SHS Annual Ball

SHS Annual Ball – the Best Party of the Universe

SHS celebrates its traditional Annual Ball on February 24th, the day when freedom of enterprise was introduced in Finland. Over 400 students and guests of honor gather for the most solemn and biggest party of all SHS events – the Best Party of the Universe.

The Annual Ball program consists of the Solemn Conferment, supper and nachspiel with dance and live music. The dresscode is white tie or formal attire – black tail coat and formal evening gown with academic orders of merit.

SHS CXVI Annual Ball

SHS CXVI Annual Ball will be held at Paasitorni. The ticket sale for the supper including nachspiel is on the 23rd of January 2025 electronically at 12PM through the Kide app.

Link to Kide: https://kide.app/events/50b82859-b3d2-4229-8c7b-92dfd48c4cda

If you didn’t manage to get a ticket to the Annual Ball (supper + nachspiel), you can register for the waiting list that is published below. We’ll personally notify the people on the list about possible available tickets in the order in which you registered.

Link to the waiting list: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y_31WDK7HN-LKvtk_IK3kZwaU3JySBio_6lvmIWloYM/edit

The Annual Ball program

The Annual Ball is celebrated both at Hanken (in the foyer and assembly hall) and at Paasitorni. See the program below for a detailed timetable.

15.30 Domestic Schools Greeting (only for invited friend associations, -student unions and –
nations, invited separately)
16.15 Cocktail at Hanken’s foyer
17.00 Solemn Conferment at Hanken’s assembly hall
19.00 Cocktail at Paasitorni
20.00 Supper at Paasitorni
00.00 Nachspiel at Paasitorni

Zillisinfo

The Annual Ball Zillis is organized by Casa Nostra on the 25th of February.

If you are an invited guest (kårpamp or representative of friend associations, -student unions and -nations) and have not received information about the zillis, please contact pauliina.haarala@shs.fi.

Discounts

This year, we are also offering discounts at the hair salon Kampaamo Hykke, nail salon Ruby Nail and Beauty Spa, nail salon Nail Beauty Spa Lyna, and Frakki.

Do you want to have some extra nice nails for the annual ball? At Nail Beauty Spa Lyna, you now get a 20% discount on your nails by calling and booking an appointment and saying that you are a student who will attend the SHS annual ball (Hanken’s annual ball). At Ruby Nail and Beauty Spa, you can also use the code “HANKEN 2402” via the message function in Timma to get a discount on your annual ball nails! Remember that you must show your student ID upon request. 

You can get your hair done during February for -15% at Kampaamo Hykke with the code “Hanken” via their own website http://www.kampaamohykke.fi/ (not via Timma). 

If you’re looking for outfit inspiration, look no further than Frakki! Frakki offers you -15% with the code “ SHS Årsfest” which you say at checkout in connection with payment.

Questions will be answered by The Annual Ball Committee or by the President of the Annual Ball Committee Pauliina Haarala.

We look forward to seeing you at The Best Party in the Universe! 
The Annual Ball Committee 2025