Events:
Heartfelt Kasvu shows how a small space can hold a good life
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025: This compact living unit, just under 10 square meters in size, arrives at the construction site as flat-packed components and requires no crane for assembly.

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition
Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.

From waste clay to carbon sink: Building a greener future
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025: Biocarbon earth aggregates turning construction waste into climate solutions.
Canopy map reveals whether your neighbourhood has enough trees
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025: Aalto University researchers’ canopy cover map highlights the striking differences in tree coverage across the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

Events programme – Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025
Attend open seminars, talks, tours, film screenings and workshops.

Nature’s wonder materials are entering everyday life
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025: What happens when material experiments move from the lab to stores and homes?
Marsio Presents, 5 September 2025: Creative Teaching with Media & AI
Explore media & AI in teaching at Marsio: Keynote by Jani Romanoff, talks by Aalto University educators, and studio exploration.

Artpreneurship – Reimagining the Role of Artistic Creativity in Business
What if the key to future business success isn’t what you know – but how boldly you imagine?

Aalto Ahaa public lecture 16.9. – A journey to the possibilities of materials
Three experts lead the listener to consider the sufficiency and circulation of materials in the green transition, the fashion industry and supply chains. The lecture is in Finnish.

Designing workplace happiness
How to build workplaces where people can thrive? Come and hear what Aalto University researchers have to say about building happiness in working life!
The Intersection: XR - Business - Creativity
Business Finland and Aalto University are hosting the event to enhance dialogue between universities and businesses.

Legacy Awakens: An inspiring journey through science and design
What happens when scientific expertise meets creative hands-on design in materials research? In what ways can these different approaches inform each other? Why is collaboration, in all its various forms, so meaningful? The seminar is organized by the Aalto University Bioinnovation Center to celebrate the long career of Aalto Distinguished Professor Tapani Vuorinen as a researcher, educator, and industry partner.

For school classes - Miraculous Materials 26.9. – Aalto University Junior Science Theatre
Science theatre events in Finnish, intended for 9-12-year-old students, continue on Aalto University's campus (in Finnish only)

Miraculous Materials 26.9. – Aalto University Junior Science Theatre
Science theatre events, intended for 9-12-year-old students, will continue on the Aalto University campus (in Finnish only)

Science for Sustainability, a sustainability-themed event organized by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, will bring together science, innovation and change makers from diverse fields.The theme for the event is "Bursting the Sustainability Bubble" which aims to challenge sustainability myths and break down the barriers between disciplines and industries. The event will be organized in the Helsinki and Espoo in autumn of 2025.

Built Environments for a Cooler Planet: Sustainable Urbanization Pathways for the World of 2075
The event brings together academics, university students, government officials, and business representatives from Finland and abroad to identify innovative solutions, competence needs and opportunities for climate-sensitive urban growth.

Shaping Tomorrow with Smart and Living Materials
Welcome to explore future materials inspired by nature

XII Unite! Dialogue
Welcome ɫɫÀ² University for the 12th Unite! Dialogue gathering together more than 300 participants from the nine Unite! universities.

Driving renewal – Live podcast
The Uudistajat (Driving Renewal) podcast shares stories and insights from leaders and experts on how organizations drive, adapt and create sustainable change.

Aalto Ahaa public lecture 14.10. – Inventions in everyday life
Three experts lead the listener to think about the significance of inventions in building a better everyday life and a better world. The lecture is in Finnish.
