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Otaniemi - Event and conference facilities

Aalto University offers a diverse range of facilities for various events, such as meetings, seminars and congresses. Over 100 venues are available, the majority of which are located in the Otaniemi campus. We welcome Aalto University stakeholders and partners as well as other operators to organise an event in the heart of the university. Contact Facility Sales, we are glad to help you find an appropriate space and to organize your event!

Aalto University Undergraduate Centre Otaniemi, image: Tuomas Uusheimo

Aalto University Campus & Real Estate (ACRE) has opened a new online service of rental the meeting and event facilities located on Aalto University's Otaniemi campus. Whether you need a meeting room for a team meeting or space for a workshop, the new online service will help you to find a suitable space from different options.

Rent a meeting room easily online

Luentosali U8 / kuvaaja: Tuoman Uusheimo

Aalto-yliopisto / kuvaaja: Tuomas Uusheimo

A-Hall

The shining jewel of the building is the imposing and beautiful A-Hall (570 people). Next to the A-Hall is the B-Hall (320 people) and C-Hall (310 people), as well as an ample lobby space in front of these halls. Halls D and E are next to the main entrance (230 people).

Main lobby

The main entrance is right next to the Metro station. The lobby is a great place for registration of the event and it is possible to arrange a guarded cloak room.

Luentosali U135a / kuvaaja: Tuomas Uusheimo

U wing at the Undergraduate Centre

U wing is located 50m from the main entrance. Connected to this lobby area there are six auditoriums, halls U1-U6. The lobby is also used for coffee breaks.

PWC Hall

In the U wing there is the PWC Hall operating as a lecture hall (60 people). The technology is easy to control from a display panel on the lecturer's table.

Traditional lecture halls

The U wing has six lecture halls with capacities for 60 - 600 people.

Lecture halls U8 and U9

Lecture halls U8 (100 people) and U9 (60 people) are upgraded auditoriums that are also suitable for group work.

The U wing has more than 10 small meeting and group work spaces. The spaces have LCD screens, the Aalto open wifi network and an interface for a laptop computer.

Undergraduate Centre

Otakaari 1

Get to know the building

Auditoriums AS1 and TU1 are located in connection with the lobby on the first floor.

Auditoriums AS1 and TU1, for 150 people. Aalto facilities are set up to enable the user to control the equipment as needed.

TU2 and AS2 are auditoriums with seating for 300. The facilities have data projectors, a computer, and microphones.

The auditoriums are on the second floor adjacent to the upper lobby. The facilities are accessible.

The building also has eight seminar and conference rooms for 10-30 people.

Maarintie 8

Maarintie 8 houses units of the School of Science and the School of Electrical Engineering. There are five auditoriums, laboratories, a library, and a restaurant. The building uses district heating...

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Other buildings and facilities

Otaniemi has many buildings and spaces for different needs. Contact facility.sales@aalto.fi and we will find an appropriate space for your meeting.

Startup hub A Grid is one of the largest concentrations of startups in Northern Europe and there are several operators under the same roof. The event space Mordor (75 people) is located next to the main entrance and is equipped with large screens.

In addition, A Grid has an auditorium Jeti (200 people) and several conference rooms of different sizes.

Service operators in A Grid:

A Grid

A Grid is one of the largest centers for growth companies in Northern Europe, housing e.g. startups and accelerators. Find a space for your company!

Tietekniikan talo, T2 auditorio 270 paikkaa

There are two auditoriums in the building, capacities are for 90 and 270 people. There are also a few smaller meeting rooms.

Lunch Restaurant Sodexo is located on the ground floor and right nex to it the Subway restaurant.

Computer Science building

Konemiehentie 2

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Book a venue for your event at the Aalto University campus

Aalto University offers versatile and high-quality facilities for different kinds of events. More than 100 spaces are available and they are located on the Otaniemi campus.

Dipoli, Käpyovi. Photo: Aalto University/Tuomas Uusheimo

Dipoli - Event and conference facilities

Aalto University Campus & Real Estate (Aalto CRE) is responsible for renting facilities for meeting and event use. We enable efficient conferences, meetings and events in a unique setting in Töölö and Otaniemi.

Our professional facility rental team does not leave our customers to plan the event on their own. The rental conditions make it easier to take certain practical matters into consideration in advance when organising events.

Here you will also find restaurants, the map, the Aalto Space mobile app, access control - all practical information on one page! You can also visit the campus virtually.

For special hours, please check each restaurant's website.

Aalto University's campus in Otaniemi is the home of an innovative community.

Explore the campus virtually at virtualtour.aalto.fi.

A parkland-style campus established in the 1950s forms the core of Otaniemi. The overall vision of the campus was that of Alvar Aalto, and its individual buildings were designed by Aalto and other celebrated Finnish architects such as Reima and Raili Pietilä and Heikki and Kaija Sirén.

This service is provided by:

Aalto University Facility Sales

For further support, please contact tilamyynti@aalto.fi.

Updated: 29.5.2026
Published: 7.7.2020

Otaniemi - Event and conference facilities