Services for Members
AYY offers its members several services, such as affordable student housing, rental facilities, advocacy, and a range of different benefits. Read more about the student union services!
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Frequently asked questions about housing and member services
Here you will find the answer to most of the questions the students have regarding housing applications, student cards and membership fees.The services office and telephone service will be closed for summer from 5 July to 26 July. You can contact us by e-mail.
Tiina Pajukari and Ronja Mäkinen started as the new policy specialists
AYY has recruited two new policy specialists for the advocacy team: Tiina Pajukari and Ronja Mäkinen. Tiina Pajukari works as social policy and sustainable development specialist and Ronja Mäkinen as international affairs and equality specialist. Both policy specialists have a long history in the student movement.
Additions to AYY’s art collection - works on display at the Museum of Student Life
Seven works of art have been added to the art collection of Aalto University Student Union. The works of art are on display at AYY’s Museum of Student Life. The museum is open on Sundays from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Can I get more housing allowance if my rent is increased?
Due to increased costs, Aalto University Student Union has had to increase the rents. You can apply for more housing allowance from Kela if your housing costs increase.
A-type student residence permit - could Finland do better?
Since April 2022, International students have been able to apply for a visa tied to the entire length of their studies. No more yearly juggling of finances and applications! AYY believes we need to achieve equality between different groups of students. Have we achieved that? In this blog, we discuss the new A-type student residence permit and the advocacy work that paved the way for it. We interviewed student union representatives from 2018-2022 and asked them the following questions. How did the new residence permit come to be? What does it look like now, and what still needs to be done? What might future international students think of it?Events
Housing
AYY owns 2,600 apartments in the metropolitan area providing homes for 3,200 student union members.
Your Student Union
Aalto University Student Union AYY represents approximately 14,000 Aalto University students of arts, design, business and technology.
Blog
Stop the insidious expansion of fee-paying education
The pathway studies started last year by Aalto University and Tampere University are being expanded to the University of Oulu.
Developments in housing activities in 2023
AYY continuously develops its housing activities in order to respond to the needs of students as well as possible. At present, AYY’s targets for development include real estate services, consistency of reservations for common facilities and services, the selling of low demand housing, energy saving and making it easier to contact AYY.
Student housing must not be excluded from investment grants for special groups
Student housing construction and renovation are supported with investment grants for special groups provided by the Housing Fund of Finland. The proposal of the Ministry of Finance to exclude students from investment grants for special groups has been made on false grounds.
Tiina Pajukari and Ronja Mäkinen started as the new policy specialists
AYY has recruited two new policy specialists for the advocacy team: Tiina Pajukari and Ronja Mäkinen. Tiina Pajukari works as social policy and sustainable development specialist and Ronja Mäkinen as international affairs and equality specialist. Both policy specialists have a long history in the student movement.Student activities
All student union members can participate in activities organised by AYY and its associations. Student union members can easily participate in events, hobbies, volunteer work or represent students in the university’s administration.
Student Activities
All student union members can participate in activities organised by AYY and its associations. Student union members can participate in events, hobbies and volunteer work, and represent students in the university administration.
Association Guide (external link)
On this guide, you can find nearly everything that associations operating within AYY need for their operations’ support and safeguard.
Volunteers
There are volunteer positions available from event organising to campus development and student advocacy, not forgetting positions in the Board and the Representative Council.
Apply for Financial Support
AYY offers financial support both to its members and associations in the form of scholarships and operating grants aimed at associations.
