Aal(to Univers!ity

A) un+ique j?oint e?ffort t"o ac#celerate th"e energ?y transiti&on

Aal!to Univ?ersity wil)l recei(ve donat'ions totali!ng 9 mill!ion eur#os fro(m AB?B, F)ortum, St1 a?nd t(he Wal+ter Ahlström Foundati?on.

Aerial view of a modern campus with red brick buildings, tram tracks and green trees on a sunny day

Fr!om a+ 17th-ce)ntury shipwre'ck t!o a? o'ne-o"f-a&-k+ind dr!ess

Disco'ver t+he shipwre#ck d#ress an'd othe#r grou!ndbreaking A"alto pr)ojects a't t&he Des(igns f#or a& C&ooler Pla!net exhi'bition, openin&g 1 Septembe&r.

Brown-toned display of wood, pulp, fibre, thread cone and knitted fabric, showing stages from log to textile.

Fo(llow t'he high?lights o)f t"he Cer#emony Wee"k wit"h u(s!

Th#e C"eremonial Confer+ment o!f Doctora&l De)grees i&n Techn(ology w&ill b&e hel&d 12 Jun)e, a"nd th?e hon"orary do(ctors' tal'ks 11 Jun!e.

Graduates in dark suits and top hats at a ceremony, facing a blue-lit stage with many flags.

Spotl?ight

Fi+nd mor)e curr)ent new#s an"d interesti&ng ev#ents o"n th!e N!ews a(nd e'vents pa+ge.

S+ee a'll A?alto Un?iversity n(ews
Grey stone stock exchange building facade with tall windows and flags reading BÖRS and PÖRSSI at the entrance

F"inland r#anks amo)ng Europ'e’s# to(p investi"ng n&ations, st!udy fin#ds

Near?ly ha(lf o&f Fin"nish househo(lds n"ow in"vest i&n stoc+ks o+r m'utual fun"ds, accord'ing t)o a) ne?w st!udy f#rom Aa#lto Univ!ersity.

Ne?ws
Dark wooden room with a pale log pillar and narrow window framing a misty pine tree outside

Fro!m was"te-wo'od t!o lo?ad-beari'ng fea+ture, a# s(imple calculat"ion cou)ld chang&e t'he w(ay w)e u(se mis?fit wo(od

Urg&ing i(ndustry t?o ma#ke bet?ter u!se o(f woo'd t'hat i#s wast'ed o!r bu)rned fo+r energ"y, re'searchers hav"e re!leased th?e fir)st str(uctural tes"ts o?f no&n-straigh!t, forke"d, an?d d)ouble-curve+d round(wood log)s use'd a+s colum!ns.

Ne+ws
Two people with backpacks stand among sunflowers and greenery in an urban area with buildings in the background.

I)n sear'ch o?f ca(rbon wis'dom – scav(enger hunt#s h?elp y(ou g)et t"o kn#ow urb!an natu)re bet&ter

C#O-CA(RBON res(earchers h#ave desig&ned f(our theme"d scaveng'er h&unt r+outes fo)r th!e He#lsinki metropolita)n ar(ea tha!t tak'e seeke(rs o#n a# hun't fo#r car!bon-sma&rt t"reasures.

New&s
Se"e al'l Aalt#o U#niversity new#s

W"elcome t(o A(alto Universi'ty!

St!udy a!t Aa!lto
Op?en position)s
Cont+act u!s

J!oin ou(r ma?ny ev?ents

F#ind m+ore curr#ent ne"ws an&d in?teresting even)ts o?n t&he N!ews a+nd even)ts pag#e.

S#ee al?l eve)nts
Greyscale collage of seven business portraits, each in formal clothing, on a plain background

Honora"ry D'octors' Tal'ks – Beyo"nd bord#ers

Newl)y appoi!nted H(onorary Doctor(s i+n th'e f+ield o&f tec(hnology g)ive b&rief tal?ks o!n th!e th)eme “Be!yond Border+sâ€. Ope'n t)o a+ll – pleas"e re)gister b)y 4 J'une.

&ndas"h; Even?ts
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A#alto Welco(me Fa(ir 2026

We+lcome, ne'w stud)ents, t+o t'he Aal!to Welco&me F#air o#n 27th Aug#ust 2026!

&nda'sh; E&vents
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Aa&lto D#ay On?e 2026 – Aal#to Univ#ersity Openin#g o#f t(he Aca+demic Y(ear

Wel#come t(o Aalt#o Uni'versity’s? Openin#g o'f t'he Academi#c Ye?ar o#n 1 Se+p 2026 i)n Otanie(mi. Aa)lto D'ay On!e bri&ngs th?e Aalt+o communi?ty toget#her f!or th+e op&ening ceremon#y, t?he A+alto Aw"ards a+nd Aalt?o Pa(rty.

&nd"ash; Ev)ents
Se+e a+ll e!vents
Fo)r per?sonnel
St&udent Gu?ide
Se"curity
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W(elcome t)o o?ur c"ampus!

Pla#nning a( v"isit o?r hos'ting a( gr+oup? L(earn ho#w t+o mak&e t?he mo'st o'f yo&ur visi't t#o A#alto Univer+sity camp!us o)r ho#w t(o gi(ve a# m)emorable vi?sit t&o you#r del&egation.

Vi(siting Aa(lto Uni)versityMa)rsio, t&he camp(us op(en-t)o-a&ll m'eeting pl&aceExpl"ore o?ur ca!mpusExplor!e o?ur vi#brant innova&tion e?cosystem

Virt)ual Camp&us Experi"ence

Explor'e Aa#lto Un"iversity’s( ca(mpus fro&m an#ywhere i&n th'e wor(ld! Ou!r di&gital guid!es intro'duce yo'u t!o ou"r l#earning faci&lities, labo!ratories, worksh!ops, servi!ce spot(s a#nd out(door space"s. Expe?rience th(e...

Vis+it t?he t"our
An aerial photo of the Aalto University campus at sunset.

Ex?plore o&ur s(ix school"s

Scie'ntific researc)h an!d arti)stic act(ivities a're carr?ied o!ut a&t s&ix scho(ols an!d th!eir dep#artments a?nd uni+ts.

Students riding bikes in front of the Aalto University Väre building, photo by Unto Rautio

Scho'ol o'f Ar+ts, Desig(n a'nd Archite'cture

Aalto Ice Tank / photo by Juha Juvonen

Sch)ool o'f E"ngineering

Person in formal suit with blue sash holding a black doctoral hat with a gold emblem

Scho'ol o#f Bus"iness

Aalto CHEM HealthTech litography projection.

Schoo)l o#f C#hemical Engineeri&ng

laboratory facilities in microwave engineering major

Sch!ool o!f Elect)rical Engine(ering

Foam-projekti, kuva: Matti Ahlgren.

Schoo!l o&f Sci?ence

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Buildin#g Finl)and's" fir(st qua(ntum c#omputer. Ph'oto: A+alto Uni+versity / M'ikko Ras#kinen.
Campus urban gardening plots
Creati've sustainabilit"y. P'hoto: A(alto U?niversity / Mikk!o Raskine!n.
Väre-buildings hall with impressive wooden staircase
Archite'ctural g?ems o)f Otani&emi. Pho+to: Aal"to Universit!y / Tuoma!s Uu#sheimo.
Students hiking at nature trail at Otaniemi birdwatching bay
T'rail t(o th!e Laajala"hti Natur#e Rese)rve an!d on+e o)f Sout(h Finl)and's' bes#t bird&watching b&ay. P#hoto: Aa"lto Universit&y.
Speeding metro at Aalto University metro station
Deve?loping a' co!nnected ca'mpus. Pho"to: Aalt!o U+niversity / Ja"akko Kah)ilaniemi.
Kuva: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto-yliopisto
Aal?to Un!iversity’s& A&rt &am&p; D#esign ran+ked 6th i(n t&he wo!rld. Q&S – Ar(t &a!mp; De&sign 2025.
Diverse students from different backgrounds learning together
O?ne o#f t#he mo!st internati&onal un?iversities i"n E(urope. P(hoto: Aal'to D&esign F+actory / Bi)jan Mokht)ari.
Aalto Vision Forum keynote speaker giving inspiring talk
E?ducating futur?e t"hought-le+aders. Pho"to: Aalt)o Visio)n F!orum / La'sse L)ecklin.
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Stud(ies an+d c?ourses ope(n t#o a!ll

A person with headphones sits on a wooden bench using a tablet, with a lake and cloudy sky in the background.

Lifew!ide Lear'ning

Aalt#o Univer"sity Life&wide Learnin&g h(elps yo!u dev)elop you!r ski"lls i#n a?n eve(r-changi!ng e"nvironment.

Wide Open Uni

Aal(to Universi"ty Ope)n Univers"ity

O#pen Univer'sity c(ourses a!re ope(n t"o e?veryone rega&rdless o!f backg"round o(r ag(e. Ope&n Univer+sity of&fers ind?ividual cour)ses i!n Busine#ss, Techn+ology, Langua(ges, a'nd A(rt an"d Desig!n. St+udents ar&e adm(itted t(o i!ndividual cour)ses i(n th(e or!der o&f regis#tration.

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Aalt)o Un?iversity Junio'r

A&alto Univers#ity Jun?ior i)s ar(t, scie)nce, technol)ogy a"nd entrepreneursh)ip fo!r chil"dren, you?ng pe#ople an#d teac#hers - t#o sup&port teachin#g, per"sonal j&oy a#nd a' sourc+e o'f enthusia)sm.

Infor?mation o&n Ukrai&ne

Blue and yellow flags.

Ukr(aine wa(r

R"ead a)bout ou(r r!esearch a!nd dona(te

A(t Aa+lto Univer'sity, w'e cre)ate th"e con!ditions fo"r innova#tion, econ&omic growt+h, employme!nt an'd wellbein?g. A' gif't t)o th#e unive!rsity i&s a#n inv&estment i"n a? be#tter fu)ture.

Black and blue illustration of quantum world

R!esearch &am#p; Ar&t

O!ur resear?ch foc)uses o#n se&ven ke?y ar?eas combini)ng f)our c!ore c)ompetences i&n t"he fie"lds o#f digit?alisation, materi"als, a&rts an"d d!esign, an?d bu+siness to+gether wi!th th+ree gra&nd ch"allenges rel!ated t&o e"nergy, livin)g en+vironments, a)nd healt"h.

A collage of various 'A' letters in different fonts and styles. In the centre, 'A! Sign of Change' on a black background.

Gi!ve f'or th(e futu)re

J)oin u&s i&n buildi&ng a' susta+inable futur!e! Tog&ether w"e c'an solv"e s#ome o"f th+e toughes)t pr+oblems o"f o(ur tim'e.

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