexander Stubb defeat Paula Risikko.
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Hans Wind
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- aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
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Hans Henrik "Hasse" Wind was a Finnish fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II, with 75 confirmed air combat victories. He is one of the four double recipients of the Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class.
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Carl Haglund
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- politician
- Biography
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Carl Christoffer "Calle" Haglund is the CEO of KH Group, after the role in Veritas, former MP, former chairman of the Swedish People's Party and the former Minister of Defence. He was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2012. Haglund was elected chairman of his party in June 2012. Haglund serves as the chairman of the board for Finnish Business and Policy Forum 'EVA' and Research Institute of the Finnish Economy 'ETLA'. Haglund served on the board of Enersense International PLC. He resigned in July 2025 after being nominated as the CEO of Aktia Bank PLC. However, he was fired in September 2025 before taking office.
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Christian Grönroos
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- business theorist
- Biography
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Christian Grönroos is a Finnish academic known for his foundational contributions to the fields of service and relationship marketing. His research interest is to "develop marketing based on a service logic: promise management and marketing; transforming manufacturing into service business."
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Hagar Olsson
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- playwrightliterary critictranslator
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Alli Hagar Olsson was a Finland-Swedish writer, literary critic, playwright and translator.
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Henrik Lax
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- politician
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Henrik Lax is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament with the Swedish People's Party, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
