News and current issues
The certificate for aalto and eduroam networks changes on 14 October 2025
Users may receive a notification or a confirmation request on the change of the certificate
Wide Internet issue in Finland also visible in services like Aalto's VPN
The Internet exchange point FICIX 2 is not functioning properly
Student: Give your feedback on the usability of Aalto Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Feedback survey opened
Fixed: Aalto network services unavailable in Otakaari 5 and Otakaari 7
Issue fixed 27 August 2025 at 13.17
Multifactor authentication (MFA) required less often from now on
Usability improved based on feedback
Aalto AI Assistant available now to students - learn the features - AI Training coming soon
Ai.aalto.fi is now open for students. New features added: Document chats, save your chats etc.
Issue fixed: Major issue in Aalto's technical services on 12 February 2025
Update 12 Feb, 14:20: The issue has been fixed
Holiday breaks and special opening hours at Arts infra
Special opening hours and exceptions at Arts infra workshops.
User IDs for students to expire 2 months after the end of studies
The change applies to rights to study that end on or after 1 August 2024.
Maxon Cinema 4D & ZBrush: EULA Changes
Educational licenses are only for teaching or learning purposes. No research, commercial, professional or other profit-making purposes.
Secure computing environment SECDATA available for research with sensitive data
Aalto University operates a secure computing environment that enables research with sensitive data such as health and social data from registries.
Public Aalto Macs updated
Public Aalto Macs are being updated in February 2023. There will be many changes for the users.
F011 Scan and Edit moved to K1-Floor
The workstations of F011 have been moved in order to expand the F001 classroom.
Staff device orders now handled by esupport selfservice
Staff devices are no longer ordered via HR department or Väre Stations. Orders can be made via esupport selfservice-website.
New Windows Workstations in M101 Classroom
The Surface Studio workstations in the M101 classroom have been changed to new Windows computers.
New open hours at Arts infra workshops
All ARTS infra workshops will have new open hours from 13.9. onwards. The workshops will be in three different categories which will have different schedules. Most workshops will be longer open in the afternoon than currently.
New Remote Teaching Studio In Väre
There is a new remote teaching studio located in Väre J-111. The room has everything you need to make a high quality recording, Zoom/Teams call, or record a lecture into Panopto.
