Self-study spaces
Spaces designed for self-study are found in many places around campus, and access rights let you work in them at the times that suit you.
Activities from Maarintalo to move to the Undergraduate Centre
Maarintalo will close on Friday 31.5.2024. Replacement self-study spaces and IT classes will open in the summer in the Y-wing of Otakaari 1.
New self-studying facilities will be opened in June in the Y-wing, 4th floor of the Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1). During the summer 2024, IT classes will also be opened on the same floor.
There are also plenty of self-study spaces elsewhere on campus, such as on the 1st floor of the Undergraduate Centre, Väre and the Harald Herlin Learning Centre.
Maarintalo (Sähkömiehentie 5) will be closed at the end of May 2024 and will be used for other purposes in the future.
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Funidata survey on students' use of digital services
The survey is open until Sunday 24 May 2026.Students’ opportunities for language learning to expand from autumn 2026
Founded in 2025, KiePe – Network for Language Centre Pedagogy, Teaching and Research – will broaden the range of language courses available to students at universities in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The KiePe network, composed of the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Hanken School of Economics, will offer their students the chance to take elective language courses at any of the network universities in the future.Students will be able register for courses via the cross-institutional studies service (RIPA) from autumn 2026. By autumn 2028, the study paths of the network universities will be harmonised to some extent, which will make cross-institutional studies even easier.
Students wishing to take language courses outside their home university can register for language courses offered by the network universities through the cross-institutional studies service and view the course offerings on the universities’ websites. More detailed information about the course offering and registration practices will be provided in August 2026.
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during summer 2026
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours during the summer holiday season.