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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

Act of Conferment
Academic events, Other

School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026

The 17th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business will be celebrated on May 21–23, 2026.
Green poster for Physics Research Seminar with talk by Prof. Konstantin Bliokh at Aalto University, May 21
Lectures and seminars

Vortices, Skyrmions, Möbius Strips: From Nanooptics to Ocean Waves

Prof. Konstantin Bliokh gives a talk on recent theoretical and experimental results in subwavelength high-intensity vortices in 2D wave systems, the generation of the Bessel-type vortices, and manipulation of floating particles using topologically structured water waves.
BMW Welt Munich
Networking

Aalto University alumni & friends get-together at BMW Welt, Munich

Join us on May 25 for reconnecting and hearing the latest from Aalto and BMW
MSc_thesis_CS
Lectures and seminars

Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations

Lassi Härtsiä will present their MSc thesis on Friday 22 May at 10:00 in B322, CS building

1. - 31.5. Otaniemi
Otaniemi on a sustainable path in May

19.5. 9:30-17 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Experimental and Theoretical Research on 2D Quantum Materials and Related Systems

19.5. 13-16 Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Sähköpaja Gaala 

20.5 - 9.7. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Department of Mathematics and System Analysis seminars
20.5. 10:15 Nehari's theorem for Schatten class Hankel operators on Paley-Wiener spaces

20.5. 11-12 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Qual+ seminar: Why should we study industries, and how?

20.5. 12:30-13:30 School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi 
Identity Work as Strategy: Rethinking Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Media Work - Research seminar with Sven-Ove Horst

20.5. 13-15 Think Corner, Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki
Where is urban green in climate action?

20.5. - 31.12. 14-14:45 CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Mind meets Machine Seminar series
 * 20.5. Dr. Annika Svedholm-Häkkinen, Helsinki University 
 * June Dr. Heiko Hecht, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 

20. - 27.5. 14:15 Wednesdays online or Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Computer Science Theory Seminars
 * Recognizing Subgraphs of Regular Tilings
 * Capaciated Fair-Range Clustering: Hardness and Approximation Algorithms

20.5. 16-18. Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
The Science of Beauty – luento

20.5. 18-20:30 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Welcome to Finland - Vietnam Connect

21. -29.5. Otaniemi
Public Defences e.g:  automation and control engineering, new media, radio science and engineering, computer science, engineering physics acoustics and speech technology, design

21.5. 14-15:30 Kide, Konemiehentie 1, Otaniemi
Physics Research seminar:
Vortices, Skyrmions, Möbius Strips: From Nanooptics to Ocean Waves

21.5. 16-17:30 online or Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Founder Talks:Maija Itkonen, Founder and CEO of Onego Bio

21.5. 17-20 BMW Welt, Munich, Germany
Aalto Alumni Event - The beginning of a new era, autonomous driving and new materials

21. - 23.5. Otaniemi
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026

22.5. 12-13 Nanotalo building, Otaniemi
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: Physics-informed Gaussian Processes for time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy of soft materials via chirp rheometry

22.5. 14:00 Marsio Cinema, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Augmented Performer: Musician in the Loop

22.5. Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
ELO Kevätnäytös 2026

22.5. Otaniemi
Prodeko 60 seminar(for IEM students, alumni and staff)

22.5. - 11.10. Art museum, Kasarmintie 9, Oulu
Tomorrow's Wardrobe exhibition

23.5. 10:00 Otaniemi Espoo
Aalto Running Club ARC Half / 10 K event

Cinema Sheryl, Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
23:5. 15:00 Naked Lunch / Alaston lounas
23. & 24.5. 17:00 The Devil wears Prada 2
23. & 24.5. 19:15 Project Hail Mary / Operaatio Ave Maria
24.5. 15:00 Crash

25.5. 13-16 Väre, Otaniementie 13, Otaniemi
Sustainable Global Technologies SGT Studio'26 Final Event: Stories from...

25.5. 14:15 Otakaari 1, Otaniemi
Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Seminars
Tuomas Kelomäki, Algebra, Geometry and  Combinatorics seminar

25.5. 14:15-15:30 verkossa & OTakaari 3, Otaniemi
Aalto Brain Center ABC seminar: Simulators Propel Computational Cognitive Models

25.5. Zurich, Switzerland
Aalto Alumni afterwork

26.5. 13-16 Kaupungintalo, Helsinki
Care and Climate in an Age of Vulnerability - Aalto University Design for Government Final Show 2026

27.5. 13-16:45 Marsio, Otakaari 2, Otaniemi
Aalto Creatives Demo Day

28.5. 16:15-17:45 Oodi Library, Helsinki
Nodus Talks: More-than-Human-Futures

28.5. 18:15 Ritarihuone, Helsinki
KYL choir concert: Romantiikkaa & romantiikkaa

29. - 31.5. Finnofest, Kathmandu, Nepal 
Finnish higher education event

30.5. - 7.6. Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22, Helsinki
Näyttely26 - Aalto Fashion and Textile graduate exhibition

Exhibitions

Sculpted Realities

Juliste Exhibitions Advanced sculpture art exhibition
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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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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

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition

Visitors at an exhibition exploring sustainable materials. Displays include furniture, small plants, and design elements. Exhibitions 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 | Aalto Virtual Exhibitions (external link)

DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures by AaltoTEXTILES

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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Campus maps, addresses and opening hours in Otaniemi
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