Alusta pavilion moved to the Aalto Campus
The giant insect hotel, Alusta pavilion invites pollinators and other species, also humans to get together.
Startup Spotlight: Aalto Creatives Demo Day Celebrates New Innovations
Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme hosted a Demo Day event at Marsio’s Living Room Stage in the end of May. The event featured eight pre-incubator participants showcasing their early-stage companies and a panel discussion about investing in the creative industries.
Nature at the core of Aalto's Â鶹´«Ã½ plan
The trees in the Otaniemi manor area were significant to Alvar Aalto.
Call for Applications: Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme starts in September
Join the Aalto Creatives afterwork and info session on 27.8.2025 to find out more about the open call and meet the Aalto Creatives team. At this event, alums from the pre-incubator will talk about their entrepreneurial journeys and share their experiences from participating in the AC programme.
Dean Jouko Lampinen: Thank you for a successful year!
In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer.
Research result: Customer satisfaction with Aalto University Â鶹´«Ã½ premises remains high
ACRE assesses the satisfaction of its facility tenants through a customer satisfaction survey. Read about the results of the latest survey.
Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony
We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community.
Pollinators – tiny helpers in the work for biodiversity
Bee-assisted biomonitoring has started on the Otaniemi Â鶹´«Ã½.
Aalto University School of Business' International Business degree programme to move to Otaniemi Â鶹´«Ã½
A decision from negotiations results is the programme’s relocation starting from autumn 2026.
Restaurant Elissa is open in Undergraduate Centre
Café restaurant Elissa is located in Otakaari 1, U wing.
New feature activation and notification error in the Neo system
A new feature in Neo was launched to remind users about pending expenses, but a configuration error led to incorrect notifications on May 19th, 2025.
Participatory budgeting project brings massage chairs to Â鶹´«Ã½
Participatory budgeting brings massage chairs to Â鶹´«Ã½.
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during summer 2025
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours in the summer.
Sustainability in action: recycling campaign at Aalto University continues
The recycling campaign across the entire Aalto community was launched in October 2024.
Campus bikes encourage you to get active
Our Â鶹´«Ã½ offers over 50 Â鶹´«Ã½ bikes, available for use by all staff members. We encourage our community to choose cycling or walking instead of driving for short trips.
Changes in Maarintie 8 parking spaces
The temporary parking spaces behind Maarintie 8 will be removed during spring 2026.
Cinema Sheryl opens its doors – New student-oriented cinema aiming at young people and film culture
The cinema brings a completely new, student-driven perspective to the movie experience – designed for and by young people.
Low-emission local energy enhances Â鶹´«Ã½ energy self-sufficient
The solution relies on combining local production and the district heating system, as well as low-temperature and cooling networks.
Maarintie 8 as a pilot for the recycling campaign
Maarintie 8 has been selected as a pilot site for Aalto's sorting campaign.
