About Haaga-Helia

Haaga-Helia is a strongly business orientated university of applied sciences in Finland. Through education, research and development, we prepare professionals for business and services. We focus on co-operation, entrepreneurship, innovation and internationality.

11 000

students

650

experts

5

campuses

Accountability

Strategy and values

Quality

History

Five campuses

Haaga-Helia operates on five campuses in Helsinki, Porvoo and Vierumäki.

Pasila campus is located in Eastern Pasila, in Helsinki, right next to Pasila railway station, Mall of Tripla and Messukeskus, Finland's biggest congress and exhibition centre. The campus is within easy reach by train, tram or bus. Pasila campus is our biggest campus.

Haaga campus – Haaga Hospitality campus – is located in Helsinki, in the green and pleasant Haaga district.

Malmi campus is located about a five-minute walk from the Malmi railway station. At Malmi campus, you can study full-time in the business degree programme. A majority of the students at Malmi are adult students who study part-time in the business degree programme.

Porvoo campus is located near the idyllic Old Town of Porvoo. Porvoo Campus offers a modern, international and innovative learning environment.

Vierumäki is a unique environment in the middle of nature near the city of Lahti, about a 1,5-hour ride from Helsinki. At Vierumäki campus, we offer studies in sports and wellbeing.

Haaga campus

Malmi campus

Pasila campus

Porvoo campus

Vierumäki campus

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Are you looking for an expert? Contact information of all Haaga-Helians can be found under "Contact search". Communications Manager Ari Nevalainen is responsible for media communications.

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Newsroom and media bank

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Organisation

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences trains professionals for business and services through education, research, and development.

Our operations are managed by the board, which is chaired by Jorma Rauhala. Minna Hiillos is the President and CEO of Haaga-Helia.

President

Minna

Hiillos

rehtori

President, CEO

+358 294471647

Minna.Hiillos@haaga-helia.fi

Organisation

Minna Hiillos, President, CEO
Jouni Ahonen, Vice President for Commercial and International Services (Deputy: Anne-Mari Karppinen, Director)
Salla Huttunen, Vice President for Competences, RDI and Digitalisation
Katja Komulainen, Vice President for Teaching and Learning
Hanna Ilmonen, HR Director, People and Culture
Satu Koivisto, Director, Research and Information Services
Jari Laukia, Director, Vocational Teacher Education
Virpi Peltoniemi, Finance Director, Finance
Kari Salmi, Administrative Director, Safety and Responsibility
Ari Hälikkä, Strategy Director, Corporate Planning
Teppo Rantala, Director

Chairman of the board
Deputy CEO Jorma Rauhala, KESKO corporation

1. Deputy Chairman of the board
Development Manager Kai Laikio

2. Deputy Chairman of the board
CEO Timo Lappi, The Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa

Members
Principal Lecturer Minna-Maari Harmaala
Manager Mirja Heiskari
CEO Tauno Jalonen
Development Director Björn Keto
Director Markku Lahtinen, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce
Student Iida Tervo

Expert members
CEO Peter Gabrielsson, Sport Institute of Finland Vierumäki
Head of local education and culture department Sari Gustafsson, City of Porvoo

CEO Minna Hiillos, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Board Secretary
Chief Financial Officer Virpi Peltoniemi

(Term of office: 26.4.2023 — Annual General Meeting Spring 2024)

Chair: President, CEO Minna Hiillos

Members:
Management representative: Vice President (for teaching and learning) Katja Komulainen, debuty member Vice President (for competences, RDI and digitalisation) Salla Huttunen
Representative for full-time Lecturers: Mikko Valtonen, debuty member Juha Nurmonen
Representative for the administrative staff: Tia Hoikkala
Representative for the students: Aleksi Airaksinen, debuty member Kaisa Manner
Representative for the Business Community: Olli Syvänen, Helsinki Sales Academy, debuty member Eija Hamina-Mäki, Kela
Representatives of trade and industry: Katri Jakosuo, Matkailu- ja Ravintolapalvelut MaRa ry; debuty member Antti Perttilä

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3AMK - Partnership between Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia

3AMK is a strategic alliance of the three biggest universities of applied sciences in Helsinki metropolitan area, Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia. Students of the universities can choose courses and learning paths from each university. 3AMK also arranges additional intensive courses.

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