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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.

Event highlights

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Lectures and seminars
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Networking, Workshops

A Grid Impact Series: Health Tech Match

Join the next event of our A Grid Impact Series taking place on April 8th!
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Students

Mechatronic Circus 2026

The sure sign of spring, the Mechatronic Circus, is here again! On Thursday 9.4.2026 you can learn about smart devices built by students, participate in demonstration tours, and see the latest results from the research projects!
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Lectures and seminars

, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
4.4. 14:00 & 5.4. 15:15 & 11.4. 15:00 & 12.4. 15:00 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
4.4. 15:45 Hoppers / Operaatio Majava
5.4. 13:00 Operaatio Majava (in Finnish)
10.4. 18:15 & 11.4. 19:45 & 12.4. 17:00 The Drama
11.4. 17:00 & 12.4. 19:00 Project Hail Mary / Operaatio Ave Maria

7.4. - 9.7. 10:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi

 * 7.4. Philémon Bordereau (EPFL)
 * 10.4. Emma Kamutta (Aalto)
 * 14.4. Ian Välimaa (Aalto)
 * 22.4. Seminar on analysis and geometry, Akseli Jussinmäki (Aalto)
 * 27.4. Ian Välimaa (Aalto)

7.4., 8.4., 20.4., 21.4. Peacock theatre, Helsinki
11.4. Hällä, Tampere
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8. & 10.4. 10-11 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Computer Science Special Seminars: 
 * Kazuki Ikeda - Quantum-HPC Simulation at Scale: Hybrid Algorithms from Gauge Theories to Quantum Chemistry and Beyond
 * Michael Jungmair - Rethinking Data Processing Systems: A Compiler-Centric Approach for Modern Workloads and Heterogeneous Hardware

8. - 10.4. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  energy technology, engineering physics, radio science and engineering, computer science, space science and technology, design, chemical engineering

8.4. 13-14:30 A Grid, Otakaari 5, Otaniemi
A Grid Impact Series: Health Tech Match

8.4. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi

 * A simple polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the total variation distance between two product distributions
 * Hard CNFs for strong algebraic proofs
 * Geometry of low nonnegative rank matrix completion
 * Gap-ETH-Tight Algorithms for Hyperbolic TSP and Steiner Tree

8.4. 17-19 Viima, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Founder School

9.4. 10-15 Viima, Puumiehenkuja 5, Otaniemi
Mechatronics Circus 2026

9.4. 17:30 Embassy of Finland, Washington DC, USA

10.4. 11-12 online
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How Finnish basic education prepares students’ data agency?

11. -30.4. Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Sculpting Time – a contemporary sculptureexhibition

13. - 27.4. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi

What is a Cohen-Macaulay ring?

14.4. 15-16:30 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Creative entanglements: affective temporalities and spaces for cultivating togetherness

15.4. 17:30 Seattle, US
Aalto Alumni Afterwork

16.4. 9-17:30 Lapinlahden polku 8, Helsinki

16.4. 16-17:30 online or Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Founder Talks: Ilkka Paananen, Founder & CEO, Supercell

16.4. 18-22 Bank Restaurant & Bar, Molkenstrasse 15, Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto alumni After work

17.4. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  industrial engineering and management, acoustics and speech technology, engineering physics, polymer synthesis technology, communications engineering, electrical power and energy engineering

17.4. 18:00 Embassy of Finland, New Delhi, Intia

18.4. 15:00 Hall U2, Otakaari 1, Otaniemi

18.4. Otaniemi
Magazine Ceremonial Release

18.4. Alvar Aallon Aukio, Otaniemi
Aalto Open Air: Good Boys, Paha Vaanii, Kuvat, die Technogruppe

21.4. 15:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
: Geometry and singularities of configuration hypersurfaces

21.4. 17-18:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Ahaa public lecture Ihmisen ja teknologian suhde (in Finnish)

22.4. 14-18 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Sculpting Time - a symposium

22.4. 17:30 Lalit Ashok Bengaluru Hotel, Bangalore, Intia

23.4. 9-12 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Datatalouden materiaalinen kestävyys (in Finnish)

24.4. 8:30-11 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
Smarter Work with Generative AI (SWAI)seminar:

24.2. 12-13 Nanotalo, Otaniemi
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar:Nature Positive Solar Energy

24. - 29.4. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  communications engineering and networking technology, bioproduct technology, finance, geoinformatics, electrical power and energy engineering, computer science

29.4. 14:15-17:30 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi

29.4. 17-19 online & Demos Helsinki, Mechelininkatu 3d, Helsinki
Design Interrupted: Design After the Cuts

30.4. 12-14 Smökki, Jämeräntaival 1, Otaniemi
Declaration of Wappu rowdiness (about 13:50) and other events wappu.fi

30.4. Otaniemi
Wappu celebrations around the campus for alumni
14:30 Alumni May Day events at Schools



Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Doc+ Dialogues for doctoral alumni, researchers and postdocs

Exhibitions

Person from behind in dark coat with large embroidered scene of kneeling figure on dramatic black background

The exhibition "Our land, for all" explores personal and national identity

The 20th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations, opened at Kunsthalle Helsinki, asks: whose stories is Finland built from? The exhibition has been curated by PhD, docent Annamari Vänskä.

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Poster for 'Closer' exhibition with a snowy tree trunk. Lists names, dates, and details about the event at Aalto University.
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A woman in white stands in a theatrical dressing room with violet walls, a lit vanity mirror, and hanging clothes.

Hämeenlinna Art Museum’s exhibition brings artworks to life through film

Hämeenlinna Art Museum will open a new exhibition Kehyskertomuksia: 24 fps / Reframing Cinema, produced in collaboration with the Aalto University Department of Film ELO.

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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

See more exhibitions online

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.

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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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