Courses
Courses and workshops organized within the NFN are open to finance PhD students and faculty from all Nordic universities or business schools irrespective of whether their home institution is a member of the NFN.
NFN Travel Grant
The NFN offers Travel Grants for attending PhD students in finance coming from Nordic institutions outside of the country where a given course takes place. To apply for the Travel Grant, please use the form below and send it to the NFN office at nfn (@) aalto.fi. Remember to ask your supervisor to also send a short recommendation email. Please send the application well in advance to make sure that the NFN office has time to process your application and you have a chance to ensure the cheapest tickets available.
Past Courses
You can consult a list of past courses here
Forthcoming Courses
| Machine Learning for Asset Pricing | |
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| Organizer | Swedish House of Finance, Stockholm School of Economics |
| Instructor | Semyon Malamud (EPFL) |
| Dates | June 8-12, 2026 |
| Place | Swedish House of Finance, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Information | TBA More information will be updated on the course page |
| Applications | Please register in advance with the Department Administrator Kirandeep Saini (Kirandeep.Saini(@)hhs.se). Registration deadline TBA. |
| Travel Grant | NFN offers Travel Grants for attending PhD students in finance coming from Nordic institutions outside of Sweden. See instructions at the top of the page. |
| The Social Value of Financial Market Information | |
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| Organizer | Aarhus University |
| Instructor | Philip Bond (University of Washington) |
| Dates | August 5-7, 2026 |
| Place | Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark |
| Information | his PhD course examines financial markets as mechanisms for aggregating dispersed information, starting from the basic question of the economic value of that aggregation. Rather than treating price efficiency as an end in itself, the course studies how informational efficiency interacts with risk sharing, how firms and governments can use market prices when making real decisions, and when the information embedded in prices improves welfare. The course concludes by examining whether atomistic agents internalize negative externalities stemming from their actions in large markets. More information on the course page |
| Applications | Registration deadline is July 27, 2026. The registration link can be found on the course page. |
| Travel Grant | NFN offers Travel Grants for attending PhD students in finance coming from Nordic institutions outside of Denmark. See instructions at the top of the page. NOTE: The NFN office is closed for summer holidays in July. Please make sure to submit your travel grant application before the beginning of July. |
| Finance and Growth: The Roles of Financial Development, Institutions, and Shareholder Primacy | |
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| Organizer | Graduate School of Finance / Aalto University |
| Instructor | David McLean (Georgetown University) |
| Dates | August 12-14, 2026 |
| Place | Aalto University School of Business, Espoo, Finland |
| Information | This course explores the links between finance, law, and economic growth. We begin by asking whether finance causes economic growth, and then turn to the law and finance literature on how legal institutions shape financial development. Finally, we examine shareholder capitalism—the idea that firms should maximize shareholder value—and its implications for investment, innovation, and the broader economy, connecting it back to both the finance-growth and law-and-finance literatures. More information on the course page |
| Applications | Please see course website for instructions. The deadline for applications is August 2, 2026. |
| Travel Grant | NFN offers Travel Grants for attending PhD students in finance coming from Nordic institutions outside of Finland. See instructions at the top of the page. NOTE: The NFN office is closed for summer holidays in July. Please make sure to submit your travel grant application before the beginning of July. |
| Banking Regulation, Supervision and Financial Stability | |
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| Organizer | Graduate School of Finance / Aalto University |
| Instructor | Thorsten Beck (European University Institute and Florence School of Banking and Finance) |
| Dates | August 26-28, 2026 |
| Place | Aalto University School of Business, Espoo, Finland |
| Information | The course provides an overview of the relevant issues in bank regulation, supervision and financial stability, focusing on policy-relevant issues and empirical research. The course provides an overview of recent and current research in these areas, and students will learn how to assess the impact of regulatory reforms and new technologies, including different empirical methodologies. At the end of the course, students should have a clear understanding of the relevant topics, methodologies and potential research opportunities in this field. More information on the course page |
| Applications | Please see course page for instructions. The deadline for applications is August 9, 2026. |
| Travel Grant | NFN offers Travel Grants for attending PhD students in finance coming from Nordic institutions outside of Finland. See instructions at the top of the page. |