Department of Accounting & Business Law

The leading Accounting and Business Law department in the Nordic Region

The Department of Accounting & Business Law is Finland's leading Accounting and Business Law department. Our department consists of both Finnish and international faculty with expertise in Accounting and Business Law areas. Our research covers a broad range of industry-relevant issues and is regularly published in the top Accounting, Finance, Management, and Business Law outlets. Our ongoing research explores the impact of Digitalisation, Sustainability, and Inclusivity initiatives on Accounting, Auditing and Compliance activities in firms. Our faculty members take socially relevant roles supporting political decision-making, advising businesses, and steering firms' strategies.

Our department is very well networked both nationally and internationally. Our excellent seminar series covers both Management and Financial Accounting topics, attracting top researchers from all over the world. We have close tie-ups with leading businesses both for teaching and research purposes. Our faculty members regularly write opinion pieces for leading media houses in Finland, and international media reports have cited some of the cutting-edge research from our department. 

Theoretically advanced and practically valuable research enables us to provide industry-relevant education at both bachelors and masters levels. We regularly benchmark our bachelor and master level programmes against leading Nordic and European Accounting programmes. In our course and curricula design, we take input from our alumni and industry experts. We believe Accounting and Business law are essential parts of financially sound strategic solutions to often complex and ambiguous managerial challenges. Our degree programmes equip students with relevant skills enabling them to succeed in today's turbulent job markets.

BIZ Main Building by Mika Huisman
Accounting group, Heidi Kouvo

Faculty

Meet our faculty!

Department of Accounting & Business Law
Aalto BIZ Research

Research

Find out about our research.

Department of Accounting & Business Law
Aalto BIZ formal opening

Seminars & Events

Explore our excellent and interesting seminars and events.

Department of Accounting & Business Law
Accounting Impact

Impact

See how Department of Accounting engages actively in societal discussion.

Department of Accounting & Business Law

News

Picture of Marika Tervahartiala and Kamyar Hasanzadeh after the event in front of the Hybrid Stage area.
Research & Art Published:

Perspectives on open data: Aalto Research Data Uncovered

Marika Tervahartiala and Kamyar Hasanzadeh took the stage to share their insights on opening geographic and visual data.
Digital ethics, symbolic illustration Matti Ahlgren
Research & Art Published:

Research integrity morning

Are you conducting research in Finland? Do you know where to look for advice for the integrity and high ethical standards in research?
Ilmatieteen laitoksen projektitiimi
Cooperation, Studies Published:

Students helped the Finnish Meteorological Institute develop its sustainability work

The content and working methods of the project could also be adapted agilely during the project according to newly identified needs
EY Legal -projektitiimi
Cooperation, Studies Published:

A student team surveyed opportunities for a new operating model in EY legal services

The goal of the project was to observe the potential of new operating models in the legal services sector that has remained the same for a long time

For Students Interested in Accounting

Both our Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes are the largest at the business school and regularly receive top ratings from the students. Our PhD programme is well-funded and provides top-quality education, research relevant training, great networking possibilities, in proximity to practices, and excellent supervision.

The English-Finnish accounting dictionary for students can be found here.

students in Aalto library

Applying to Bachelor's Programmes

The application period for bachelor's programmes in English is 4–18 January 2023 for studies starting in autumn 2023.

Admission Services
Several students, women and men discussing in the school hallway. One of the women is holding a yellow book.

Accounting, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

The Master’s Programme in Accounting prepares students for producing and using financial and non-financial information to control and manage companies. Accounting, whether financial accounting or management accounting, is at the heart of every business and a critical part of planning and decision-making in companies. Accounting graduates possess invaluable and highly universal know-how for succeeding in different organisations across all industries and continents.

Study options
School of Business Yritysjuridiikka

Yritysjuridiikan maisteriohjelma

The Master´s Programme in Business Law is taught in Finnish.
For more information visit our Finnish web site.

Study options

Contact information

Visiting address

Ekonominaukio 1, 3rd floor, 02150 Espoo

Postal address

Department of Accounting
Aalto University School of Business
PO BOX 21210
FI-00076 AALTO
FINLAND

Department Administration

Head of the Department: Teemu Malmi
Secretary: Stina Mäkelä-Korhonen, [email protected]

Inquiries regarding

School of Business

At the School of Business we strive for better business and better society. We excel in education and research with a multidisciplinary approach and in collaboration with our partners.

Read more about the School of Business
Ekonominaukio 1 staircase to 1st floor. Photo by Unto Rautio.
  • Published:
  • Updated:
Share
URL copied!