3.7 Lodge an appeal

The purpose of lodging an appeal is not to receive feedback, ask for additional information regarding admissions or get a second chance to be admitted. If you have questions relating to the admission or would like to receive further feedback, you should contact Hanken's Admissions services, rather than lodging an appeal. The admission appeal process is a legal procedure ( in Swedish and in Finnish only) that is taken very seriously. Therefore, it is important that your appeal for rectification is as detailed as possible, and that all necessary documentation is attached.

Instructions on how to lodge an appeal

The appeal needs be filed no later than 14 days after the publication date of the results. Appeals submitted after this date will not be processed.

Submit your appeal by completing this form. If you wish to address multiple matters in your appeal, you must complete separate forms for each matter.

What needs to be included in the appeal

Complete all the fields in the form. Your appeal should be written in the language of instruction of the programme you applied to and addressed to the Rector at Hanken School of Economics. 

Your request should include the following:

• which decision the appeal concerns  
• which part of the decision you wish is to be amended
• what kind of change you seek to the decision
• on what grounds you appeal for the decision to be amended.

Attachments, such as documents, statements and grades can be uploaded to the form if they are relevant for the appeal.

Decision regarding the appeal

The Hanken Admissions Sevices processes all appeals as quickly as possible. The processing time for an appeal is approximately 1–2 months. We will contact you via e-mail once your appeal has been processed.

If your appeal is denied, you will likewise receive a message informing you of this with instructions on how to lodge an appeal against this decision at the administrative court.