Services for members
AYY offers its members several services, such as affordable student housing, rental facilities, advocacy, and various benefits. Read more about the student union services!
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AYY Housing (external link)
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 over 18,000 Aalto University students of arts, design, business and technology.
News
AYY Board appointed for 2026
Aalto University Student Union’s new Representative Council has approved the members proposed by Former of the Board Joona Lipponen for the 2026 AYY Board. The Representative Council’s vice chairs were also appointed at the meeting.
The first application round for Otakaari 15 starts in March
The application round for the new student apartments that are being built in Otakaari 15 starts on 16 March. The property will have 153 modern apartments that have been designed to meet the needs of current students right at the heart of Aalto University’s campus.
Otakaari 15 art contest now open
Aalto University Student Union invites Aalto students to participate in an art contest seeking permanent artworks for a new student housing building on Otakaari 15, to be completed this summer. The contest’s inspiring themes include the Otaniemi campus, the Aalto University community, and its vibrant student life. Application period: 9 Feb–31 Mar 2026
Applications for club rooms and storage space open for associations
Applications for club rooms and storage space in Otaniemi are open for associations.
AYY has sold the property at Kirkonkyläntie 16 to HKA Kiinteistöt Oy
The Aalto University Student Union (AYY) has sold the property it owned at Kirkonkyläntie 16. The real estate transaction was completed on December 19, 2025, and the buyer is HKA Kiinteistöt Oy.
AYY’s Representative Council election results are clear – turnout 27.87 %
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.
Facilities and services
AYY members can rent affordable saunas, meeting rooms, event venues, and a van.
Events
Gravitaatio
What?! Gravitaatio 2026Where?! Apollo live club
When?! Tuesday Feb 17th, starting at 9pm
Get involved
Would you like to become part of a diverse community and create the best student life in the world? We have plenty of tasks for everyone, depending on your own interests and resources.
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Blog
What is Trinet, and what will happen to AYY’s internet connection?
The internet service provider for Aalto University Student Union (AYY) residents is about to change. We have heard that this change has raised concerns within the student community. In this article, Chair of the AYY Board Joona Lipponen responds to questions that concern our members.
Otakaari 15 art contest now open
Aalto University Student Union invites Aalto students to participate in an art contest seeking permanent artworks for a new student housing building on Otakaari 15, to be completed this summer. The contest’s inspiring themes include the Otaniemi campus, the Aalto University community, and its vibrant student life. Application period: 9 Feb–31 Mar 2026
The new polyteekkari flag finally raised in Otaniemi
The 15-year wait of the Otaniemi teekkari community was rewarded in early November, when the community ceremonially introduced the new polyteekkari flag at the 153rd Teekkari Tradition Ball. The previous flag that had united the teekkaris of Otaniemi was the flag of the Student Union of the Helsinki University of Technology, which served the community from 1909 to 2009 and was laid to its well-earned rest with the founding of the Aalto University Student Union. This is how the new flag came into being.