Sculpted Realities
Advanced sculpture art exhibition
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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.
Event highlights
CS Special Seminar: Leo Leppänen "Investigating students' LLM usage and its effects"
This talk is arranged at the Department of Computer Science.
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations
Jan Meiseri will present their MSc thesis on Tuesday 19 May at 10:15 in A106, CS building
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations
Tuomas Kukkonen will present their MSc thesis on Tuesday 19 May at 15:00 in A346, CS building
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
The 17th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business will be celebrated on May 21–23, 2026.1. - 31.5. Otaniemi
Otaniemi on a sustainable path in May
, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
15.5. 18:15 & 16.5. 19:00 & 17.5. 15:00 The Devil Wears Prada 2
17:5. 17:15 Naked Lunch / Alaston lounas
17:5. 19:15 Project Hail Mary / Operaatio Ave Maria
until 17.5.Taidehalli, Helsinki
- The 20th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations
18.5. 10-10:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Computer Science Special Seminars:
Investigating students' LLM usage and its effects
18.5. 13-16 online & Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Taidekasvatuksen kevätseminaari: Taidekasvatus yhteiskunnallisena voimavarana kriisien ajassa
18. - 25.5. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
* Michael Yang, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminar
* Tuomas Kelomäki, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminar
18.5 - 9.7. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
* 18. & 25.5. Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminars
* 20.5. 10:15 Nehari's theorem for Schatten class Hankel operators on Paley-Wiener spaces
19.5. 9:30-17 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Experimental and Theoretical Research on 2D Quantum Materials and Related Systems
19.5. 13-16 Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Sähköpaja Gaala
20.5. 11-12 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Qual+ seminar: Why should we study industries, and how?
20.5. 12:30-13:30 School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Identity Work as Strategy: Rethinking Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Media Work - Research seminar with Sven-Ove Horst
20.5. 13-15 Think Corner, Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki
20.5. - 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series
* 20.5. Dr. Annika Svedholm-Häkkinen, Helsinki University
* June Dr. Heiko Hecht, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
20. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
* Recognizing Subgraphs of Regular Tilings
* Capaciated Fair-Range Clustering: Hardness and Approximation Algorithms
20.5. 16-18. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
The Science of Beauty – luento
20.5. 18-20:30 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
21. -29.5. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: automation and control engineering, new media, radio science and engineering, computer science, engineering physics acoustics and speech technology, design
21.5. 14-15:30 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Physics Research seminar:
Vortices, Skyrmions, Möbius Strips: From Nanooptics to Ocean Waves
21.5. 16-17:30 online or Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Founder Talks:Maija Itkonen, Founder and CEO of Onego Bio
21.5. 17-20 BMW Welt, Munich, Germany
Aalto Alumni Event - The beginning of a new era, autonomous driving and new materials
21. - 23.5. Otaniemi
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
22.5. 12-13 Nanotalo building, Otaniemi
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: Physics-informed Gaussian Processes for time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy of soft materials via chirp rheometry
22.5. 14:00 Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
22.5. Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
ELO Kevätnäytös 2026
22.5. Otaniemi
(for IEM students, alumni and staff)
22.5. - 11.10. Art museum, Kasarmintie 9, Oulu
exhibition
23.5. 10:00 Otaniemi Espoo
25.5. 13-16 Väre, Otaniementie 13, Otaniemi
Sustainable Global Technologies SGT Studio'26 Final Event: Stories from...
25.5. 14:15-15:30 verkossa & OTakaari 3, Otaniemi
Aalto Brain Center ABC seminar: Simulators Propel Computational Cognitive Models
25.5. Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto Alumni afterwork
26.5. 13-16 Kaupungintalo, Helsinki
Care and Climate in an Age of Vulnerability - Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026
27.5. 13-16:45 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
28.5. 16:15-17:45 Oodi Library, Helsinki
Nodus Talks:
28.5. 18:15 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
KYL choir concert:
29. - 31.5. Finnofest, Kathmandu, Nepal
Finnish higher education event
30.5. - 7.6. Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22, Helsinki
±·Ã¤²â³Ù³Ù±ð±ô²â26 - Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition
1.6. - 25.8. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
* 1.6. Heegner Points and the Gross-Zagier Formula
* 9.7. Prof. Timothy Trudgian
* 25.8. Prof. Guillermo Mantilla-Soler
1. -26.6. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: computer science, mathematics and statistics, photographying, architecture, landscape and urban studies, electronics, design, electrical power and energy technology
2.6. 12:30-17 Rakentajanaukio 4, Otaniemi
Civil Engineering Day (in Finnish)
2.6. 10-12:30 & 3. - 4.6. 9-12:30 Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Experiences of Digitalized Healthcare open lectures
3.6. 17:00 Lasaretti, Kasarmintie 13b, Oulu
Aalto alumni get-together
4. - 5.6. Otaniemi
5.6. 14-18 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
9.6. 18-20:30 Ambassador's Residence, London, UK (FULL)
Finnish universities' alumni get-together
10.6. 17:30 Art & History Museum, Brussels, Belgium
exhibitionopening for alumni and friends in the 9-13.6.
10.6. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
11.6. 13:15-16:30 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Honorary doctors' talks - Beyond borders
JULY
10. - 11.7. Alvar Aalto park, Otaniemi
AUGUST
29.8. 17:00 Sibelius Hall, Lahti
29.8. 18:00 City Hall, Mariehamn, Ã…land
SEPTEMBER
1.9. 13-15 Otaniemi
Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2026-2027and meetings of alumni who started50 years ago
1.9. - 31.10. Marsio & Väre, Otaniemi
Designs for a Cooler Planetexhibition and events
2.9. 17:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Aalto Alumni event
15.9. 14-15:15 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Intrapreneurship in Media Organizations – Designing Research Projects with Practical Impact
16.9. 10-12 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
The Nordic Tipping Point
19.9. 10:30-14 Otaniemi
Espoo Rantamarathon (discount for Aalto alumni, students and staff)
online
Meet the professor webinars
2.10.
(for IEM students and alumni)
6.10. & 10.11. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaaopen lectures (in Finnish)
9.10.
(annual gala for IEM students and alumni)
20.10. 9-18 Dipoli, Otaniemi
20.10. Otaniemi
School of Chemical Engineering alumni seminar
23.10. & 27.11. Marsio, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science Theatre
28.10. 14:15-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Tenured professors' Installation Talks
11.11. Espoo Cultural Centre, Espoo
12.11. 11-17 Dipoli, Otaniemi
Aalto Talent Expo (for students and recruiters)
25.11. 19:00 Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen
27.11. 18:00 Espoonlahti Church
28.11. Catapult campus, Singapore
Aalto Alumni Event
- 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
Sculpting Time – a contemporary sculpture exhibition
Sculpting Time is a group exhibition by six artist-teachers that reimagines sculpture for an age shaped by speed and technology.
The exhibition "Our land, for all" explores personal and national identity
The 20th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations, opened at Kunsthalle Helsinki, asks: whose stories is Finland built from? The exhibition has been curated by PhD, docent Annamari Vänskä.
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.
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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