Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences is one of Finland's largest universities of applied sciences ("ammattikorkeakoulu" in Finnish). The institution is fully supervised and accredited by the Finnish government through the Ministry of Education and Culture. The university's primary facilities are in Pasila, Helsinki. It has other premises in Haaga, Malmi (all in Helsinki), and in Porvoo and Vierumäki. Haaga-Helia offers Bachelor and Master level courses in business, information technology, sport and leisure education, hospitality, tourism and event management, journalism, and vocational teacher education. It has about 11,000 students, of whom 1,000 are international students, and about 730 employees, of whom over 400 are full-time teachers. In the field of business, Haaga-Helia is one of the largest educators in the Nordic countries. Haaga-Helia's Student Union that takes care of student advocacy and social and study-related interests is called Helga.

Fields of education and degree programmes

Haaga-Helia offers 29 degree programmes (in 2024), of which 16 lead towards bachelor's degree and 13 towards master's degree. 15 degree programmes are conducted fully in English. === Bachelor degree programmes in English === Bachelor of Business Administration: Bachelor of Hospitality Management: Bachelor of Sports: === Master degree programmes in English === Master of Business Administration: Master of Hospitality Management: === School of Vocational Teacher Education ===

Organisation

Haaga-Helia's President and CEO is Teemu Kokko, Vice Presidents are Minna Hiillos (Teaching and Learning) and Salla Huttunen (Competences, RDI and Digitalisation).

Campuses

Haaga-Helia operates on five campuses: Pasila, Malmi, Haaga (all in Helsinki), Porvoo and Vierumäki.

Board

The Board governs and oversees Haaga-Helia's operations. Chairman of the board is Deputy CEO Jorma Rauhala. Other members of the board: Principal Lecturer Minna-Maari Harmaala, Manager Mirja Heiskari, CEO Tauno Jalonen, Development Director Björn Keto, Director Markku Lahtinen, Development Manager Kai Laikio (1. Deputy Chairman of the board), Student Joni Lappalainen, CEO Timo Lappi (2. Deputy Chairman of the board), CEO of Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Teemu Kokko, Director of Finance Virpi Peltoniemi (Board Secretary).

History

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences was established in the beginning of 2007, when Helsinki Business Polytechnic (Helia) and Haaga Institute Polytechnic merged and created a new university of applied sciences. At the time, there were approximately 6000 students in Helia and approximately 4000 students in Haaga Institute. Haaga-Helia was the first university of applied sciences in Finland to launch an English-taught Bachelor's degree programme in 1993 (Degree Programme in Hospitality Management).