Taideteollinen näyttely - Copium
Taideteollinen näyttely – Copium will open to the public on 11 October 2025 at the Tapiola Central Tower, Tapiontori 1, 02100 Espoo.
Vernissage 10.10. at 17-22, welcome!
Join events
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.
Event highlights
Aalto Tax Day 2026
Aalto University Department of Accounting and Business Law will organize Aalto Tax Day on 16 January 2026
Summer Job Day 2026
During this live event, arts, design, technical and business students meet employers offering summer jobs.
Better Business — Better Society seminar: Leadership for Growth
Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series offers opportunities to learn about and discuss current societally important topics monthly.
Architecture Speaks: Structures and Resources
In this lecture series architects share insights into their design processes and their roles in the world of architecture.14.-16.1. 18-21 Tiivistämö, Helsinki
Kauhun kanuuna (in Finnish)
15 - 27.1. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
:
* 15.1. 13:15 On analyzing and predicting cervical cancer trends in Finland
* 19.1. 15:15 Prof. Lalitha Vadlamani (IIIT Hyderabad) ANTA seminar
* 20.1. 10:15 Kai Hippi (Aalto University)
* 27.1. 10:15 Joonas Vättö (Aalto University)
16.1. 9-17 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Aalto Tax Day 2026
16.1. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: engineering physics, computer science, photonics and nanotechnology, acoustics and speech technology, computer systems science, chemical engineering
16. - 25.1. 19:15 Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
movies:
16.1. 18:30 & 17.1. 19:30 & 18.1. 16:45 & 24.1. 19:30 Kalevala: Kullervon tarina / The son of Revenge - the Story of Kalevala
17.1. 15:30 & 25.1. 15:00 Kontinental '25
17.1. 17:30 & 25.1. 17:15 Drowning by Numbers
18.1. 14:30 & 24.1. 17:15 La La Land (10th Anniversary)
18.1. 19:15 Blade Runner (The Final Cut) 4K restoration
23.1. 18:30 & 25.1. 19:30 Marty Supreme
24.1. 15:00 Zoo / A Zed & Two Noughts
19. - 23.1. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: engineering physics, electrical power and energy engineering, computer science, architecture, micro and nanotechnology circuit design, geoinformatics, bio product design
19.1. 15-16 online
Aalto EE Book release: (in Finnish)
20.1. 11-17 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Summer Job Day - recruit a student from Aalto University
20.1. 15-16 Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
20.1. 17-18:30 online (or Ekonominaukio 1 for School of Business alumni)
Better Business Better Society seminar: Leadership for Growth
20. - 23.1. Dipoli, Otaniemi
21.1. 8:30-10 online & Ekonomiaukio 1, Otaniemi
Hydrogen Breakfast Series - BalticSeaH2 project
21. & 28.1. 13:15-14:30 online
Architecture Speaks:
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21.1. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
* Seemingly Simple Questions in Distributed Algorithms
* Geometric Interpretation of Classical MDPs
21.1. 18:00 Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Aalto Running Club together with students, staff and alumni
22.1. 15:30-17 BioMaker Studio, Otakaari 7, Espoo
Phenological perspectives: Creating observation protocols for sensing more-than-human lifeways workshop
22.1. 17-20 online & Dipoli, Otakaari 24, Otaniemi
: (European Space Agency Planetary Exploration Highlights for 2026–2035)
22.1. 17-20 Väre, Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi
: Biodegradation and polymers -workshop
22.1. 17-20 Library Oodi, Helsinki
: Explore the future of material science workshops
22.1. 18-19:30 Pacifico x Tenho, Helsinginkatu 15, Helsinki
(in Finnish)
23.1. 11-12 verkossa
Machine Learning Meetups: Bio-Plausible Learning for Artificial Neural Networks
26.1. 9-10 verkossa
Aalto EE webinar:
26.1. 14:15 verkossa & Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Aalto Brain Center ABC seminar: Metacognitive challenges in Human-AI interaction
27.1. 10-12:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
The Intersection: Growth through creative industry-academia collaboration
30.1. 9-9:45 online
Aalto EE webinar:
2.2. 15:30-16:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Doc+ Dialogues: Diverse Doctoral Careers & Skills
4.2. - 10.3. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
4.2. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
* New Limits on Distributed Quantum Advantage: Dequantizing Linear Programs
4.2. 17-19 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Design Interrupted: Growing Design - The natural alchemy of becoming
5.2. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: geoinformatics, electrical power and energy engineering, acoustics and speech technology
5.2. 16:30-19:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
CHEM alumni seminar in Finnish: Suomen rooli globaalissa ruokamurroksessa – kemistit ruokajärjestelmän uudistajina
5.2. - 27.3. Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Laboratory of Hopeexhibition
9.2. 15:30-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Doc+ Dialogues: Impact with Research (for doctoral students, post docs and PhD alumni)
10.2. 17:00 online (or for School of Business alumni Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi)
Better Business Better Society seminar: Creativity and Business
11.2. 8:30-18:30 online & Dipoli, Otakaari 24, Otaniemi
CDOIQ Nordic Symposium 2026:
Online
Meet the Professor webinar
CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind Meets Machine
Otaniemi
Mechanical engineering alumni seminar
Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
movies
MARCH
3.3. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaa public lecture (in Finnish)
4.3. A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
until 15.3. Finnish forest museum Lusto, Punkaharju
Visakoivu – Pirun puristama puu exhibition
17.3. Copenhagen, Denmark
Aalto alumni get-together
25.3. Väre, Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi
Photography Alumni Talks
Otaniemi
Aalto Alumni Strategy Circle
Washington DC, USA
Finnish universities' alumni get-together
APRIL
1.4. 18:30 Sibeliustalo, Lahti
9.4. Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Mechatronics Circus
Online
Meet the Professor webinar
21.4. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaa public lecture (in Finnish)
24.4. 9-12 Otaniemi
Smarter Work with Generative AI (SWAI) seminar
29.4. 14:15-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
30.4. 12-14 Smökki, Jämerantaival 1, Otaniemi
Declaration of Wappu rowdiness
30.4. Otaniemi
Wappu celebrations around the campus for alumni
MAY
1.5. 17:00 Lönnrotinkatu 29, Helsinki
until 3.5. Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Kehyskertomuksia: 24 fps / Reframing Cinema exhibition
8.5. Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Gala
8.5. afternoon Marsio, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science Theatre
21.5. 17-19, Munich, Germany
Aalto Alumni Weekend
21. - 23.5. Otaniemi
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
JUNE
June, London, UK
Aalto alumni get-together
June, Oulu
Aalto alumni get-together
SEPTEMBER
1.9. 13-15 Otaniemi
Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2026-2027 and meetings of alumni who started50 years ago
September-October Marsio & Väre, Otaniemi
Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition and events
online
Meet the professor webinars
6.10. & 10.11. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaa open lectures (in Finnish)
23.10. & 27.11. Marsio, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science Theatre
- Back to Work Sessions:
- FCAI webinar serie:
- Aalto 10 - Alumni Studio & Science show (in Finnish)
- Better Business – Better Society seminar series
- Philosophy and system thinking lectures by professor Esa Saarinen (In Finnish)
- (In Finnish)
- Podcasts in English e.g.
Cloud Reachers about Future of learning
Magnificent life by Esa Saarinen
Discover Finland & Working in Finland
Operations Leadership with Gautam Basu
Future-led Learning
Painting energies
In Finnish e.g.:
°Õ²âö³¾²¹³Ù°ì²¹±ô±ô²¹ - Lauri Järvilehto hosts alumni and students,
Puttonen & Vilkkumaa- asiaa paremmasta busineksesta,
Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit
Kuituus,
Kahvit näppikselle
Ratkaisujen tarpeessa
Entä jos...? - Pirjo Sanaksenaho ja Tiina Heikka
Kestävät tekstiilisysteemit
Paras hetki päivässä
Osaamisen Aalloilla
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Exhibitions
THIS ’N’ THAT Exhibition: Works from the Workshop Masters at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Workshop Masters’ exhibition showcases the school’s diverse workshop activities and the craftsmanship of the workshop masters.
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.
The exhibition, held 5 Sept – 24 Oct at Ventura Studio, Espoo, presents poetic, practical, and regenerative art and design.
See the Reverlast dock and rent the student-maintained floating sauna at Otaranta 9, Espoo.
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.
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.
Väre Exhibitions
Väre Exhibitions, School of Art, Architecture and Design
See more exhibitions online
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition
Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.
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.
DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures by AaltoTEXTILES
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.
Near futures – online exhibition
Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates
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
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.
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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