Supporting your study ability and wellbeing, Summer 2024
The main page of Aalto's guidance and support
On this page, we have collected information about services, materials and individuals that can help students with their study planning, study wellbeing and career reflections.
Starting Point of Wellbeing services during summer
Drop-in counselling is on summer break until 2nd September. During the summer break, you can contact Starting Point of Wellbeing service providers directly. You can find contact information through the SPW home page.
FSHS will serve students in higher education institutions throughout the summer. The service offering is scaled to the estimated lower demand during the summer season.
Courses supporting your wellbeing available during the summer
Are you thinking about studying during the summer? Check out these courses that support your wellbeing. You can progress at your own pace. Also check out online materials and courses.
Personal Impact course offering 2024-2025
Personal Impact brings to light already existing courses in Aalto University on values and meaningfulness, self-leadership, societal impact, human potential and well-being. Courses boost your skills of self-leadership, leadership and personal development. Check the list of courses.
Courses, workshops and self-study materials for students
Here you'll find information on our groups, workshops and online material for wellbeing, study skills and coping. The pages are administered by the Starting Point of Wellbeing. The groups and workshops are conducted in Finnish or English.
The Best Thing Today podcast series by Aalto University’s psychologists
The Best Thing Today is a podcast series hosted by the psychologists at Aalto University Learning Services. In the podcast, the psychologists casually talk about wellbeing topics – ranging from student wellbeing to the wellbeing of employees.
UniSport Summer Training Card campaign allows you to work out at a discounted price throughout June and July. With the UniSport Summer Training Card you can access UniSport’s training card services and online classes allow you to work out flexibly where ever you are. The summer card is valid from 1.6.-31.7.2024 and you can buy it from 15.5. Click for campaign details and prices. Check out the full summer schedule .
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Hilma arranges online courses in Gender and Women’s Studies. Check out the course offering for Autumn 2024.
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Funidata survey on students' use of digital services
The survey is open until Sunday 24 May 2026.Students’ opportunities for language learning to expand from autumn 2026
Founded in 2025, KiePe – Network for Language Centre Pedagogy, Teaching and Research – will broaden the range of language courses available to students at universities in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The KiePe network, composed of the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Hanken School of Economics, will offer their students the chance to take elective language courses at any of the network universities in the future.Students will be able register for courses via the cross-institutional studies service (RIPA) from autumn 2026. By autumn 2028, the study paths of the network universities will be harmonised to some extent, which will make cross-institutional studies even easier.
Students wishing to take language courses outside their home university can register for language courses offered by the network universities through the cross-institutional studies service and view the course offerings on the universities’ websites. More detailed information about the course offering and registration practices will be provided in August 2026.
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during summer 2026
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours during the summer holiday season.