Sculpted Realities
Advanced sculpture art exhibition
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Aalto University and its partners organise hundreds of events every year, open to alumni, partners and the general public. You can also find the exhibitions below, after the events.
Event highlights
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
The 17th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business will be celebrated on May 21–23, 2026.
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations
Lassi Härtsiä will present their MSc thesis on Friday 22 May at 10:00 in B322, CS building
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: “Physics-informed Gaussian Processes for time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy of soft materials via chirp rheometry”
Join us for science and pizza in the Nanotalo lobby!
GeoCorner
Featuring presentations of master's theses from the Master's Programme in Geoengineering.1. - 31.5. Otaniemi
Otaniemi on a sustainable path in May
22.5. 14:00 Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Augmented Performer: Musician in the Loop
22.5. Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
ELO Kevätnäytös 2026
22.5. Otaniemi
Prodeko 60 seminar(for IEM students, alumni and staff)
22.5. - 11.10. Art museum, Kasarmintie 9, Oulu
Tomorrow's Wardrobe exhibition
23.5. 10:00 Otaniemi Espoo
Aalto Running Club ARC Half / 10 K event
Cinema Sheryl, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
23:5. 15:00 Naked Lunch / Alaston lounas
23. & 24.5. 17:00 The Devil wears Prada 2
23. & 24.5. 19:15 Project Hail Mary / Operaatio Ave Maria
24.5. 15:00 Crash
25. -29.5. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: automation and control engineering, new media, radio science and engineering, computer science, engineering physics acoustics and speech technology, design
25.5. 13-16 Väre, Otaniementie 13, Otaniemi
Sustainable Global Technologies SGT Studio'26 Final Event: Stories from...
25.5. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Seminars
Tuomas Kelomäki, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminar
25.5. 14:15-15:30 verkossa & OTakaari 3, Otaniemi
Aalto Brain Center ABC seminar: Simulators Propel Computational Cognitive Models
25.5. Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto Alumni afterwork
26.5. 13-16 Kaupungintalo, Helsinki
Care and Climate in an Age of Vulnerability - Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026
27.5. 13-16:45 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Creatives Demo Day
27.5. 14:15 online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Computer Science Theory Seminars
Capaciated Fair-Range Clustering: Hardness and Approximation Algorithms
28.5. 16:15-17:45 Oodi Library, Helsinki
Nodus Talks: More-than-Human-Futures
28.5. 18:15 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
KYL choir concert: Romantiikkaa & romantiikkaa
29. - 31.5. Finnofest, Kathmandu, Nepal
Finnish higher education event
30.5. - 7.6. Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22, Helsinki
Näyttely26 - Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition
June - 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series
Dr. Heiko Hecht, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1.6. - 25.8. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Algebra, Number Theory, and Applications seminars
* 1.6. Heegner Points and the Gross-Zagier Formula
* 9.7. Prof. Timothy Trudgian
* 25.8. Prof. Guillermo Mantilla-Soler
1. -26.6. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: computer science, mathematics and statistics, photographying, architecture, landscape and urban studies, electronics, design, electrical power and energy technology
2.6. 12:30-17 Rakentajanaukio 4, Otaniemi
Civil Engineering Day (in Finnish)
2.6. 10-12:30 & 3. - 4.6. 9-12:30 Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Experiences of Digitalized Healthcare open lectures
3.6. 17:00 Lasaretti, Kasarmintie 13b, Oulu
Aalto alumni get-together
4. - 5.6. Otaniemi
SECCLO alumni event
5.6. 14-18 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Secure Systems Demo Day 2026
9.6. 18-20:30 Ambassador's Residence, London, UK (FULL)
Finnish universities' alumni get-together
10.6. 17:30 Art & History Museum, Brussels, Belgium
The Pathfinders — Overcoming Circular Economy Bottlenecks exhibitionopening for alumni and friends in the New European Bauhaus Festival 9-13.6.
10.6. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Work in Finland event
11.6. 13:15-16:30 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Honorary doctors' talks - Beyond borders
JULY
10. - 11.7. Alvar Aalto park, Otaniemi
Alvar's summer party
AUGUST
29.8. 17:00 Sibelius Hall, Lahti
Dominante choir concert at Sibelius festival
29.8. 18:00 City Hall, Mariehamn, Åland
The polytech Orchestra: Tour Concert
SEPTEMBER
1.9. 13-15 Otaniemi
Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2026-2027and meetings of alumni who started50 years ago
1.9. - 31.10. Marsio & Väre, Otaniemi
Designs for a Cooler Planetexhibition and events
2.9. 17:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Aalto Alumni event
15.9. 14-15:15 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Intrapreneurship in Media Organizations – Designing Research Projects with Practical Impact
16.9. 10-12 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
The Nordic Tipping Point
19.9. 10:30-14 Otaniemi
Espoo Rantamarathon (discount for Aalto alumni, students and staff)
online
Meet the professor webinars
2.10.
Prodeko 60 documentary premier (for IEM students and alumni)
6.10. & 10.11. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaaopen lectures (in Finnish)
9.10.
Diskonttaus(annual gala for IEM students and alumni)
20.10. 9-18 Dipoli, Otaniemi
AI Day
20.10. Otaniemi
School of Chemical Engineering alumni seminar
23.10. & 27.11. Marsio, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science Theatre
28.10. 14:15-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Tenured professors' Installation Talks
11.11. Espoo Cultural Centre, Espoo
Polytech choir & Retuperä WBK concert
12.11. 11-17 Dipoli, Otaniemi
Aalto Talent Expo (for students and recruiters)
25.11. 19:00 Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen
27.11. 18:00 Espoonlahti Church
The polytech Orchestra: Autumn Concerts
28.11. Catapult campus, Singapore
Aalto Alumni Event
- Back to Work Sessions:
- FCAI webinar serie: AI and Data Science against COVID-19
- Decarbonize Design by Aalto University & Yale University
- Aalto 10 - Alumni Studio & Science show (in Finnish)
- Aalto Ventures Program: Thought Leader’s Talks
- Games Now! Lectures
- Better Business – Better Society seminar series
- Tenured Professors' Installation lectures
- Way Out There – Secrets from the lab and beyond
- Climate University
- Philosophy and system thinking lectures by professor Esa Saarinen (In Finnish)
- Sosiaalisen median ilmiöt (In Finnish)
- Aalto University Executive Education webinars
- Podcasts in English e.g.
Cloud Reachers about Future of learning
Magnificent life by Esa Saarinen
Discover Finland & Working in Finland
Operations Leadership with Gautam Basu
Future-led Learning
Painting energies
In Finnish e.g.:
Työmatkalla - Lauri Järvilehto hosts alumni and students,
Puttonen & Vilkkumaa- asiaa paremmasta busineksesta,
Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit
Kuituus,
Kahvit näppikselle
Ratkaisujen tarpeessa
Entä jos...? - Pirjo Sanaksenaho ja Tiina Heikka
Kestävät tekstiilisysteemit
Paras hetki päivässä
Osaamisen Aalloilla - More lectures at Aalto University YouTube channel
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Exhibitions
Sculpting Time – a contemporary sculpture exhibition
Sculpting Time is a group exhibition by six artist-teachers that reimagines sculpture for an age shaped by speed and technology.
The exhibition "Our land, for all" explores personal and national identity
The 20th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations, opened at Kunsthalle Helsinki, asks: whose stories is Finland built from? The exhibition has been curated by PhD, docent Annamari Vänskä.
Hämeenlinna Art Museum’s exhibition brings artworks to life through film
Hämeenlinna Art Museum will open a new exhibition Kehyskertomuksia: 24 fps / Reframing Cinema, produced in collaboration with the Aalto University Department of Film ELO.
Public art collections at Aalto University
The aim of public art across Aalto is to create a vibrant environment for experiencing the world through various perspectives and for embracing imagination, intuition, and exploration.
Aalto galleries and exhibition venues
How can we make space for unexpected ways of looking at the world? Galleries and exhibition venues are co-produced spaces for action, bringing together the knowledge, content, vision, and passion of different agents.
Väre Exhibitions
Väre Exhibitions, School of Art, Architecture and Design
See more exhibitions online
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition
Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 – Exhibitions
What don't we see even though we should – or could? Explore the exhibitions of Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 to discover what Aalto students and researchers should be made visible.
DIALOGUES Creating New Textile Futures | Aalto Virtual Exhibitions (external link)
DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures by AaltoTEXTILES
Life 1.5 – an exhibition of planet-friendly materials, fashion and food
Designs for a Cooler Planet is a five-week-long festival celebrating experiments in planet-friendly materials, fashion, and food.
Near futures – online exhibition
Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates
Breaking ground – 8 ways research shaped our world
Breaking Ground is an exhibition which highlight the interconnected histories of long term and fundamental research and their impact on society
Exhibition in honour of Aalto's 10-year anniversary highlights student impact over the decades
‘Creativity in Action: The Spirit of Student Life’ exhibition opens at the Dipoli Gallery and online on 27 August.
Re-imagining the Past exhibition Vol. 2 online
The stories and images from the exhibition celebrating Aalto 10 are now available for online exploration.
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