The Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration was founded in 1911. It is an independent state institution of university standing and engages in economics and business research and education. It is the largest institution of its kind in Finland with over 4,000 students. New students start by studying towards the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration degree. On completion of it, they have automatically the right to continue studying for the Master's degree.
Students begin to take business subjects as early as their first year.
On an average, students are 20-21 years when they enter the School. In English, there are not as many options as far as the major subjects are concerned as there are in Finnish. There are 15 required core courses which are taught by either our own or visiting foreign faculty. Students concentrate on the core courses during the first year and choose their major subjects during the second year. After that they continue with their major and minor subjects as well as language studies.