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100 years of radio technology in Finland

The first professorship in radio engineering started in Finland exactly 100 years ago. Instead of August 2024, the celebrations will take place in January 2025 at the Winter Satellite Workshop, the largest new space event in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
 Tutkimustyössä hyödynnetään Aalto-yliopiston radiokaiutonta huonetta Otaniemessä. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Unto Rautio Tutkimustyössä hyödynnetään Aalto-yliopiston radiokaiutonta huonetta Otaniemessä. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Mikko Raskinen
The research and teaching work utilizes Aalto University's radiowave anechoic room in Otaniemi. Photo: Aalto University / Mikko Raskinen

In this event, we are committed to Aalto University’s principles for a safer space.

Principles for a safe space

Wireless technology is one of the areas where Finland is one of the top in the world. This is largely due to the fact that the first professor of radio technology in Finland, Viljo Ylöstalo, started working at the Radio Laboratory of the Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) back in 1924.

"Radio technology in Finland has already come a long and impressive way. Our Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering today represents teaching and research in the whole field of radio science, from microchips to nanosatellites in the sky. Although some of our research and teaching is very theoretical, our cooperation with companies has been very close for decades," says Ville Viikari, Head of the Department.

The professors and research and teaching staff of the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering look back fondly on 100 years of radio engineering. We welcome alumni, staff, students and all those interested in the subject to hear interesting talks and network as part of the Winter Satellite Workshop on 22 January 2025 from 9.00 to 11.30 am.

Program (in Finnish)

9.00-9.20      Ari Sihvola: ”Radiotiede Maxwellista nykypäivään”
9.20-9.40      Antti Räisänen: ”100 vuotta radiotekniikan opetusta Suomessa”
9.40-9.55      Ville Viikari: ”Radiotekniikan opetuksen ja tutkimuksen nykytila”
9.55-10.15     Risto Valkonen: ”Miten tietoliikenne kehittyy radiotekniikan näkökulmasta”
10.15-10.45   Kahvitauko
10.45-11.05   Petteri Alinikula: ”Radiotekniikkaa mikrosirulle”
11.05-11.25   Juhana Ylinen: ”Miten radiotekniikkaa on viety avaruuteen”

Read more about Winter Satellite Workshop https://spaceworkshop.fi/ 
 

Microwave Anechoic Chamber

The history of radio technology is remarkable – development of the field faster than ever

The first professorship in radio engineering started in Finland exactly 100 years ago. Instead of August 2024, the celebrations will take place in January 2025 at the Winter Satellite Workshop, the largest new space event in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

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Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related teaching courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology.

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