11 Notable alumni of
Hanken School of Economics
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The Hanken School of Economics is 1965th in the world, 652nd 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
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- sailorpoliticiantelevision personalitybusinessperson
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Harry Juhani "Hjallis" Harkimo is a Finnish businessman, sportsperson, and a member of the Finnish Parliament. Previously a National Coalition Party MP, he now chairs his own political party, Movement Now.
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Björn Wahlroos
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- bankerbusiness executiveeconomistprofessorchairperson
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Björn Arne Christer "Nalle" Wahlroos is a Finnish banker, investor and the chairman of the Board in Sampo Group 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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- politicianbusinesspersonbusiness executive
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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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Lenita Airisto
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- writermodelbusinesspersonbeauty pageant contestantjournalist
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Hymmi Lenita Aulikki Airisto is a Finnish business leader, promoter of Finnish industrial and cultural exports, TV journalist, author and beauty pageant titleholder who won Suomen Neito 1954 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1954 pageant.
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Elisabeth Rehn
- Enrolled in the Hanken School of Economics
- Studied in 1953-1957
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- politician
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Märta Elisabeth Rehn 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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Jan Vapaavuori
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- international forum participantpolitician
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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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- military personnelaircraft pilot
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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
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Carl Christoffer ”Calle” Haglund is the CEO of Veritas, a Finnish Pension insurance company, former MP, former chairman of the Swedish People's Party and the former Minister of Defence. He was 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 also currently serves on the board of Aktia Bank Plc and Enersense International Plc.
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Christian Grönroos
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- business theorist
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Christian Grönroos is a Finnish academic focused on 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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- translatorliterary criticplaywright
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Alli Hagar Olsson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish 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.
