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
CS Special Seminar: Kimmo Palin "Computational Models for Genome Regulation and Bioinformatics Education"
This talk is arranged at the Department of Computer Science.
Doc+ Dialogues: Creativity, Collaboration & Customer work
Welcome to Doc+ Dialogues - the new panel discussion series for doctoral researchers, PostDocs and doctoral Alumni. Come and connect with your collegial community in Marsio at the heart of Aalto.
CS Special Seminar: Denis Zhidkikh, From "What Are You Doing?" to "How Are You Doing?": Learning Analytics, Student Narratives, and Holistic Support in Introductory Programming
This talk is arranged at the Department of Computer Science.
CS Special Seminar: Leo Leppänen "Investigating students' LLM usage and its effects"
This talk is arranged at the Department of Computer Science.1. - 31.5. Otaniemi
Otaniemi on a sustainable path in May
12. -15.5. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: computer science, mechanical engineering, biometrics and bio electronics, mathematics and statistics
12. - 13.5. 10-10:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Computer Science Special Seminars:
* 12.5. Computational Models for Genome Regulation and Bioinformatics Education
* 13.5. From "What Are You Doing?" to "How Are You Doing?": Learning Analytics, Student Narratives, and Holistic Support in Introductory Programming
* 18.5. Investigating students' LLM usage and its effects
12.5 - 9.7. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Department of Mathematics and System Analysis seminars
* 12.5. 15:15 On heat kernel estimates for Brownian SDEs with distributional drift
* 13.5. Interpolating Sobolev spaces on domains: full vs. homogeneous norms, Seminar on analysis and geometry
* 13. - 18.5. Seminars on analysis and geometry: Hardy Inequalities and Liouville Theorems for Elliptic PDEs
* 18. & 25.5. Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminars
* 20.5. 10:15 Nehari's theorem for Schatten class Hankel operators on Paley-Wiener spaces
12.5. 15-17 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Doc+ Dialogues: Creativity, Collaboration & Customer workfor doctoral alumni, researchers and postdocs
12.5. 15-17 A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
Semicon Connect- Corporates x Startups x Investors x Community
12.5. 17:30-19:30 Aalto-yliopisto Töölö, Runeberginkatu 14-16, Helsinki
DBA Talks (for Aalto EE & School Business alumni)
13. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Computer Science Theory Seminars
* Filter Banks: from Low-Rank Representations to Deep Models for Efficient Time Series Forecasting
* Recognizing Subgraphs of Regular Tilings
* Capaciated Fair-Range Clustering: Hardness and Approximation Algorithms
14.5. 19:00 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
Dominante choir - Veden sylistä
Cinema Sheryl, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
15.5. 18:15 & 16.5. 19:00 & 17.5. 15:00 The Devil Wears Prada 2
17:5. 17:15 Naked Lunch / Alaston lounas
17:5. 19:15 Project Hail Mary / Operaatio Ave Maria
until 17.5.Taidehalli, Helsinki
Our Land, for All- The 20th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations
18.5. 13-16 online & Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Taidekasvatuksen kevätseminaari: Taidekasvatus yhteiskunnallisena voimavarana kriisien ajassa
18. - 25.5. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Seminars
* Michael Yang, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminar
* Tuomas Kelomäki, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics seminar
19.5. 13-16 Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Sähköpaja Gaala
20.5. 11-12 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Qual+ seminar: Why should we study industries, and how?
20.5. 12:30-13:30 School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Identity Work as Strategy: Rethinking Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Media Work - Research seminar with Sven-Ove Horst
20.5. 13-15 Think Corner, Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki
Where is urban green in climate action?
20.5. - 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series
* 20.5. Dr. Annika Svedholm-Häkkinen, Helsinki University
* June Dr. Heiko Hecht, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
20.5. 16-18. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
The Science of Beauty – luento
20.5. 18-20:30 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Welcome to Finland - Vietnam Connect
21. -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
21.5. 14-15:30 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Physics Research seminar:
Vortices, Skyrmions, Möbius Strips: From Nanooptics to Ocean Waves
21.5. 16-17:30 online or Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Founder Talks:Maija Itkonen, Founder and CEO of Onego Bio
21.5. 17-20 BMW Welt, Munich, Germany
Aalto Alumni Event - The beginning of a new era, autonomous driving and new materials
21. - 23.5. Otaniemi
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
22.5. 12-13 Nanotalo building, Otaniemi
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: Physics-informed Gaussian Processes for time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy of soft materials via chirp rheometry
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
25.5. 14:15-15:30 verkossa & OTakaari 3, Otaniemi
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
28.5. 18:15 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
KYL choir concert: Romantiikkaa & romantiikkaa
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.
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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