The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of entrepreneurial profile the students of Häme University of Applied Sciences have. In addition to that, the aim was to verify to what extent the higher education institute affects the development of students’ entrepreneurial profile. The subject is current, because higher education in Finland is undergoing big changes and for over a decade, promotion of entrepreneurship has been one of the aims of Finnish higher education policy.

This research is a part of the extensive international research project, where other partner universities are Feevale University and University of Caxias do Sul from Brazil. In this extensive study research group investigates the topic from an international point of view.

In the theoretical framework, the entrepreneurial profile is examined from three main aspects; entrepreneurial dimensions, entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial antecedents such as family roots and entrepreneurial activities provided by the higher education institute. The theoretical framework creates an overall picture of the entrepreneurial profile and the factors affecting it.

The quantitative research was conducted in the spring of 2016 by using questionnaire. The research was cross-sectional. The population of the study was students of Häme University of Applied Sciences. The questionnaire was answered by 626 students, which gave a response rate of 8,94 per cent. It was concluded that the students’ entrepreneurial profile consists of multiple factors. Eight dimensions for entrepreneurs were examined, students have relatively high intentions for establishing their own company and the role of family roots, social contacts but also entrepreneurial activities are important. However, further research on the topics is needed to be able to develop the entrepreneurial activities at HAMK to answer students’ needs better.