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Graduation Party 2025: Congratulations to the graduates!

We celebrated our graduates and welcomed them to the Aalto University alumni community on 11 June. Here are some highlights of the party.

Oppilaita juhlimassa sateessa Graduation Partyilla — Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Those who had graduated from Aalto University between May 2024 and April 2025 gathered with their families and friends to celebrate at the campus on 11 June.

Congratulations to all graduates and warmly welcome to a lifelong alumni community!

Kuva Apurva Ganoosta puhetta pitämässä — In his speech to the graduates, our alum Apurva Ganoo emphasised the power of curiosity, change and community. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

I hope that as you now reflect back on your journey at Aalto, whether it was for a year, five years, or even more, you can look back proudly at how you’ve changed and, hopefully in the process of changing, discovered more about yourself too.

Apurva Ganoo, alum and lecturer at the Aalto University School of Business

Valmistuneet juhlivat riemukkaasti — Graduation party gathered hundreds to celebrate at the Alvar Aalto Park. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Valmistuneet kuvausseinällä I'm an Aalto alum -kyltin kanssa — Graduates captured the day on A! Sign of Change photo wall. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

During the evening, speeches honoured the graduates' achievements and encouraged them to keep the Aalto community in mind in the future. Provost Kristiina Mäkelä conducted the traditional graduation pin ceremony, where relatives or friends attach the pin to the graduates' clothing.

Lähikuva pinssistä — The graduation pin is designed by designer Inni Pärnänen. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Juhlijoita sateessa — The festive mood was high despite the rain. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Kuva Boston Promenadesta esiintymässä — Boston Promenade big band kept the party going at the dance floor. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

With the completion of their studies, graduates become part of a vibrant community of more than 100 000 Aalto alumni. Aalto organises annually hundreds of events to which alumni are welcome.

Always Aalto - Let's stay connected and develop together!