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Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition at the Bio Rex Outer Foyer at Lasipalatsi
Join events
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
AQP Seminar: Monitored Quantum Transport: How Weak Measurements Shape Chaos and Localization
Aalto Quantum Physics Seminar (Nanotalo)
School of Business Anniversary Class Reunion 21.8.2026
For the first time, we invite to a joint class reunion everyone who started their studies at the School of Business 10, 20, or 30 years ago!
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: “Autonomous analysis, manipulation and reactions in Scanning Probe Microscopy”
Join us for science and pizza in the Nanotalo lobby!
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2026 exhibition
Curious to catch a glimpse of tomorrow? Welcome to experience our largest exhibition of the year!14. - 28.8. Otaniemi
Dissertations e.g.: neuroscience and biomedical engineering, communications engineering, architecture, entrepreneurship, computer science, biotechnology, communications engineering and networking technology, engineering physics, electronic and digital systems, bioproduct technology, design, biotechnology, economics, design
14.8. 14-15 online & Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Aalto Quantum Physics Seminar: Monitored Quantum Transport: How Weak Measurements Shape Chaos and Localization
20.8. 18:30-21 Bank – Restaurant & Bar, Molkenstrasse 15, Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto alumni after work
21.8. 18-22 Aalto Töölö, Helsinki
School of Business Anniversary Class Reunion
24.8. Otaniemi
Physics Alumni career evening
25.8. 15:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Algebra, Number Theory, and Applications Research seminars:
Guillermo Mantilla-Soler (U. Nacional de Colombia)
25.8. 17-20 Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Reshaping Spatial Acoustics – Stakeholder reception
26.8. 10-11 online
100STARTUPS Masterclass:
Entrepreneurship ABC
27. - 28.8. Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Fonetiikan päivät (in Finnish)
27.8. 9-10 online
Aalto EE webinar: Purettavaksi rakennettu: uudelleenkäytettävyys osana suunnittelua (in Finnish)
27.8. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Department of Mathematics and system analysis talks:
Zeta functions of number fields and the classification of integral quadratic forms
27.8. 15-17 Viima, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Aalto Creatives afterwork & info event
28.8. 12-13 Nanotalo, Otaniemi
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: Autonomous analysis, manipulation and reactions in Scanning Probe Microscopy
29.8. 17:00 Sibelius Hall, Lahti
Dominante choir concert at Sibelius festival
29.8. 18:00 City Hall, Mariehamn, Åland
30.8. 18:00 Saltvik, Ahvenanmaa
The polytech Orchestra: Tour Concert
until 30.8. The Old Granary, Fiskarsintie 333, Fiskars
Aalto Universitey at Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale: Sense of Water & Material Flow
SEPTEMBER
1.9. 13-15:30 Otakaari 1M, Otaniemi
Alumni who started 50 years ago in the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2026-2027and the class reunions
1.9. 13:15-14:45 online
Live stream: Aalto Day One 2026 – Aalto University Opening of the Academic Year
1.9. - 31.10. Marsio & Väre, Otaniemi
Designs for a Cooler Planetexhibition and events
2. - 14.10. 10-11 online
100STARTUPS Masterclasses
2.9. Starttiraha
9.9. Business Finland funding opportunities for early stage startups
16.9. Legal responsibilities of an entrepreneur
23.9. Accounting and payroll
30.9. TBA
7.10. Marketing & Branding
14.10. EU Funding
2.9. 15-16 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Computer Science Talks
2.9. 17-19 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
We Design, But We Are Not Designers - Design Interrupted panel talk
2.9. 17:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Aalto Alumni event (full)
3. - 4.9. Hietsun palviljonki, Hiekkarannantie 9, Helsinki
Unfolding Design Culture: practical investigations explores possibilities for a new praxis of design and enquiry
3.9. 15-17 Väre, Otaniemi
Aalto ARTS Grad Show exhibition opening
4. - 25.9. Otaniemi
Dissertations e.g.: photography, new media, visual communications design, computer science, chemical engineering, film and television
4.9. 15-18:15 online & Otakaari 1X, Otaniemi
Affordable Housing in the 1910s–1930s: New Narratives on Unbeaten Tracks?
7.9. Glasgow, UK
Alumni get-together
8. & 16. & 29.9. Marsio, Kide, School of Business, and Väre
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tours
10.9. 12-16 verkossa & Helsinki
Tutkimuksesta toimeen: Ihmisläheisillä ilmastoratkaisuilla kohti 2030-lukua
15.9. 13-16:30 Onlinen & Otaniemi & Oulu
Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring
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
17.9. online
Meet the professor Tiina Nypelö Resource-efficient materials biorefinery
17.9. 17-19:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Alumni Network Council meeting
18.9. Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
SciSustain (Science Translation Framework for Sustainable Bioproducts Innovation): Beyond the Bench seminar
19.9. 10:30-14 Otaniemi
Espoo Rantamarathon (discount for Aalto alumni, students and staff)
21.9. 17:30-19:30 verkossa & Kilta-sali, Lapinrinne 1, Helsinki
Business leader of the year award event 2026
22.9. 13-16 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Open Call: Stakeholder Workshop on Circular Construction and Building Component Reuse
22.9. 13:15-15 online
Biobased materials in industry
22.9. online (& for School of Business alumni Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi)
Better Business Better Society seminar
23.9. 15-18 Space21, Vuorimiehentie 2A, Otaniemi
What's in the "Cloud"?: Collective Map-Making Workshop
24.9. 13-16 verkossa & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Designers in Materials Research – From CHEMARTS to Biodesign
24.9. 14-17 Otaniemi
IESM 60 years jubileum for alumni who started over 50 years ago
25.9. 13-22 online & Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Phenomena: Celebrating the Influence and Legacy of Juhani Pallasmaa
30.9. 16-17 verkossa & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
The Convergence of AI and Quantum Technologies
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)
8.10. 17-18:30 online
Webinar for Finnish Universities' alumni in Latin America with Tabatha Chavez Matus from Chile & Pedro Camargo
9.10.
Diskonttaus(annual gala for IEM students and alumni)
until 11.10. Art museum, Kasarmintie 9, Oulu
Tomorrow's Wardrobe exhibition
20.10. 9-18 Dipoli, Otaniemi
AI Day
20.10. 16:30-19:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
School of Chemical Engineering alumni seminar:Innovation Driven Defossilisation
21. - 22.10. A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
100STARTUPS
23.10. & 27.11. Marsio, Otaniemi
Aalto Junior: Science Theatre
28.10. 14:15-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Tenured professors' Installation Talks
28. - 29.10. Otaniemi & Helsinki
Health Design 2026 Conference
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. 14-22 Catapult campus, Singapore
Aalto Alumni Event
until 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series
Meet the Professor webinar
Cinema Sheryl, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
- 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
Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring
We need a fashion futuring approach and a new mindset—how we design and manufacture, and how we understand fashion—and this seminar aims to offer that.
Lungs of the City: an exhibition on the carbon cycles of urban green
The exhibition in Think Corner, presents the special characteristics of the carbon cycles of urban green, and also shares tips for home gardeners.
From Fragments / Sirpaleista exhibition
Created in collaboration with GAYY, Aalto CHAIR and Starting Point of Wellbeing, the exhibition brings together artists, collaborators, and community to reflect on the pieces that shape who we are.
Research becomes real-world solutions in autumn exhibition – Designs for a Cooler Planet showcases work by researchers and students
Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition, Designs for a Cooler Planet, will point the way to the future this autumn. It will feature more than 20 practical solutions, experiments and ideas from researchers and students.
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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