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A Grid Wellbeing Mixer - Check the event agenda and register!
Welcome to A Grid Wellbeing Mixer! We invite you to experience a series of insightful, interactive, and inspiring sessions designed to help you take a pause from the daily working routines and rhythms and meet new and interesting people.
Hallway doors on Otakaari 1 will be locked, use access token
Students, make sure you have an HSL card or collect an access token from Väre or Otakaari 1 lobby services and register it. New access zones will take effect on the whole campus 16.11. and the access token will be needed more.
Shopping centre A Blanc celebrates opening on Otaniemi campus
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the building previously known as Otaniemi’s old shopping centre, has a new name after the renovation and opened in the middle of the Aalto University campus
HSY's contstruction site remains in place on Konemiehentie
Exception routes in the Konemiehentie - Sähkömiehentie area will continue approximately until the end of October 2021.
Board game bar Taproom d20 opens in A Blanc
Offering board games and refreshments, Taproom d20 opens its doors on the first floor of shopping centre A Blanc at the turn of September and October.
AFRY's new office in A Blanc, Otaniemi, invites you to cooperate
AFRY's goal is to provide students working as trainees with workspaces conveniently from the core of the campus.
Who or what is the Aalto University Campus Sustainability Champion 2021? Submit your nomination before 24.9.!
Who or what has helped in reaching Aalto University’s sustainable development goals? We are looking for the campus sustainability champion already for the fifth time. Enter a suggestion by 24th September.
Outdoors areas and pedestrian routes will be improved near Otakaari 1 and Dipoli
The pedestrian connection from the metro to Dipoli and the Amphitheater Square area will be improved during the autumn of 2021. The aim is to create comfortable, versatile, safe and accessible outdoor areas, respecting original design solutions and implementations. The construction sites will start already in August.
Otaranta closed to motor vehicle traffic from week 34 onwards
Otaranta closed to motor vehicle traffic from week 34 onwards
Eastern pedestrian and cycling route of Otaniementie will be closed between Otaranta and Kuusisaarentie in week 33
Eastern pedestrian and cycling route will be closed in week 33 (week starting 16.8).
Night work at Raide-Jokeri construction site during July
Night work will be done at Raide-Jokeri construction site during July
Check out the Aalto University Works K3 site online
A Webcam has been installed to the Aalto Works K3 site to follow the real-time situation. The site has been started up during the spring 2021.
Shopping centre A Blanc opens in Otaniemi during summer
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the building previously known as Otaniemi’s old shopping centre, currently shopping centre A Blanc, was modernised to serve diverse business operations with respect to its historical value.
First in Finland: Fireproof charging cabinet for electronic bicycle batteries at Aalto University metro station
The City of Espoo and LatausPolku Oy are launching charging cabinets for electronic bicycle batters at three major transport hubs in Espoo: A Bloc in Otaniemi, Pikkulaiva in Espoonlahti and Iso Omena in Matinkylä. Finland’s first fireproof charging cabinet was put into service in Otaniemi, Espoo, in April.
The pedestrian and cycling route in front of shopping center A Bloc will be closed
Light rail construction work is underway in front of shopping center A Bloc.
A student centre will be built as a joint meeting place for Aalto University students
The building, to be built at the heart of the campus, will be implemented as a joint effort by student organisations and the university.
Beer and whiskey house Vesiheinä is the newcomer of renewed A Blanc
Beer and whiskey house Vesiheinä is a completely new restaurant concept that will open its doors in renewed shopping centre A Blanc.
Tapiolan Juhlapuku brings full-service costume rental to renewed A Blanc
The family business, which has been operating in Espoo since 2002, is opening a new store in renewed shopping centre A Blanc.
One euro for every student—how should Aalto University spend it? Submit your ideas by 30.5.2021
This year, Aalto University is trying something new: Inviting students to decide how to use 12 000 euros of the university budget.
Shortcut AALTO opens an inspiring and modern salon in renewed A Blanc
The original Shortcut hair salon was founded approximately 30 years ago in Tapiola, Espoo. The core concept has remained the same over the years: high quality service and upscale and cosy salons. Now the fourth Shortcut salon, Shortcut AALTO, is opening its doors in the renewed shopping centre A Blanc.
