HELSINGIN EKONOMIT What is Helsingin Ekonomit – The Finnish Business School Graduates Helsinki Section? Helsingin Ekonomit, originally founded in 1935 by former KY members, offers you many opportunities to succeed. We add value to your student time by providing you a wide range of events and courses where you can develop your skills and get inspired. We also provide you a networking platform: Helsingin Ekonomit has about 16 800 members with whom you can discuss, brainstorm, spar and create meaningful relationships. Our members are business graduates from all over Finland. Helsingin Ekonomit has 17 clubs, each of which focuses on a certain field of business, e.g. finance, marketing, digitalization, public governance and so on. The clubs collaborate with KY’s subject clubs. Our 180 volunteers create relevant content for business graduates by organizing events, writing blogs about current issues, developing our organization and doing various other activities. Our main purpose is to support the professional and personal skills of our members and to act as a networking platform among business graduates.
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As a business student, you are welcome to attend any of the 150 events we organize every year. Events are related mainly to professional skills, company visits and wellbeing. Most of the events are free. You may find a mentor or meet your dream employer by taking part. Check out our events at helsinginekonomit.fi and come along! We also organize webinars which you can follow at Helsingin Ekonomit live website. Most of our webinars are recorded and you can watch them later from our webinar archive. Visit our website for more information. Our main event of the year is Ekonomi Summit, which gathers together 1000 business students and graduates from all over the country. This year Ekonomi Summit is organized on Friday 23rd of October. Mark your calendar and get your ticket at ekonomisummit.fi! You can also join one of our clubs or working committees. We are constantly looking for new volunteers. Get to know our clubs and working committees at helsinginekonomit.fi and contact us. Helsingin Ekonomit grants scholarships every year for business students. Application period for scholarships is during autumn. Follow our social media channels and stay tuned! We want you to succeed and to get what you want during and after your studies. The better you are, the better all
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Get in Touch! Leena Karppinen M.Sc. Aalto University School of Business (2019) Community Relations Coordinator Helsingin Ekonomit ry leena.karppinen@heko.fi
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