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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Finance is an active research unit. The research covers a broad range of topics in the areas of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets. Current focus areas in research are:
- Behavioral Finance,
- Corporate Finance, and
- Asset Pricing
The department actively participates in international research seminars and conferences. Finance has a research seminar arranged within the Graduate School of Finance (GSF) joint with Hanken School of Economics.
Articles by current and former members of the faculty have been published in a wide range of top academic journals, such as Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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SA/Ungeheuer tutkimuskulut 2025-2027: What drives investment decisions and how can they be improved? 2nd term
Ungeheuer, M. (Principal investigator)
01/05/2025 → 31/08/2027
Project: RCF Academy Research Fellow: Research costs
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How to make an equity investor: global survey evidence
Rantapuska, E. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2028
Project: RCF Academy Project
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SA/Vihriälä
Vihriälä, E. (Principal investigator) & Hannikainen, L. (Project Member)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: RCF Academy Research Fellow (new)
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Adult outcomes by parental, school and postcode aggregated income in childhood : A descriptive analysis of the cohorts 1981–1989 in Finland
Hiilamo, A., Luotonen, N., Mäkinen, L. & Ristikari, T., 15 Jul 2025, In: PloS One. 20, 7, 13 p., e0327364.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Beliefs about beta : upside participation and downside protection
Merkle, C. & Ungeheuer, M., 1 Sept 2025, In: Review of Finance. 29, 5, p. 1397-1436 40 p., rfaf028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Beyond the headline : How personal exposure to inflation shapes the financial choices of households
Kukk, M., Toczynski, J. & Basten, C., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Monetary Economics. 153, 103800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Self-imposed Liquidity Constraints via Voluntary Debt Repayment
Vihriälä, E. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 9 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.17632/9snsy6rz44.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/9snsy6rz44
Dataset
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Characterization of a novel AA3_1 xylooligosaccharide dehydrogenase from Thermothelomyces myriococcoides CBS 398.93
Zhao, H. (Creator), Karppi, J. (Creator), Nguyen, T. T. M. (Creator), Bellemare, A. (Creator), Tsang, A. (Creator), Master, E. (Creator) & Tenkanen, M. (Creator), figshare, 13 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6583855, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Characterization_of_a_novel_AA3_1_xylooligosaccharide_dehydrogenase_from_Thermothelomyces_myriococcoides_CBS_398_93/6583855
Dataset
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LISS panel - Payment apps
Okat, D. (Creator) & Paaso, M. (Contributor), EASY, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.17026/dans-2br-zmtp, https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:240477
Dataset
Prizes
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Aalto BIZ Teacher of the Year 2020.
Nyberg, P. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Aalto University School of Business: Award for Excellence in Doctoral Dissertation Supervision
Keloharju, M. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Aalto University School of Business: Award for Excellence in Doctoral Dissertation Supervision
Keloharju, M. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Helsinki Finance Summit
Jylhä, P. (Member)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
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Future of Financial Information
Jylhä, P. (Member)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
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Kentucky Finance Conference
Jylhä, P. (Member)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
Press/Media
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Tuotto jopa 38,5% kolmessa vuodessa: Tämä rahasto päihittää monet perinteiset indeksirahastot
27/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Sijoittaja voi pian taas napata pikavoittoja – Katso jättilista kovimmista nousuista
26/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Helsingin pörssin kynnyksellä kolkuttelee pitkä liuta listautujia – Kannattaako piensijoittajan lähteä anteihin pikavoittojen perässä?
05/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance