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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.

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Lectures and seminars –

Guest talk: Taha Yasseri "A New Sociology of Humans and Machines"

Taha Yasseri from Trinity College Dublin and Technological University Dublin will give a guest talk at the Department of Computer Science
Three people sit in a modern atrium with brick walls, large windows, and hanging lights. Plants and bookshelves are visible.
Information sessions – (recurring)

Machine Learning Meetups

Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
Summer Job Day 2026 logo banner
Fairs, Students –

Summer Job Day 2026

During this live event, arts, design, technical and business students meet employers offering summer jobs.
Better Business – Better Society seminar: Leadership for Growth
Lectures and seminars –

Better Business — Better Society seminar: Leadership for Growth

Better Business — Better Society Seminar Series offers opportunities to learn about and discuss current societally important topics monthly.
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20.12. 17-18 Bio Rex, Helsinki
Bolton Avenue Big Band Christmas music

21.12. 20:00 Espoonlahti church, Espoo
Polytech Orchestra concert


7. - 27.1. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Mathematics and System Analysis seminars:
 * 7.1. 10:15 Dr. Nikolay Barashkov (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig)
 * 13.1. 10:15 Adria Marin Salvador (University of Oxford)
 * 13.1. 15:15 Solving Supply Chain Equilibrium Problems in Energy and Other Infrastructure Areas using a Difference-of-Convex Functions Algorithm
 * 19.1. 15:15 Prof. Lalitha Vadlamani (IIIT Hyderabad) ANTA seminar
 * 20.1. 10:15 Kai Hippi (Aalto University)
 * 27.1. 10:15 Joonas Vättö (Aalto University)

7. - 9.1. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: communications engineering and networking technology, computer science, applied physics, 

8.1. 14-15 T-talo, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Computer Science Guest talk: Taha Yasseri  - A New Sociology of Humans and Machines

9.1. 11-12 verkossa
Machine Learning Meetups: Consistent Spectral Clustering in Sparse Tensor Block Models

10.1. Mikkeli & 14.-16.1. 18-21 Tiivistämö, Helsinki
KY-Speksi Kauhun kanuuna (in Finnish)

12.1. 16-17 online
Thinking about Thinking with Thinking Machines - Panel on Metacognition in Human-AI Interaction

14.1. 10-12 Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
Startup Center Open House: Learn About The Business Generator Program

14. - 28.1. Wednesdays 13:15-14:30 online 
Architecture Speaks:
 * Gabriela Carrillo
 * Takaharu Tezuka, Tezuka Architects
 * Michael Pawlyn

16.1. 9-17 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Aalto Tax Day 2026

16. - 30.1. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: engineering physics, computer science, photonics and nanotechnology, acoustics and speech technology, electrical power and energy engineering, micro and nanotechnology circuit design

18.1. 19:15 Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Cinema Sheryl movies:
Blade Runner (The Final Cut) 4K restoration

19.1. 15-16 online 
Aalto EE Book release: Vakuutusten tarjoaminen (in Finnish)

20.1. 11-17 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Summer Job Day - recruit a student from Aalto University

20.1. 15-16 Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Aalto Creatives Afterwork and Info Session

20.1. 17-18:30 online (or Ekonominaukio 1 for School of Business alumni)
Better Business Better Society seminar: Leadership for Growth

20. - 23.1. Dipoli, Otaniemi
Winter Satellite Workshop

21.1. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Computer Science Theory Seminars
 * Geometric Interpretation of Classical MDPs

21.1. Otaniemi
Aalto Running Club together with students, staff and alumni

22.1. 17-20 online & Dipoli, Otakaari 24, Otaniemi
The Night of Science: Space Expo and lectures (European Space Agency Planetary Exploration Highlights for 2026–2035)

22.1. 17-20 Väre, Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi
The Night of Science: Biodegradation and polymers -workshop

22.1. 17-20 Library Oodi, Helsinki
The Night of Science: Explore the future of material science workshops

22.1. 18-19:30 Pacifico x Tenho, Helsinginkatu 15, Helsinki
The Night of Science: Kuvittelumatka reilun vihreän siirtymän tulevaisuuteen (in Finnish)

23.1. 11-12 verkossa
Machine Learning Meetups: Bio-Plausible Learning for Artificial Neural Networks

27.1. 10-12:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
The Intersection: Growth through creative industry-academia collaboration

30.1. 9-9:45 online
Aalto EE webinar: When Leadership Sabotages Strategy – What Growth-Driven Leadership Requires in 2026

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Exhibitions

Poster advertising the COPIUM arts and crafts exhibition at Tapiola Keskustorni, Espoo, from 11-26 October 2025.

Taideteollinen näyttely - Copium

Taideteollinen näyttely – Copium will open to the public on 11 October 2025 at the Tapiola Central Tower, Tapiontori 1, 02100 Espoo.

Vernissage 10.10. at 17-22, welcome!

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Poster for workshop masters' This 'n' That exhibition in 2025, features technical drawings and text.

THIS ’N’ THAT Exhibition: Works from the Workshop Masters at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture

School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Workshop Masters’ exhibition showcases the school’s diverse workshop activities and the craftsmanship of the workshop masters.

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A woman in white stands in a theatrical dressing room with violet walls, a lit vanity mirror, and hanging clothes.

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.

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Banner for the exhibition 'Reimagining Our Future with the Baltic Sea' featuring abstract dark purple shapes in the background and the exhibition logo 'Guarding the Baltic Sea' in the bottom right corner.

Reimagining our future with the Baltic Sea (external link)

The exhibition, held 5 Sept – 24 Oct at Ventura Studio, Espoo, presents poetic, practical, and regenerative art and design.

Floating Reverlast dock and barrel sauna by the waterfront, with rocky shoreline and pathway in the foreground, trees on the right, and clouds in a blue sky.

Waves of change: turning waste into sustainable floating future (external link)

See the Reverlast dock and rent the student-maintained floating sauna at Otaranta 9, Espoo.

Renata Jakowleff «Blue» 2017, 190 x 160 x 40 cm, glass and steel, assembled Photo: Mikko Raskinen

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.

Research & Art
Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

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.

Research & Art
Wood and Clay course exhibition organised by Nathalie Lautenbacher, Väre Main Lobby, March 2019

Väre Exhibitions

Väre Exhibitions, School of Art, Architecture and Design

Research & Art

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Visitors at an exhibition exploring sustainable materials. Displays include furniture, small plants, and design elements.

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition

Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.

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Colourful abstract graphics for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 visual identity.

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.

Designs for a Cooler Planet
Image from remote site: virtualexhibitions.aalto.fi

DIALOGUES Creating New Textile Futures | Aalto Virtual Exhibitions (external link)

DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures by AaltoTEXTILES

Life 1.5 in black font and Designs for a Cooler Planet logo on a white, fragmented background.

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.

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Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

Near futures – online exhibition

Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

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Tienraivaaja Breaking Ground näyttelyn mainos

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

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Creativity in Action exhibition graphics by Emery Norton

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.

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Re-imagining the Past Vol. 2. Photos: Kitty Norros

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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