Aalto University Junior

Kids and youth

Aalto University Junior organises activities for children around themes involving arts, science, technology, and business also outside school hours. Our activities are designed to offer meaningful leisure activities in the form of creative projects.
Leireillä innostutaan kokeilemaan, tutkimaan ja käyttämään luovuutta.
Our camps inspire the participants to experiment, explore and be creative. Photo: Aalto University Junior / Sini Kivioja

Aalto University Junior organises also leisure time activities for children, youth and families

You can feed your curiosity and creativity at home, too. On this page, you will find all the activities we offer for aspiring researchers and artists of all ages. For instructions for experiments to try at home, fun facts and other inspiring contents, you can also go to @aaltouniversity_junior on Instagram

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Camps

Welcome to the summer camps!

Aalto University Junior
Eight panels with different science project ideas including visible mending, Easter decorations, and making a rain cloud in a jar.

Try at home

You may find try at home worksheet in Finnish and Swedish.

Aalto University Junior
Nuoria opiskelemassa Aalto-yliopiston kirjastossa.

Aalto University offers open online courses

Do you want to learn how to make your own mobile apps, dive into the history of architecture or get to know the basics of programming? Aalto University's free online courses offer a wide range of studies that are also suitable for young people.

Learn online

Aalto University students on campus. Photo by Aleksi Poutanen.
Photo: Aleksi Poutanen / Aalto University

Interested in studying at Aalto?

Take a virtual tour of the Otaniemi campus, chat to Aalto students or read inspiring student stories. Follow the link below to find everything you need to apply to Aalto!

Find out about studying at Aalto University

Students' stories on social media

  1. TikTok: content created by students in Finnish
  2. Snapchat: content created by students
  3. YouTube: student vlogs
  4. Aalto University Instagram
Tapahtumajuliste, jossa on värikäs spiraali ja teksti 'IHMEMATERIAALIT', järjestetty 26.9.2025 Aalto-yliopiston toimesta Espoossa.

Tiedeteatterin tallenteet

Vuoden 2025 tiedeteatterit:

  • 21.3. Äärettömyys: avaruus ja numerot
  • 9.5. Pelisuunnittelu - luovuus, tiede ja taide
  • 26.9. Ihmemateriaalit

Kaikkien tapahtumien tallenteet ovat katsottavissa täällä.

Events

Here you can find information on upcoming events for children, young adults, and families.

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Workshops

Invest in Your Future remote workshops

In the April remote workshops, participants explore the basics of investing.

Open lectures at Aalto

Quantum physics, architecture, industrial engineering and neuroscience. Aalto University's open lectures are targeted for upper secondary school students, but lower secondary school students, teachers and Aalto students are also welcome. The lectures for young people will also bring new perspectives to the teacher.

Red background with white geometric shapes: a semicircle on the left and a partial circle on the top right.
Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research

Data storage and management for Aalto researchers, Mar 26, 2026 (external link)

Learn best practices in data storage at Aalto University.
ABC Seminar - 26 March
Lectures and seminars

Electrical signaling in the retinal pigment epithelium regulates photoreceptor renewal

Welcome to our ABC Seminars! This time, Soile Nymark (Tampere University) will present research on electrical signaling in the retinal pigment epithelium and its role in regulating photoreceptor function, introducing new single-cell approaches to study this process, essential for retinal health and our sense of vision.
Portrait of Núria Solsona Caba
For Aalto community Lectures and seminars

Aalto ARTS Teacher of the Year Open Lecture

Núria Solsona Caba's talk looks behind the scenes of teaching at Aalto ARTS and shows the importance of collaboration beyond university walls to address the issues of our time.
Aalto University seminar poster titled 'Scaling a Startup with Scarce Resources' featuring Maija Renko and Timo Soininen.
Lectures and seminars

Better Business – Better Society seminar: Scaling a Startup with Scarce Resources: Case Small Giant Games

The seminar combines academic insights with practical and proven experience from scaling a company from Finland to the global stage.
Aalto-yliopisto Junior mukana lukiolaisten TAT takeoff 2022 yrittäjyystapahtumassa.
Aalto University Junior took part in the entrepreneurship event for high school students, TAT Takeoff 2022. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
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