School of Business

Congratulations! You have just been admitted to Aalto University.

Cover letter for admitted students.
Punaisia kuvioita vaakasuorasti

Your application made an impression on us and we would like to warmly welcome you as a member of the Aalto community. You will be in excellent company as Aalto is ranked 9th in the world in the QS ranking of universities under 50 years. We will ensure you get the best possible learning experience with personal academic advising, extensive student wellbeing services and an active student community. We very much look forward to seeing you on campus next autumn.

At Aalto, we believe in the power of curiosity. We encourage our students to explore the unknown and learn and do things in a whole new way – together, breaking boundaries. We’ll do our best to make sure you have all the information you need and answer all your questions about starting your studies here. Our contact information can be found at the end of this letter.

Welcome to Aalto University! See you soon!

New Aalto Student checklist

Please, take a good look to go over the following steps:

  1. Accept Your Admission Offer by 25 April 2024 3:00 pm, GMT +3. If you have been admitted off the waiting list, check the deadline from the admission letter.
  2. Submit certified (attested) hard copy documents by 16 May 2024 3:00 pm, GMT +3 (applicants admitted 5-7 April) or by 15 August 2024 3:00 pm, GMT +3 (applicants admitted off the waiting list from 8 April to 12 June)
  3. If you have been conditionally accepted with an incomplete degree, submit attested copies of your degree certificate by 15 August 2024 3:00 pm, GMT +3
  4. Return the Aalto Scholarship Terms document and/or pay the tuition fee if applicable
  5. Enroll as attending by 31 July 2024.


    If your admission offer is conditional, you can enrol at the university after the condition has been fulfilled and the admission is not conditional anymore.

    Please note that you may be subject to several conditions. The conditions are stated in your admission letter. More information here.

  6. Apply for Residence Permit (non-EU/EEA Citizens) or register your residence (EU/EEA Citizens)
  7. Apply for accommodation
  8. Activate your Aalto user account when you receive an invitation email. You can activate your Aalto user account in July at the earliest after you have enrolled for the academic year and received an activation email for your Aalto user account.
  9. Complete Aalto Pre-Orientation 2024−2025 online (the link to the material will be provided later; access requires activation of your Aalto user account)
  10. Take part in events for planning your studies, organized on-line in August.
  11.  Prepare to start your studies with orientation on week 35 (the week beginning on 26 August)

Detailed instructions for these steps and more information for new students is available on Aalto student pages.

Events and resources

We invite you to join our webinars for newly admitted students, meet your peers on Goin', and get to know your study community better in meetings organised by programmes.

Students sitting together and talking. One has a laptop.

Events and resources for admitted masters students

All the webinars, events and other resources for newly admitted masters students gathered on one page.

Student Guide

Communication before the orientation in the autumn

Follow your email! We will send you newsletters during the spring and the summer to remind you of important matters and to provide you with more information about the orientation programme and the start of studies. You will be assigned a peer-student tutor, who will contact you during the summer. Please remember to notify us if you change your email address. In the meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

You can find the contact information at the end of this letter. Note that July is holiday season in Finland, please contact [email protected] if you have urgent questions during that time.

Welcome to Aalto University. See you on campus!

Our Contact Information

Aalto University Admission Services

Questions concerning application documents or submitting them

Otakaari 1
FI-02150 ESPOO
Finland
Telephone: +358 2944 29290
Email: [email protected]

School of Business
Student Services

Questions concerning accepting the study place, enrolling at the university or other questions related to starting the studies

PO Box 21210
00076 AALTO
Telephone: +358 2944 29280
Email: [email protected]

You will find contact details for your own programme when you open your own programme on the page: https://www.aalto.fi/en/programmes#/

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