Practical information

Aalto Alumni Weekend takes place at the Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1, M door) at the Otaniemi campus. Please note that the main door is closed. 

A guarded cloakroom is available at the Undergraduate Centre until 5.30 pm. 

We recommend using public transport, e.g., new light rail line 15 or metro (exit A Otaniementie). Detailed instructions can be found from the Journey Planner. 

Parking spaces on campus are limited, but If you arrive by car, you can check the parking areas in the campus map. 
All parking places are available on Saturday for free.

The wheelchair accessible entrance to the Undergraduate Centre can be found at the T door of Otakaari 1. After the T door, turn right and go through the corridor, and you will get to the U wing lobby, where the event is. The T door can be found on the map of the building (page 2). You can get to the T door by car from the rear of Rakentajaunaukio parking space. Accessible parking is found in the campus map.

There is no dress code in the event. You can for example dress in the business casual style.

Lunch is in stages at 11:30-14 and at your own expense. 

Lunch restaurants and cafes open:

• Food & Co Alvar, 11-14 Otakaari 1 (follow the signage inside)
• Food & Co A Bloc, 11-16 Mall A Bloc 2nd floor
• Eat Poke Hki, lunch buffet 11:30-20 Mall A Bloc 1st floor
• Cafe Espresso House, 10-18 Mall A Bloc 1st floor
• Kot.Otaniemi, 11-23 Mall A Bloc 1st floor
• Konnichiwa, 11:30-19:30 Mall A Bloc 1st floor
• Who the **** is Alice  pizza and bar, 10:30-22 Mall A Bloc 1, krs
• Cafetoria, 12-17, Väre 1. krs.

There will be coffee and tea served in the lobby during the event, and non-alcoholic sparkling before the common session at 3:30 pm. 

• Morning coffee reception for recent graduates by Aalto alumni relations and City of Espoo at 9:15-9:50 at Student HUB, Otakaari 1. 
• Four campus tours start at 17 and 18. Be at the door 15 minutes before as the groups leave when full (max 25 persons/group). 
• Visits to Student Culture Museum and visits to K3 entrepreneurship ecosystem by Startup Sauna and Design Factory at 16:45 and 17:15 and 18:00.
  All tours and visits leave outside of the door M, Otakaari 1.
• Student culture museum, Jämeräntaival 3, is open at 16:30 - 19. Guides are present in the museum.  
• Virtual Campus tour and Wellbeing route by yourself 
• Aalto Shop is open at 11-15 and 16-19 in Väre 1st floor, next to the mall. Buy Aalto products as well as art and products by Aalto students and alumni.
• Alumni associations and networks meet in the evening around the Otaniemi campus, see below places. Be in contact with your network or organise a meeting.

If you want to meet your study mates after the common session, these  Otaniemi restaurants are open: 

• A Block mall restaurants and cafes
  • Espresso Cafe 10:30-18
  • Konnichiwa 12-19
  • Eat Poke Hki klo 12-20
  • Kot.Otaniemi 11-23
  • Who the **** is Alice 10:30-22
• Taproom d20, Otakaari 27 (old mall), at 18-24
• Radisson Blue Bistro Ranta, Otaranta 2, at 17-23
• Fat Lizard, Tietotie 1, at 13-24 (IDBM alumni and others)
• Olarin Panimo, Metallimiehenkuja 8 A, at 13-24 (Kemistiklubi & PTK)
• Smökki, (SIK & SähköKlubi) at 18:00
• Rantasauna (Physics Alumni) at 18:00

Aalto Alumni Weekend is for all alumni from Aalto University, Aalto University Executive Education and their predecessors. Also students, personnel an other interested people are welcome.

The alumni community of Aalto University is over 100 000 former students and we reach about 40 000. The alumni community offers opportunities for lifelong learning, networking and shaping sustainable future.