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Department of Accounting and Business Law

Studies

Business law is one of the main study options in business studies. Here you can pursue Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in business studies. Our degree programs offer students a broad understanding of business law, the ability to make sustainable strategic decisions, and tools for analysing and developing organizational operations.
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Degrees

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Aalto Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance

Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance is a four-year, English-language doctoral programme offered by 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business - one of Europe’s leading business schools. The program provides rigorous, high-quality research training in a collaborative academic culture that values intellectual independence, critical inquiry, and low hierarchy.

Study options

Business law studies combine business and legal sciences 

The importance of legal norms in business operations is constantly growing. To manage risks and enhance competitiveness, there is an increasing need for individuals who deeply understand both economic activities and related legal regulations. Business law studies provide understanding of the legal norms regulating business operations and their significance in managing business operations and finances. Key themes include, among others:  

  • Contract law 
  • Employment law 
  • Corporate and competition law 
  • Conflict management 
  • Intellectual property rights and data protection 
  • Legal issues related to artificial intelligence 
  • Data law 
  • Taxation and tax planning 
  • Corporate responsibility  

Graduates of business law studies have the ability to analyse and resolve business-related legal challenges and find the best solutions for them. They possess extensive business and business law expertise and versatile skills to work in various managerial and expert positions in businesses, organizations, and the public sector in Finland and internationally, for example:

  • Consulting roles 
  • Tax, responsibility, contract management and legal teams of companies and organizations 
  • Tax authorities 
  • Authorities 
  • Ministries 
  • EU institutions 

information about studies and community

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Admission to Business Law studies

Study Business Law at 911±¬ÁÏÍø in our English-language Doctoral Programme or advanced minor studies.

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Business Law Careers

Business Law studies provide diverse career opportunities and individual career paths – as demonstrated by the stories of our alumni.

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Community

The community for those interested in Business Law supports its members and helps them grow, build networks, and discover career opportunities.

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Business Law Events

Every year, we organize several topical events related to Business law. Explore and sign up!

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Information bank

In the Business Law information bank you will find useful content related to, for example, our research and studies.

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Ask more about studies

Petri Kuoppamäki petri.kuoppamaki@aalto.fi

Kari Hoppu kari.hoppu@aalto.fi

Moritz Scherleitner moritz.scherleitner@aalto.fi

We are here for you

Thanks to advanced theoretical and practical research and our extensive networks, we can offer top-notch education in business law topics. 

Business Law Faculty

Meet our faculty!

Meet our faculty
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