What Is hhs.se? The Official Site of the Stockholm School of Economics

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hhs.se is the official website of the Stockholm School of Economics (Handelshögskolan i Stockholm), a leading international business school based in Stockholm. The site is the school's public front door: it presents its research-based education and research, its community and library, and institutional information about the school. Use it to learn what SSE is, follow its news and vacancies, or find its programs and research activities.

What the site represents

According to the site itself, SSE is "a leading international business school in Stockholm" that educates students and conducts research "in close dialogue with business and society." Two facts frame the institution:

  • Founded in 1909 on private initiative — the school describes itself as founded on private initiative rather than as a state institution.
  • Positioning in the Nordics — the homepage states "No 1 in the Nordics," the school's own claim about its standing.

Its programs and research are described as grounded in science and designed to address real-world challenges.

What you can find on hhs.se

The homepage organizes the school around a small set of top-level areas:

Area What it covers
Education Programs and the school's educational mission
Research Research activities and outputs
Community Life at SSE and its network
Library The school's library
About us Institutional background and information

The page also surfaces current material: "In focus" items, latest news, campus art, and "Life at SSE."

How the site is useful in practice

  • Checking what SSE is and what it offers — start with the About us and Education sections rather than the news feed.
  • Following institutional activity — the Latest news section carries dated items. Examples from the site include the announcement that Nils Igelström, Yolanda Mthembu, and Konstantinos Vandikas received the SSE MBA Carl Silfvén scholarship 2026, and a new interactive platform from the House of Innovation that lets users explore more than 900,000 research publications on gene and cell therapies.
  • Looking for work or academic positions — vacancies are posted as news items, such as a Facilities Director role and a Post Doc/Research Fellow position at the European Institute of Japanese Studies.
  • Tracking entrepreneurship activity — press releases cover SSE Business Lab and its incoming startup groups.

What to keep in mind

The site describes the school's mission and identity but does not, in the material available, list tuition, fees, or login requirements for its programs. Treat program cost and access conditions as things to confirm on the relevant program pages rather than assume from the homepage. For a quick orientation, the homepage is enough; for decisions about studying or working there, follow through to the specific section.