Business Lab Internship: Community Intern

Hanken Business Lab now accepts applications for a COMMUNITY INTERN

from 14 September 2026 to 31 May 2027

Hanken Business Lab is a startup incubator that provides growth-oriented support services to its resident startups and entrepreneurs through mentoring, events, wide international networks, community-building activities, and access to resources in both Helsinki and Vaasa.

We’re looking for a creative and driven Community Intern to join our dynamic, startup-focused team. As an intern, you will work closely with the Head of Incubation and Community to support daily operations and ongoing development of our incubation services, L&G EPIC (Louise and Göran Ehrnrooth and Partners Incubation Community). Your responsibilities will include community event organising and promotion, supporting the management of Hanken Business Lab memberships and member relations, daily maintenance of our co-working spaces, internal and external communications, and more.

We offer a dynamic, fast-paced, and international work environment where you’ll collaborate with entrepreneurs, industry experts, cross-border partners, and fellow students daily. You’ll gain hands-on experience in international community management, startup support operations, and event production. This internship is based on-site at our co-working spaces in Helsinki.

Interns at Hanken Business Lab are considered full team members. You'll participate in team meetings, join internal planning sessions, and contribute to shaping our activities, future initiatives, and your own role. The working language at Hanken Business Lab is English.

We are looking for a well-organised, reliable, and diligent 2^nd-5^th year BSc or MSc student. Students from Hanken will be given priority in the recruitment process. The tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Taking ownership over small-scale community events and assisting with planning, logistics, and execution of larger Hanken Business Lab events (e.g. Slush community events in November);
• Supporting the coordination of day-to-day collaboration with Hanken Business Lab's resident startups and entrepreneurs under the guidance of the Head of Incubation and Community, e.g. carrying out regular check-ins with members, handling member requests, onboarding new member startups;
• Helping to maintain a professional and welcoming work environment in the Helsinki co-working space, ensuring its tidiness and functionality. This includes managing co-working space reservation requests from members, students, and other stakeholders;
• Collaborating with the Marketing Intern regularly (social media content production, long-form content for the website, and general promotional activities).

You’ll be a great fit and thrive here if you have:

• Excellent interpersonal, intercultural, and communication skills;
• Genuine interest in and care for community building and startup ecosystem;
• Willingness and motivation to shape your own role and take ownership of your work;
• Proactive, teamwork-oriented attitude and drive to try and test new things;
• Ability to successfully manage own tasks without heavy supervision and to handle stress and time pressure;
• Fluency in both spoken and written English. Swedish and/or Finnish are considered an asset;
• Growth mindset with a positive, proactive attitude toward learning and feedback.
• Proficiency in everyday office software and collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft, Notion) and social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Instagram) as well as familiarity with and curiosity about AI tools.

Students interested in getting ECTS for their internship are welcome to contact their department to ensure that this internship meets the set criteria and can be included in the degree.

The position is 20 hours/week with flexible office hours to be jointly decided upon. The salary is 1270 €/month. The trial period is two months.

Enquiries may be directed to Head of Incubation and Community Sergei Marostenmäki-Lavrov at e-mail sergei.marostenmaki-lavrov@hanken.fi and mobile +358 50 462 34 35.

A CV and cover letter (as a short video of 2-3 minutes max instead of a written document) must be submitted via Hanken’s recruitment database by August 24, 2026, 23:59. Please note that applications without a video attachment will not be reviewed. Please ensure that the link to your LinkedIn profile is included in your CV. Other relevant documents (e.g. certificates, recommendations, portfolio) may be submitted with the application. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview; all interviews will take place on August 27–28 and August 31.