Bachelor's Programme in Economics
Starting your studies
Congratulations for the admission and welcome to study at the Aalto University School of Business! On this page you will find instructions for starting your studies and the orientation programme.
Prepare for your Bachelor’s studies:
- Follow the instructions for new students on the page New Bachelor's students and this page
- Read carefully the newsletters sent to new students during summer
- Activate your Aalto IT user account and complete the preorientation on the MyCourses learning platform
- Reserve time for orientation events
- Orientation week is organized on Aug 25 – Aug 29, 2025. Events take place both in daytime and evenings
- Participate in orientation events
- Start your studies: first courses will begin on Sep 1, 2025.
Participating in orientation is an important part of starting your university studies. During the orientation you will familiarize yourself with studying and student life, your courses, study environment and university practices. You will also receive information about services available to you and get to know your fellow students, tutors, staff and faculty.
Attending the orientation events and activities is highly recommended for all new students. If you cannot attend, please inform your planning officer and familiarize yourself with the information provided on these pages.
Orientation schedule for Bachelor's Programme in Economics, fall 2025
Changes may occur, so please keep an eye on this page.
| Day and time (GMT +3) | Program | Place |
| July-August | Complete Preorientation course after you have activated your Aalto account |
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| April-June | Joint webinars for students admitted É«É«À² | |
| Thu 21.8.2025 |
KY: Icebreaker Party. A party where you get your first introduction to the community and meet other new students. Before this, there will be hanging out and some activities within the tutor group. |
| Date and time (GMT +3) | Program | Place |
Monday 25.8.2025 |
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| 09.00- | Welcome breakfast Breakfast is served for all new students with their tutors |
School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, lobby ground floor |
| 10.00-12.00 | Welcome É«É«À² University School of Business! Dean's welcome, Dean Timo Korkeamäki Introduction to orientation week Greetings from Aalto University Student Union AYY & Association for business students KY |
School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, lobby ground floor |
| 12 > | Meeting your tutor group | School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, V002 |
| Day / Evening program by KY & AYY KY= Association for business students at Aalto University, AYY=Aalto University Student Union |
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| KY: The Mursu Extravaganza Tutor groups set out to engage in various activities and tasks designed to introduce new students to each other and to their tutors. The Mursu Extravaganza is organized by the Tutors Committee. The event takes place either in Helsinki or in Otaniemi, but not in both. |
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| KY: Night of the Clubs KY's Clubs present themselves in the form of checkpoints and a party at Betonimiehenkuja 3. All new students are welcome to the event! |
Betonimiehenkuja 3 | |
Tuesday 26.8.2025 |
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| 10.00-11.00 | Get to know the BSc programme in Economics Meeting the faculty. Greetings from Aalto Economics |
School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, V001 |
| 11.00-12.00 | Practical information on studies Elina Yrjänäinen, School of Business Learning Services |
School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, V001 |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch break | Lunch with tutors |
| 13.00-14.00 | Course registration You can bring your own laptop |
Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1) U256 (IT) & U249 |
| 14.00 > | Campus tour and Learning Center with tutors Get to know Aalto’s campus with your student tutors! A relaxed walk through key spots, helpful tips, and a great chance to ask questions along the way. |
Otaniemi Campus |
| Other services (optional) | ||
| 10.00-16.00 | The HSL (Helsinki Region Transport) pop-up service point To obtain or update a HSL card. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| Day / Evening program by KY & AYY | ||
| KY: Mursu Championships A wellbeing checkpoint crawl event held outdoors and organized by KY's sports clubs and the Sports and Wellbeing Committee. The location will be specified closer to the date. |
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Wednesday 27.8.2025 |
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| 10.00-11.00 | Drop-in: tuition fee and scholarship advice (optional): If you have any questions concerning on tuition fees and scholarships, you can drop by and get personal guidance. |
Ekonominaukio 1, 1st floor. Learning Services help desk Y115 |
| 10.00-11.00 | Drop-in: study guidance (optional): If you have any questions concerning your studies, course enrolment etc., you can drop by and get personal guidance. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 Lobby outside lecture hall U1 |
| 11.00-12.00 | Intercultural Communication workshop for new Economics and ARTS bachelor students Yoonjoo Cho, University Teacher |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1, U1 |
| Other services (optional) | ||
| 10.00-15.00 | DVV, Digital and population data services agency Possibility to register your place of residence and your permanent municipality of residence in Finland. Requires preparation, see more here. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| 10.00-16.00 | The HSL (Helsinki Region Transport) pop-up service point To obtain or update a HSL card. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| Day / Evening program by KY & AYY | ||
| 18.00 > | KY: Subcommittee Evening KY's subcommittees, KY-Sub, NESU-KY, and Cultural Subcommittee/Kulttuurijaosto introduce themselves to all new students. Overalls are fitted during the daytime part of this event. The evening part is held in the parking lot behind the Nano building at Saha. The emphasis of the evening part of this event is on Bachelor’s level students, but Master’s level students are also welcome. Everyone must arrive at the overalls fitting (Masters from 5-6 PM, others from 6-8 PM) |
Otaniemi Campus |
Thursday 28.8.2025 |
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| 10.00-15.00 | Aalto Welcome Fair At the fair, you will meet with several different organizations that can support you during your studies, and you will get information about other useful services. More information will be posted here during spring 2025. |
Aalto University Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| 12.30-14.00 | Better Student Life -lectures During the lecture you will get a concise overview of who supports you in various situations during your studies. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1, Aalto-hall |
| Other services (optional) | ||
| 10.00-15.00 | DVV, Digital and population data services agency Possibility to register your place of residence and your permanent municipality of residence in Finland. Requires preparation, see more here. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| 10.00-16.00 | The HSL (Helsinki Region Transport) pop-up service point To obtain or update a HSL card. |
Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1 |
| Day / Evening program by KY & AYY | ||
| AYY: Otasuunnistus. A traditional checkpoint crawl event in the Aalto community where new students can get to know different AYY entities and Otaniemi associations. | ||
Friday 29.8.2025 |
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| Programme by KY: Mursuparty The Mursu Party is the final highlight party of the orientation week, organized by KY's Cultural Subcommittee. Everyone, both mursus and marsus is invited in the event held in the parking lot behind the TUAS building. |
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| Date and time (GMT +3) | Program | Place |
Tuesday 2.9.2025 |
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| Aalto Day One Opening of the academic year 2025-2026 Registration and more information TBA |
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| 13.15 | Opening ceremony | Undergraduate Centre U2 hall and online |
| 14.15 | Aalto Awards and Reception | Marsio and online |
| 15.30 | Aalto Party | Alvar Aalto's Park |
Thursday 5.9.2024 |
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| Programme by KY: Mursujaiset | ||
Support for starting your studies
Your student tutor will contact you in August. Your contact information will be given to your tutor. Tutors are senior students who help new students during orientation week and at the beginning of their studies. Each new student is assigned a student tutor who has completed tutoring training. Tutoring is carried out in cooperation with tutors, University personnel and student organizations. Each major has their own tutors, who introduce students to the campus, student organization activities (KY & AYY) and student life in general.
Your student tutor will contact you at the latest during week 34 (18-24.8.2025). Your contact information will be given to your tutor. If you haven't been contacted by your tutor by the end of week 34, please contact studentservices@aalto.fi.
Planning officers support students in study affairs: planning of studies (personal study plan), guidance on practical study affairs and counselling in challenging study situations. You meet your programme’s planning officer during the orientation week and can contact them any time during your studies.
You can reach your planning officer through programmes-biz@aalto.fi.
Academic advisers are faculty members who also act as mentors for students of their department. You can talk about your academic ambitions, interests and study goals with the academic adviser.