Donor recognition
A warm thank you to our donors!
The School of Business has a long tradition of receiving donations: already the main building at Runeberginkatu, which was built in 1950, was largely funded through donations. This tradition now lives on in Otaniemi as well. We want to express our warmest thanks to our donors for supporting the School of Business: you are part of enabling the future success of the School of Business and supporting the future generations of business students. Our heartfelt thank you for your support!
Donor recognition in the School of Business
All donors regardless of the value of the donation are recognized on the list of donors on Aalto University website, if they have given permission for the publicity.
All supporters of the School of Business have the opportunity of being recognized in the new main building through a piece on the Abacus Donors’ Wall, with a named chair or a piece on the Major Donors’ Wall.
The online donations are monitored on a weekly basis. All donors who have made donations that are eligible for the forms of recognition described below will be contacted (and provided with instructions).
Abacus Donors' Wall
Add your own named piece to the Wall! All donors of the School of Business have the possibility of being recognized in the Donors' Wall called Abacus, which is located in the lobby of the School's main building. The recognition possibility is available for single donations of 500 euros or more made by an individual.
Also single donations made by a group consisting of individuals can be recognized in the Donors' Wall: 2500 €/group if the group consists of 10 or more individuals; 250 €/person if the group consists of 2-9 individuals.
The name of the donor or the group is engraved in a discreet way on a piece that is then included in the Abacus Donors’ Wall. If you choose not to have your name engraved on the piece, it can be identified by its serial number. There can only be one piece per donor and only one name per piece. There are a limited number of pieces available, and they are allocated in the order of reservations.
Please note! If you wish to be recognized in the Donors' Wall, we recommend you to act fast, as only a limited number of named pieces can be included in the Wall.
Named Domus chairs
All donors (individuals) who have donated a total of 1000 euros or more to the School of Business can now be recognized with a named Domus chair. These precious chairs were refurbished and brought to the new main building from Töölö, where they were used for instance in the nostalgic Rafla. The chairs are now situated in the new building’s Learning Hub, where they serve new generations of business students.
The chairs are identified with a brass plate, with an individual’s name on it. The chairs are reserved in the order of the booking and there can only be one named Domus chair per person. All the donations made by an individual are added together, so that if a donor has, for instance, donated 850 euros before, a new donation worth of 150 euros entitles him or her to a named chair. There are only a limited number of named Domus chairs, so do act fast!
Named Lammhults chairs
All donors (individuals) who have donated a total of 1000 euros and more to the School of Business since the foundation of Aalto University have the opportunity of being recognized with a named chair in the main building of the School.
The highly popular named Lammhults chairs situated in the new main building's lecture halls are now all booked.
Major Donors' Wall
This recognition is offered to every individual, organization, association and foundation that has donated or will donate, since the foundation of Aalto University, a total of 10 000 euros or more to business studies at Aalto University. The donors are recognized in three categories:
- donations of 10 000 euros or more
- donations of 100 000 euros or more
- donations of 1 000 000 euros or more.
In donations of 10 000 euros and more to the School of Business, please contact our Head of External Relations Jonna Söderholm (jonna.soderholm@aalto.fi). A deed of donation will be always drafted for donations of 10 000 euros or more.
Named donation
Starting from autumn 2024, individuals have the opportunity to make Named Donations to endowed funds. At the School of Business, the options are School of Business in general and International student exchange.
Any individual can make a Named Donation. The minimum amount for a Named Donation is 10,000 euros. The donation can also be named after a company or, for example, a graduating class.
If you want to pool funds for a Named Donation with a graduating class or any other group, please get in touch with us at donor-biz@aalto.fi.
Read the Review for Donors 2025
Read more about the principles of fundraising, donor communications and the usage and management of donated funds here.
Make a donation
Timo Korkeamäki, Dean of Aalto University School of BusinessDear donor, a warm thank you for your support! Strong commitment of our donors creates a valuable base for our work.
Read donor stories and news about donations
Chancellor Emeritus Matti Lehti: I feel great gratitude towards the School of Business
‘By donating, you can support young people who certainly need and appreciate the support they receive.’
The Business and Economics Alumni Association donated to the international student exchange program at the School of Business
The association's 100th anniversary in February celebrated a vibrant association.
Donor Ari Koskivaara: Knowledge becomes outdated, unlike friendship
Ari Koskivaara supported the School of Business by donating shares, whereby the value of the gift is determined based on the market value of the shares.
Group donations for international student exchange
The classes of 1964 and 1974 closed their bank accounts and donated the remaining funds.Contact us
