Aalto Welcome Fair 2023

How do you give effective feedback as a student? And what would you do in tricky situations as a teacher? Do you dare to spin the wheel?  

Studies are demanding and there is also much more to life than studies! Aalto chaplains provide a place where any Aalto student can come in to talk things over, regardless of belief or background. Our work is grounded in presence, listening, and absolute confidentiality. We want to support the overall wellbeing of our students. Come and meet with us!

Aalto Ventures Program is an entrepreneurship education program for all Aalto students. For us, entrepreneurship is a mindset and a tool that helps daring individuals solve real, meaningful problems. Join our courses, programs and events to learn how to create a sustainable future through entrepreneurship.

Meet us by the orange tent, have a chat and take a polaroid group photo with your friends!

We facilitate meaningful careers and shape a sustainable and inclusive future of work.

• We help Aalto students and alumni with sustainable career design and lifewide learning 
• We support Aalto students in finding meaningful employment
• We share research and insights on careers and the future of work to serve the Aalto community and all lifewide learners
• We organise events to inspire learning, create connections and foster dialogue
• We collaborate with future-driven employers

NB. Unfortunately, DVV is not able to take any more students to the queue today on Thu 31st August 2023. 

Please turn directly to DVV if you were not able to take care of the registration during the Aalto Welcome Fair. If you have questions about the procedure and you can't find an answer on the DVV website, you can contact DVV directly. Telephone service number is +358 295 536 320 (Mon 9-15, Tue-Fri 9-12). Further information available at DVV website.

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If you are staying in Finland for more than a year (regardless of your nationality), you are required to register your place of residence and your permanent municipality of residence in Finland. You do this at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV). You find updated information about the registration practicalities at DVV website.

In stead of reserving an appointment to DVV-office, you can also complete the registration at the Aalto Welcome Fair. This is the "joint visit" alternative mentioned at DVV website. DVV personnel can process a large number of registrations during the Welcome Fair. Nevertheless, it's essential that you have prepared the documentation carefully and that you are prepared to wait for your turn for some time. Follow these instructions if you wish to register during the fair:

1. Complete the registration notice of a foreigner at DVV website. Follow the instruction carefully. (In stead of reserving an appointment to DVV-office, you can also complete the registration during Aalto Welcome Fair. This is the "joint visit" alternative mentioned at DVV website.)
2. Find the DVV registration point at the Welcome Fair (room M102). Take your place in the queue by using the QR-code you find on on the wall. Wait for your turn. While you wait for your turn, you can visit the exhibition booths. Follow your place in the queue on your mobile device and arrive to the registration point latest when you are 6th in line. 
3. Take care of the registration in a brief meeting with the official. Registration runs smoothly if you have the necessary documentation at hand.

Please note the following things to make your registration process as smooth as possible:

• DVV needs your complete address, also the apartment number, so check it before the appointment.
• DVV can also issue a Finnish personal identity code for you if you haven’t already received one from the Finnish Immigration Service or the Finnish Tax Administration.

If you have questions about the procedure and you can't find an answer on the DVV website, you can contact DVV directly. Telephone service number is +358 295 536 320 (Mon 9-15, Tue-Fri 9-12). Further information available at DVV website.

Hello Espoo Info offers foreign-language residents advice regarding the city's services and different official matters. For example:

• early childhood education and family services
• health and wellbeing
• official matters (residence permits, taxes, etc.)
• social services and benefits
• when you don't know which service you should contact

HelsinkiMissio Crisis Services for Youth offers free short-term councelling and crisis help for youth and young adults between the ages 12 and 29, online or live at Kamppi.  You can speak freely to our crisis workers about whatever is troubling you. We aim to prevent young people from feeling all alone when they are in some difficulty. Come and meet us at the Welcome fair!

The HSL (Helsinki Region Transport) pop-up service point is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10.00 to 16.00 at the main lobby of the Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1). At the service point, you can obtain or update a HSL card.

Please note, that at the service point you cannot top up your travel card, but that can be done at a ticket machine or sales point.

Come and meet Aalto IT Services at the fair! We can help you if you would like to know more about information security, virtual desktops, licenses, printing, IT class rooms, MFA, Aalto email etc. 
 

International House Helsinki (IHH) provides a wide range of information and public services to meet the needs of international newcomers. We can provide you with general guidance and information about life in the Helsinki capital region and the services provided by the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa. 

Our IHH service centre in Sörnäinen is also where you as an international newcomer can:

• register your EU citizen's right of residence.
• get your personal identity code.
• register your municipality of residence and notify a change of address.
• get your tax card and receive tax counselling.
• get help in determining if you are eligible for social security and benefits.
• register as a jobseeker.

At the Kela booth students get to familiarize themselves with the benefits offered by Kela. They can be guided further into various service channels provided by Kela. Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, provides social security coverage for Finnish residents and many Finns living abroad through the different stages of their lives. Among the social security benefits offered by Kela are family benefits, health insurance, rehabilitation, basic unemployment security, basic social assistance, housing benefits, financial aid for students, disability benefits and basic pensions.

At the Welcome fair, Language Centre teachers will answer your questions about language and communication studies at Aalto university.

The International Committee, also known as KvTMK, is a volunteer-based committee under AYY (Aalto University Student Union). It organizes free time activities for international students and anyone interested in internationalisation. Whether you're interested in open events in English or internationalisation in general, come and have a talk with us at the fair!

Do you have questions about tuition fees or scholarships? Come meet us and ask away! You can ask e.g. about tuition fees in general, what kind of scholarships are available to tuition fee liable students, tuition fee exemptions, Finland Scholarships, or anything else you might have on your mind. 

OP Uusimaa bids you a warm welcome!

OP Uusimaa, officially known as Uudenmaan Osuuspankki, is OP Financial Group’s biggest bank. Owned by its owner-customers, OP Uusimaa is one of the Uusimaa region’s key businesses and employers. Our activities are based on our values: a people-first approach, responsibility, and prospering together. We promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating region.

Did you move to Finland and want to become our customer? If you don’t have Finnish banking user identifiers yet, you can get started with opening banking services by filling in the form on our webpage: https://www.op.fi/private-customers/become-op-customer/foreigners. After you have filled in the form, we will contact you. This way, we’ll be better prepared for the meeting. You must come to a bank branch to apply for and activate your actual customer relationship. 

If you already have an account and a user ID with another Finnish bank, please fill in the following form: OP Uusimaa - Smooth banking services for international specialists (lyyti.fi). However, if you’re an EEA citizen and already have a user ID, you can apply for banking services digitally. 

We provide flexible services online, by phone and during the service hours of our branches in Espoo, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Lohja, Loviisa, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Sipoo, Siuntio, Tuusula, Vantaa and Vihti.

The Aalto psychologists guide and support you when you are feeling stuck with your studies or career prospects. Study-related stress, anxiety, motivational problems and life circumstances may overshadow studies and your future plans. The study and career guidance psychologists can offer you individual and group guidance as well as workshops in order to make well-being in studies and in working life possible.

Talent Boost is a national programme which aims to attract international talent and promote their immigration and integration in Finland. Aalto’s Talent Boost activities include e.g. language studies (Kielibuusti), employment support, and scholarships (Finland Scholarship). Drop by to learn more about Talent Boost at Aalto University!

We can tell you the answers on how and where you as an Aalto student can go for student exchange or to do an internship abroad and how to finance your exchange or internship abroad.

At the Learning Centre stand, we provide you information about library services. We can help, when you need course books, and are happy to tell more about the library resources and services available to you. We are also giving away a limited batch of super cool Learning Centre overall patches. Come and meet the librarians!

Feel free to approach us and learn more about e.g. credited Personal Impact courses to support your wellbeing. We can also tell about other services to advance wellbeing and inclusion of the entire Aalto community. Oasis delivers research-based information on how to take care of one’s own wellbeing to be able to act on the issues they consider relevant and valuable. Remember to also follow us on Instagram (@aaltowellbeing), TikTok (@aaltowellbeing) and Facebook (Aalto Wellbeing)!

Do you want pilot your sustainable prototype idea or go big with your next clothing swap event? Whether you have a small project idea or a wild sustainability vision – we want to hear from you and help turn your ideas into reality! Come chat with us and apply for an expense grant between 500–10 000 € for your sustainability idea through our website!

Sustainability Action Booster | Aalto University

The Starting Point of Wellbeing is an easily approachable service that provides students with advice and guidance on study wellbeing and study skills. You can come for a short drop-in advising session without advance booking either online or on site or make use of our wide range of peer groups and online materials. When you need help and advice, you can turn to study and career counselling psychologists student counsellors, Aalto chaplains and other professionals in the area of wellbeing. You can also book a time for a longer individual counselling. Read more on the Starting Point of Wellbeing website.

Welcome to UniSport –  the student's own training place 

At UniSport, you can do the kinds of exercises that inspire you the most and at very affordable student prices! Everyone is welcome to UniSport, whether you are a beginner or more advanced in exercising.

As an Aalto student, you’re a Unite! student. Unite! is an alliance of nine leading technical universities in Europe. It’s packed with opportunities to grow, internationalize, and connect with fellow students.

We offer international courses on technology, multi-disciplinary topics, languages, and culture. We also provide funding for building extra-curricular activities with other Unite! students.

Join Unite! for easy pathways to international courses and collaboration. You can internationalize your studies even without leaving home! 

Learn more: https://www.unite-university.eu, follow us on Instagram @uniteuniversity

At Vamos Espoo's booth, you will learn about our services for students and how we can support the studies in challenging situations. Come and say hello to Vamos coach! You can also get to know us in advance at https://www.hdl.fi/vamos/kaupungit/espoo/

Finnish Student Health Service, also known as the FSHS, is your support for your well-being and health.

FSHS Services are for those students who have enrolled as attending students at a Finnish university or university of applied sciences. FSHS offers general health care services, mental health care services and oral health care services. Before booking an appointment, call us or visit our SelfChat online service for an assessment of your need for treatment. The health care fee for students in higher education is paid to Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. FSHS does not charge for appointments.

Come see us at the Welcome Fair event and we'll be happy to tell you more about FSHS services!