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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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Person in a fruit-print conical hat paddling a small boat through a narrow palm-lined river. Photo by Liisa Perälä, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 2026
Academic events, Networking, Students –

SGT Studio'26 Final Event: Stories from...

The SGT Studio'26 Final Event is a showcase of the students work for the Sustainable Global Technologies (SGT) studio course through interactive presentations, followed by a meet-and-greet.
ABC Seminar - Antti Oulasvirta - 25 May
Lectures and seminars –

Simulators Propel Computational Cognitive Models

Welcome to our ABC Seminars! This time, Antti Oulasvirta (Aalto University) will present research on how emerging software simulators can advance computational cognitive models, enabling more relevant predictions and applications across engineering, computing, and design.
Aerial view of large flat-roof building with glass skylights, solar panels and nearby road with parked vehicles
Lectures and seminars –

MSc Thesis Presentation, Department of Computer Science, Ansley Fowler

Ansley Fowler will present their MSc thesis on Monday 25 May at 16:30 in Zoom
Event poster for Aalto University’s Design for Government final show with red buildings and people icons
Exhibitions, Other, Students –

Care and Climate in an Age of Vulnerability. Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026

Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026.
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1. - 31.5. Otaniemi
Otaniemi on a sustainable path in May
28.5.

25.5. Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto Alumni afterwork

26.5. 13-16 Kaupungintalo, Helsinki
Care and Climate in an Age of Vulnerability - Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026

27.5. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
10:15 Analysis seminar:
14:15 Numerical Analysis Seminar:

27.5. 13-16:45 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi

27.5. 14:15 online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi

Capaciated Fair-Range Clustering: Hardness and Approximation Algorithms

28. - 29.5. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g: computer science, bioproduct technology, radio science and engineering, engineering physics, acoustics and speech technology, design, spatial planning and transportation engineering, water and environmental engineering

28.5. 16:15-17:45 Oodi Library, Helsinki
Nodus Talks:

28.5. 18:15 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
KYL choir concert:

28.5. 19-20 Lasipalatsi square, Mannerheimintie 22, Helsinki
±·Ã¤²â³Ùö²õ26 - Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate show

29. - 31.5. Finnofest, Kathmandu, Nepal 
Finnish higher education event

30.5. - 7.6. Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22, Helsinki
±·Ã¤²â³Ù³Ù±ð±ô²â26 - Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition


JUNE

1.6. - 25.8. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi

 * 1.6. Heegner Points and the Gross-Zagier Formula
 * 9.7. Prof. Timothy Trudgian
 * 25.8. Prof. Guillermo Mantilla-Soler

1. - 5.6. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  computer science, mathematics and statistics, bioproduct technology, photography, architecture, landscape and urban studies, mechanical engineering, marketing, economics

2.6. 12:30-17 Rakentajanaukio 4, Otaniemi
Civil Engineering Day  (in Finnish)

2.6. 10-12:30 & 3. - 4.6. 9-12:30 Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Experiences of Digitalized Healthcare  open lectures

2.6.- 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series:
Cybersickness and Pedestrian Simulators

3.6. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
3.6. 10:15 Analysis seminar:
8. - 17.6. 14:15
9.6. 10:15 Bulk two-point functions in loop models
10.6. 10:15 Analysis seminar
11.6. 16:15 Integrating Schrödinger Half-Bridges
 

3.6. 14-17:45 A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
GROWvertical Finland Meeting:Bridging Finnish and German Research, Industry and Innovation in Vertical Farming

3.6. 17:00 Lasaretti, Kasarmintie 13b, Oulu
Aalto alumni get-together

4.6. 10-11 online & Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
HIIT Guest Lecture: Luca Maria Aiello - Emergence of new Behaviors in Agentic AI Societies

4.6. 12:15-14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Public lecture:Seán Cubitt – Ecocritique and the Night Sky

4.6. 14-15 online & University of Helsinki
Machine Learning Coffee Seminar:

4.6. 14:15-15:30 online & Otakaari 3, Otaniemi
Aalto Brain Center ABC seminar: Transparent science across the life cycle

4. - 5.6. Otaniemi

5.6. 11-12 online
Aalto EE webinars:

5.6. 14-18 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi

8. - 26.6. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  computer science, engineering physics, electronics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, architecture, landscape and urban studies, mathematics and statistics, biotechnology, design, electrical power and energy technology

8.6. 11-12 online & Nanotalo, Otaniemi
Aalto Quantum Physics Seminar: Generalization of exceptional points: high-dimensional coalescing non-Hermitian spaces

9.6. 15-16:30 A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
A Grid Impact Series: Power Of Communities

9.6. 17-18:30 online (Ekonominaukio 1 for School of Business alumni and supporters)
Better Business – Better Society seminar: Managing Business Uncertainty in Practice

9.6. 18-20:30 Ambassador's Residence, London, UK (FULL)
Finnish universities' alumni get-together

10.6. 17:30 Art & History Museum, Brussels, Belgium
exhibitionopening for alumni and friends in the 9-13.6.

10.6. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 

11.6. 10-11 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Physics Research Seminar: Rethinking Antibiofilm Surfaces: From Nanotopography to Liquid-Like Coatings 

11.6. 13:15-16:30 online & Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Honorary doctors' talks - Beyond borders

15.6. - 26.6. Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
From Fragments / Sirpaleista exhibition
15.6. 16-19 Opening ceremony 

 

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Exhibitions

Poster

±·Ã¤²â³Ù³Ù±ð±ô²â26

Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition at the Bio Rex Outer Foyer at Lasipalatsi

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YUIMA NAKAZATO, GLACIER, March 2025, photographed in Hailuoto.

Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring

We need a fashion futuring approach and a new mindset—how we design and manufacture, and how we understand fashion—and this seminar aims to offer that.

– Events
Keuhkot_Lungs_installation at LUX Helsinki

Lungs of the City: an exhibition on the carbon cycles of urban green

The exhibition in Think Corner, presents the special characteristics of the carbon cycles of urban green, and also shares tips for home gardeners.

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Poster for “From Fragments†exhibition with broken floral plate and beaded LOVE bracelet on pastel background

From Fragments / Sirpaleista exhibition

Created in collaboration with GAYY, Aalto CHAIR and Starting Point of Wellbeing, the exhibition brings together artists, collaborators, and community to reflect on the pieces that shape who we are.

– Events
Designs for a Cooler Planet

Research becomes real-world solutions in autumn exhibition – Designs for a Cooler Planet showcases work by researchers and students

Aalto University’s largest annual exhibition, Designs for a Cooler Planet, will point the way to the future this autumn. It will feature more than 20 practical solutions, experiments and ideas from researchers and students.

News
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 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.

News
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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