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Award-winning business accelerator entrepreneur Jenni Kärkkäinen actively follows developments in the field and leverages networks.

SAMK Enterprise Accelerator’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Jenni Kärkkäinen, builds growth through customer insight

A customer-centred approach, controlled growth, and a hands-on mindset earned the entrepreneur of Beautyharkonen, Jenni Kärkkäinen, the title of Entrepreneur of the Year of the SAMK Enterprise Accelerator.

According to Katariina Yrjönkoski, SAMK’s strength is its ability to get things moving.

Katariina Yrjönkoski, Faculty Dean, sees SAMK as a bold and forward-looking institution

Katariina Yrjönkoski has been working at SAMK for a few months now as the Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Maritime Studies. To her, SAMK presents itself as a modern, agile and forward-looking higher education institution, where collaboration takes place both internally and with working life.

Taslima in front of the SAMK Campus

Our students will be employed: A brave step from Bangladesh to Finland

When Taslima Akter moved from Bangladesh to Finland to study International Tourism Management at SAMK, she was determined to build a better future. Through hands-on projects, international experiences, and strong student support, she turned her dream into a professional career.

A police incident at the Pori Campus today

The police received a report of an possibly armed individual on the SAMK Pori Campus this morning, Friday, April 17.

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89 students graduated from SAMK in March

Altogether 89 students graduated from SAMK in March. 27 of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

Piirretty kuva avaruusraketista oranssilla taustalla.

Could Satakunta become Finland’s next startup hub? Founders & Innovators Day brings entrepreneurs, decision-makers and students together in Pori

How to build innovative and solution driven mindset across the society? This question will be at the center of Founders & Innovators Day, taking place on 26 March 2026 at the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) Pori Campus.

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