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Aalto University and its partners organise hundreds of events every year, open to alumni, partners and the general public. You can also find the exhibitions below, after the events.

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Cédric Colas
Lectures and seminars –

Guest talk: Cédric Colas "Autotelic Curiosity - The Co-Evolution of Goals and Behaviors"

Dr. Cédric Colas from MIT and Inria will give a guest talk at the Department of Computer Science
Event poster with three speakers for Doc+ Dialogues on Communication, Curiosity & Capital in Science, March 17th, 2026.
Lectures and seminars –

Doc+ Dialogues: Communication, Curiosity & Capital in Science

Welcome to Doc+ Dialogues - the new panel discussion series for doctoral researchers, PostDocs and doctoral Alumni. Come and connect with your collegial community in Marsio at the heart of Aalto.
Students hanging out
Networking –

Joint Finnish Alumni events in China

Meet alumni from Finnish universities in Beijing and Shanghai in March 2026 at the Finnish embassy's event in China.
Alumnitilaisuus Göteborgissa
Networking –

Alumni get-together in Copenhagen

Join an after work meeting for Aalto University alumni and friends in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
movies e.g.:
1. & 6. & 8.3. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2. - 30.3. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
: What is a graphical model?

2.3. 15:30-16:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Doc+ Dialogues: Turning Research Know-How into Value for doctoral alumni, researchers and postdocs

6.3. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: finance, logistics

9. - 12.3. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
e.g.:
 * 9.3. 15:15 On the effect of socioeconomic conditions on population health
 * 11.3. 10:15 Uniqueness of sign-changing solutions to Trudinger's equation
 * 11.3. 11:15 p-Dirichlet structures, the resistance conjecture and energy image density property

10.3. 13-16:30 Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Five years of Bioinnovation

11. - 13.3. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: building technology, engineering physics, measurement science and technology, space science and technology

11.3. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
:
Impact of Dataset Properties on Membership Inference Vulnerability of Deep Transfer Learning

11.3. 16:30-18 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Lecture and discussion: (in Finnish)

13.3. 9-15 online or Heureka, Vantaa
seminar on AI in Finnish

14.3. 17:00 Helsinki conservatorium
KYL choir concert:

until 15.3. Finnish forest museum Lusto, Punkaharju
exhibition

16.3. 12-13:30 Marsio, Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Laboratory of Hope workshop:

17.3. 14:30-15:30 Ekonominaukio, 1, Otaniemi
Computer Science Guest talk: Cédric Colas - Autotelic Curiosity - The Co-Evolution of Goals and Behaviors

17.3. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Workshop in Finnish:

17.3. 17-20 Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
Aalto alumni get-together

17.3. Beijing & 19.3. Shanghai
The Embassy of China events for Finnish universities' alumni

18.3. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
:
 * Sublogarithmic Distributed Vertex Coloring with Optimal Number of Colors
 * New Limits on Distributed Quantum Advantage: Dequantizing Linear Programs

19.3. 12:15-16:35 Rakentajanaukio 4, Otaniemi
Practice and research seminar on urban-transport planning and modelling: 
What's modelling got to do with planning?

19.3. 16-17:30 online or Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Founder Talks: Peter Sarlin, Founder & CEO, AMD Silo AI

20. - 27.3. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: industrial engineering and management, electrical power and energy engineering, engineering physics, neuroscience and biomedical engineering

20.3. 15:30-16:30 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science theatre - Ajattelu & tekoäly ja robotit (in Finnish)

21.3. 10-17 Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
(in Finnish)

22.3. 11-12:30 Hotel Granados 83, Barcelona, Spain
Aalto alumni get-together

25.3. 14:30-16 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
CAOS Research seminar with Dr- Pauliina Valtasaari: Leadership in Arts Organisations - "Stardust" or Ordinary working Life?

25.3. 15:15-18 Aalto hall, Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Philosophy and system thinking lecture - Esa Saarinen: Tämä ei jää tähän(in Finnish)

25.3. 16:30-19 Marsio, Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Laboratory of Hope workshop:

25.3. 17:30-19 Väre, Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi
Photography Alumni Talks: Laura Böök 

25.3., 7.4., 8.4., 20.4., 21.4. Peacock-teatteri, Helsinki
30.3., 31.3. Aleksanterin teatteri, Helsinki
28.3. Monitoimitalo Lähde, Lahti
11.4. Tampere, Hällä-näyttämö
: ±Ê¾±¾±²õ²â»åä²Ô (in Finnish)

26.3. 8:45-11 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Sustainable Campus Creating Hope event

26.3.17-18:30 online (For School of Business alumni Ekonominaukio 1)
Better Business Better Society seminar

until 27.3. Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Laboratory of Hope exhibition
10.2. - 24.3. guided tours 

30.3. 9-13:30 Dipoli, Otaniemi
Innovate Where It Matters Seminar:

What would you like to learn next?

Exhibitions

Text 'LABORATORY of HOPE' on a vibrant red and purple background. 'HOPE' is highlighted in yellow.

Laboratory of Hope

Our new exhibition is full of hope

– Events
Poster for 'Closer' exhibition with a snowy tree trunk. Lists names, dates, and details about the event at Aalto University.

CLOSER – Exhibition comprising works from the Contemporary Design MA course, Personal Exploration

The exhibition is open through 20.2. – 5.3.2026

– Events
A woman in white stands in a theatrical dressing room with violet walls, a lit vanity mirror, and hanging clothes.

Hämeenlinna Art Museum’s exhibition brings artworks to life through film

Hämeenlinna Art Museum will open a new exhibition Kehyskertomuksia: 24 fps / Reframing Cinema, produced in collaboration with the Aalto University Department of Film ELO.

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Renata Jakowleff «Blue» 2017, 190 x 160 x 40 cm, glass and steel, assembled Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Public art collections at Aalto University

The aim of public art across Aalto is to create a vibrant environment for experiencing the world through various perspectives and for embracing imagination, intuition, and exploration.

Research & Art
Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

Aalto galleries and exhibition venues

How can we make space for unexpected ways of looking at the world? Galleries and exhibition venues are co-produced spaces for action, bringing together the knowledge, content, vision, and passion of different agents.

Research & Art
Wood and Clay course exhibition organised by Nathalie Lautenbacher, Väre Main Lobby, March 2019

Väre Exhibitions

Väre Exhibitions, School of Art, Architecture and Design

Research & Art

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Visitors at an exhibition exploring sustainable materials. Displays include furniture, small plants, and design elements.

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition

Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.

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Colourful abstract graphics for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 visual identity.

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 – Exhibitions

What don't we see even though we should – or could? Explore the exhibitions of Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 to discover what Aalto students and researchers should be made visible.

Designs for a Cooler Planet
Image from remote site: virtualexhibitions.aalto.fi

DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures by AaltoTEXTILES

Life 1.5 in black font and Designs for a Cooler Planet logo on a white, fragmented background.

Life 1.5 – an exhibition of planet-friendly materials, fashion and food

Designs for a Cooler Planet is a five-week-long festival celebrating experiments in planet-friendly materials, fashion, and food.

– Events
Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

Near futures – online exhibition

Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

– Events
Tienraivaaja Breaking Ground näyttelyn mainos

Breaking ground – 8 ways research shaped our world

Breaking Ground is an exhibition which highlight the interconnected histories of long term and fundamental research and their impact on society

– Events
Creativity in Action exhibition graphics by Emery Norton

Exhibition in honour of Aalto's 10-year anniversary highlights student impact over the decades

‘Creativity in Action: The Spirit of Student Life’ exhibition opens at the Dipoli Gallery and online on 27 August.

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Re-imagining the Past Vol. 2. Photos: Kitty Norros

Re-imagining the Past exhibition Vol. 2 online

The stories and images from the exhibition celebrating Aalto 10 are now available for online exploration.

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