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Employment-related apartment for rent in Otaniemi - APPLICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED
An employment-related apartment is available for rent in Otaniemi for Aalto employees. Application period ends on 23 February 2026 at 4 pm.
Thesis Retreat at Hvittorp Conference Centre at Kirkkonummi
Are you writing your thesis and need a few days just for that? Welcome to the Thesis Writing Retreat! This retreat is for all students working on their thesis – bachelor’s, master’s, diploma work, final projects, and doctoral dissertations.
Hanaholmen’s 50th anniversary exhibition lives on online – making the history of Finnish–Swedish cooperation accessible worldwide
MeMo Institute at Aalto University has produced a virtual 3D version of the anniversary exhibition of Hanaholmen.
Stop applying for jobs and build your own startup instead at Ignite
Applications for the Ignite summer accelerator program 2026 are open. Apply by March 8.
AAC decisions - 1/2026 meeting
AAC decided on the Aalto University student admissions criteria regarding the certificate-based score for the certificate-based admissions of the Master of Science in Technology and for the combined-score admissions of architecture.
Students examined the private credit market for OP Pohjola
Aalto University School of Business and OP Pohjola collaborated on a student project that examined the development and opportunities of the private credit business in Europe.
Soil Laboratory Exhibition – Exploring the Dialogue Between Human and the Earth in Utsjoki
Soil Laboratory explores the relationship between humans and the earth as a living landscape through ceramic practices in Utsjoki.
The Finnish Cultural Foundation awarded grants for science and art
A total of 15 individuals or groups from Aalto University received grants
Environmental Structure of the Year 2025 Award goes to Kalasatama-Pasila tramway
The award is given in recognition of meritorious design and implementation of the built environment. Experts from Aalto University developed sustainability solutions for the project.
Landscape architect Sara Korkeamäki received the Lappset scholarship
In her thesis, Korkeamäki examines the multidimensional challenge of biodiversity loss and seeks solutions to it through landscape architecture.
Life inside the rock: Otaniemi’s ‘catacombs’ as a living lab for research and education
Building underground calls for research and expertise from many fields. We descended into a tunnel right from the Aalto University campus.
Five things everyone should know about creativity
Creativity is not the preserve of artists or a rare innate talent but a human capacity we all share – and one that can be measured, developed, and led for. The two-year Creative Leap project explored how creativity shows up in everyday life and work and how it connects to companies’ financial results. Here are five key takeaways.
Everyday choices: Frank Martela, should we take happiness seriously?
Insights from an assistant professor and philosopher who studies human well-being and motivation.
The runway for an entrepreneurial journey: students’ 13-week sprint into startup reality
Aalto Founder Sprint is a growth-entrepreneurship training program tailored for ambitious students. Two participants in the very first Sprint, Oliwia Kaczmarek and Emil Pekkinen, share what they learned in 13 weeks about building a company and about themselves.
How an Aalto alum uses data to help replace fossil fuels
Yuri Kroyan, an energy industry associate, develops advanced statistical models to describe and predict how the world can move away from fossil fuels.
Happiness at work can’t be fixed with gratitude journals, says Aalto doctoral researcher
Ashish Thapliyal teaches ‘the science of happiness’.
Hope is not just awaited – it is studied, questioned and created at Aalto University
According to the dictionary, hope is the feeling that something desirable is likely to happen. A writer set out to search for hope on the university campus – and encountered fulfilled wishes, critical hope studies, and the kind of hope you have to create yourself.
Aalto University Magazine in search of hope
The new issue of Aalto University Magazine is out now. The magazine invites readers to reflect on where hope comes from in a time marked by uncertainty and rapid change.
Lassila & Tikanoja has been demerged into two separate publicly listed companies
At the beginning of 2026, Lassila & Tikanoja demerged into two separate publicly listed companies: one focusing on circular economy services, continuing under the name Lassila & Tikanoja, and the other offering property services, now operating under the name Luotea.
A Bloc becomes a “living lab” for Aalto students: Entrepreneurial Futures course and Cafetoria join forces in pop-up collaboration
A Bloc’s pop-up space turned into a hands-on learning environment when Entrepreneurial Futures course and Cafetoria co-created a pop-up.