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Department of Marketing

Department of Marketing

The Department of Marketing is a thriving and dynamic community of faculty, researchers, staff, and students. The department has earned international acclaim for its ambitious and rigorous research output. We are at the bleeding edge of marketing.

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Research

Markets and consumer culture evolve at break-neck pace. The Department of Marketing is the Nordic leader in developing new tools, theories, and insights for marketing management and research practices pertaining to this tumultuous landscape.

The Department of Marketing has four primary research areas: strategic marketing, services marketing, retail and sales, and consumer behavior. Our research output regularly features on the pages of leading journals within these fields.

Strategic Marketing

Competitive dynamics
Marketing performance and metrics
Technology and innovation management
B2B and networks

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Services Marketing

Service management
Value co-creation
Collaborative consumption
Self-service technologies

digital

Retail and Sales

Retail business models and retail marketing
Retail entrepreneurship
Fashion marketing
Sales management and pricing

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Consumer Behavior

Consumer Culture Theory (CCT)
Novel research methods (videography and netnography)
Consumer experiments
Digital consumption

Studies

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Marketing, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Modern marketers are creative, strategic thinkers who navigate the digital landscape with effortless agility and intuition.

Study options

People

Johanna Frösén

Associate Professor, Head of the Department

Associate Professor Johanna Frösén

Kushagra Bhatnagar

Assistant professor, Vice Head of the Department

Kushagra Bhatnagar

Jaakko Aspara

Professor

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Tomas Falk

Professor

Tomas Falk

Arto Lindblom

Professor

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Sanna-Katriina Asikainen

Associate Professor

Sanna-Katriina Asikainen

Henri Weijo

Associate Professor

Henri Weijo

Kristina Wittkowski

Associate Professor

Kristina Wittkowski

Anastasia Nanni

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Anastasia Nanni

Ceren Åžahin

Assistant Professor

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Mikko Laukkanen

Professor of Practice

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Antti Vassinen

Professor of Practice

Eric Arnould

Professor Emeritus

Eric Arnould

Kristian Möller

Professor Emeritus

Kristian Möller

Taavi Heikkilä

Executive in Residence

Siggi Gudergan

Visiting Distinguished Professor

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Jochen Wirtz

Visiting Distinguished Professor

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Julien Cayla

Visiting Distinguished Professor

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University Lecturers

Alexei Gloukhovtsev

Senior University Lecturer

Alexei Gloukhovtsev

Sami Kajalo

Senior University Lecturer

Sami Kajalo

Ilona Mikkonen

Senior University Lecturer

Ilona Mikkonen

Tatsiana Padhaiskaya

University Lecturer

Tatsiana Padkaiskaya

Postdoctoral Researchers

Oscar Ahlberg

Postdoctoral Researcher

Juho-Petteri Huhtala

Postdoctoral Researcher

Juho-Petteri Huhtala

Daria Kautto

Postdoctoral Researcher

Xiaoshi Kinnunen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Laura Rosenberg

Postdoctoral Researcher

Laura Rosenberg

Doctoral Researchers

Nora Bäckman

Doctoral Researcher

Miriam Etz

Doctoral Researcher

Pelin Geyik

Doctoral Researcher

Doctoral Researcher Pelin Geyik

Annasofia Grönholm

Doctoral Researcher

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Hardikkumar Ladva

Doctoral Researcher

Kseniia Lashkova

Doctoral Researcher

Simo Lehtovirta

Doctoral Researcher

Jiancai Liao

Doctoral Researcher

Arash Naghdi

Doctoral Researcher

Petra Paasonen

Doctoral Researcher

Ossi Pettilä

Doctoral Researcher

Victor Rubanovitsch

Doctoral Researcher

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Elizaveta Sakhnovskaia

Doctoral Researcher

Jussi Tornberg

Doctoral Researcher

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Onni Tulensalo

Doctoral Researcher

Anna-Riikka Valo

Doctoral Researcher

Nayoung Yoon

Doctoral Researcher

Aslı Özdal

Doctoral Researcher

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News

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Research & Art Published:
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Studies Published:

“Listening and meeting people mattersâ€

Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo Päällysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.
Suomen Messusäätiöltä miljoonalahjoitus elämys- ja tapahtumaliiketoiminnan professuuriin, allekirjoitustilaisuus 4.11.2025
University Published:

Suomen Messusäätiö donates EUR 3.1 million ºÚÁÏÍø University for a Professorship in Experience and Event Business

The professorship will be established at the Department of Marketing in the Aalto University School of Business
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Research & Art Published:

Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles

Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms

Events

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Exhibitions

Laboratory of Hope

Our new exhibition is full of hope
Aalto University School of Business seminar titled 'Creativity in Business'.
Lectures and seminars

Better Business – Better Society seminar: Creativity in Business

Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series offers opportunities to learn about and discuss current societally important topics monthly.
Lectures and seminars

Center for Digital Business Growth Seminar

We are pleased to welcome you to the kick-off seminar organized by the new Center for Digital Business Growth. In the seminar, we will present plans for the new center and explore how digitalization can drive innovation and business growth.
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Networking

Aalto University alumni event in Hong Kong

We warmly welcome Aalto University alumni to an alumni event in Hong Kong on 23rd February 2026.

Contact information

Visiting Address

School of Business building, 1st floor
Ekonominaukio 1
02150 Espoo
Finland

Postal Address

Department of Marketing
Aalto University School of Business
P.O. Box 21210
FI-00076 Aalto
Finland

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