Resource Bank

• Official website for renting Aalto University facilities for external use: Aalto Facilities Booking.
  • You can request space recommendations and quotations for your event(s) by contacting [email protected] or filling in this form: Ask for a quote | Aalto University.  
  • If you book the space through Aalto Facility Sales, the invoice will be sent to you, and then you can pay it from the grant. 
• Aalto University’s internal booking system: Aalto Space.
• Other spaces available for booking (that are popular among our funded projects): 
  • Aalto Studios
  • A variety of venues provided by the Aalto University Student Union: AYY's rental facilities
  • Free studio spaces for all Aalto community, and with a variety of special equipment: Space 21
  • Free spaces from Aalto Design Factory: Aalto DF - Spaces  
• Workshop spaces with special equipment at Aalto school of Arts, Design, and Architecture. 
  • Everything about workshop spaces at Aalto University.
  • Bookings are made via MyCourses. Aalto University students can enrol in the MyCourses page - ARTS infra workshop Access to check out available workshop space slots.
• Everything about galleries and exhibition spaces at Aalto University: Aalto galleries and exhibition venues. 
• Need the map of Otaniemi? Here you go: Map of Otaniemi - PDF.
• Interested in setting up a temporary structure or holding an event outdoors? Check this out first: Map of Aalto's properties.

• Aalto Takeout offers a wide selection of equipment such as cameras, mics, lights, digital screens, speakers, and more. The service is available for all Aalto University students, researchers, and staff, completely for free! 
• You can visit their office at Marsio, Otakaari 2A, during opening hours for equipment recommendations and tech help! 

• Aalto People and their contact information: People | Aalto University.
• Aalto University's research portal showcases Aalto University’s researchers, their research and artistic outputs.

• You can find guidelines and assets for organising events at Aalto University from the Events Library.
• This site offers valuable tips, information, tools, and templates to support your event planning process. We highly recommend checking it out! 

Telegram groups

• Our Telegram group: Sustainability Action Booster.
  • One of our mid-point status check tasks requires you to post about your action(s) in our Telegram group. So, join us and share your initiatives! 
  • You can check previous posts from others in the Telegram group for inspiration! If you need a post template, you can generally include: 
    • A picture 
    • A bold headline with the name of your action(s) 
    • A brief description following the format: WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? 
    • Any links to your own communication channels and registration forms. 
• Telegram group to promote events happening at Otaniemi: Otaniemi Events.
  • Please note that only a limited group has the admin right to post in this group, and these permissions must be requested separately. However, we're happy to reshare your content - just let us know!
• To attract more people to your activities, we recommend posting on the channels of different student organisations, guilds and subject clubs as well! Here are a few groups we’ve found active (feel free to suggest your own!!) 
  • Crust
  • KY events
  • Wednesday community
  • IDBM Klubi
  • Aaltoes
  • Aalto International
  • Teknologroreningen

Newsletters

• AYY Newsletter are aimed at 17,000 individual AYY’s members and published every Monday. Material must be submitted, at the latest, on the previous week’s Thursday at 10 AM.

Instagram 

• If you're promoting the action(s) on Instagram, tag @sustainability_action_booster in both the photos and captions, so we can share your posts, and your action will appear in our “tagged” section! 
• The Instagram Takeover is a part of our mid-point status check tasks. Let us know when you're ready to do this!

Posters around campus

• Locations of printing points in Otaniemi: Where to print?
• A guide to use the printing machines: How to print?
• For high-quality coloured posters, brochures, banners, etc., visit Printlab.

Create a webpage or website 

• Aalto University offers many options for staff and students who want to create a webpage or a larger website.  

• Use our logos in your communication.
• Mention that the action is funded by the Sustainability Action Booster. 
• Tag us on Instagram @sustainability_action_booster in both the photos and captions. 

• You can loan our fabric posters, popup wall, or beanies by sending us a message!
• You can also share our promotional slides and flyers.

• Aalto Studios provides media production resources and expertise for all at Aalto University! Audiovisual media, extended reality production, game development, internet communication and more!
• Learn how your action could benefit from the service: Aalto Studios at Aalto University – Actual, Virtual, Mixed at #aaltostudios.

• Tools, facilities and information to help you express your creativity in Aalto: Tools for Creative Practices.

• Aalto Takeout offers a wide selection of equipment such as cameras, mics, lights, digital screens, speakers, adapters, laptops, and more. The service is available for all Aalto University students, researchers, and staff, completely for free! 
• You can visit their office at Marsio, Otakaari 2A, during opening hours for equipment recommendations and tech help! 

• You can find many free softwares for free if you're an Aalto student. Check the possibilities before purchasing new ones: Softwares from Aalto IT. 
• Adobe applications are installed on almost all ARTS computers. Here’s the list of available Adobe applications. 

• The A Pod is a small, dedicated space for recording interviews, narration, podcasts or video webcasts! Check it out! A Pod – Aalto Studios at Aalto University.

• If you want to create a webpage for your action, you can do it for free under Aalto.fi. Aalto university offers different options for staff and students who want to create a webpage or a larger website.  
• Read more about Aalto's website and editing rights. 

• Aalto Marketplace for selling and buying secondhand items, exchanging services, setting up carpooling, and finding apartments.
• Buy, sell and exchange locally through Teekkari Village's Market Facebook group community.
• Reuse Centre: Kierrätyskeskus.fi.
• Rent a van from AYY's rental van. 

• The lobby services can help for instance with classroom bookings or other guidance. 
• Aalto University Lobby Services contact details