News

Marcell Berta has been elected as a member of the Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) for 2026. SYL’s General Assembly held in Otaniemi, Espoo, on 14–15 November voted on the board members on Saturday evening.

Aalto University Student Union’s Representative Council appointed Joona Lipponen Former of the AYY Board and Henrik Starck Chair of the 2026 Representative Council.

Applications for club rooms and storage space in Otaniemi are open for associations.

Call for applications to become a student representative in Aalto administration – a halloped – is open Nov 11th – Dec 2nd.

Aalto University Student Union’s (AYY) Representative Council election had a turnout of 27.87 percent. Electoral alliances Yhden Tähden Liike and Kylterirengas were the biggest winners in the election.

The HSL Executive Board has decided to increase fares by 3.1 per cent for the coming year. Although this increase is smaller than the previously planned 6.4 per cent, it still puts a strain on students’ already tight finances.

Aalto University Student Union (AYY) urges the HSL Board and the owning municipalities to adopt a responsible and sustainable approach to public transport pricing: ticket prices in the metropolitan area must not be increased, and the student discount must not be weakened.

AYY’s associations have the right to book the student union´s rental saunas, event venues and meeting rooms in advance. On these booking rounds, bookings are made for the period of 5 Jan 2026 - 2 Aug 2026.

Today is the Day for Free Education. Each year it is important for us to remember that this system should not be taken for granted. We should understand its significance and why it should be preserved. In this blog, AYY’s board member Marcell Berta shares his thoughts on the topic.

Aalto University is sending four researchers to conference, organized in Belém, Brazil, to strengthen the scientific foundation for the negotiations. Before departing for Belém, the researchers would like to hear what kind of messages our students would like to bring to the conference. Board member Jenni Toivonen shares her thoughts.

On Saturday, October 11, we celebrate International Coming Out Day, and in honor of the occasion, GAYY’s guest blog explores the history of LGBTQ+ student organizations in Otaniemi. Aalto University’s rainbow student association, GAYY, is familiar to many current students—but not everyone knows that it wasn’t the first rainbow association in Otaniemi. We had some glimpses of this history, but it is not very well known, even among GAYY board members. There have certainly been gay people in Otaniemi from the start, yet the first of the three rainbow associations was founded in 1996. Welcome to a journey through the history of Otaniemi’s rainbow associations!

Aalto University Student Union’s (AYY) Representative Council election has drawn more interest than in previous years. In the autumn election, 326 students are running for the Representative Council, which is the third-largest number of candidates in AYY’s history. The number of electoral alliances has also increased.