Remember when mobile phones were cool? 📟
We asked some people on campus what their first phone was, and – no surprise – most of them had a Nokia. Model, colour, antenna or not, it’s easy to remember details of something so lifechanging and legendary. 📞
The Nokia Design Archive, brought to you by Aalto University, opens the door to never-before-seen material, from the raw ideas behind iconic designs to fascinating concepts that never made it past the drawing board. 💡✨
Whether you’re a design enthusiast, tech nerd, or simply curious about how visions turn into reality, we invite you to discover Nokia’s journey as a global design and tech pioneer: https://www.aalto.fi/en/nokia-design-archive?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_own&utm_campaign=nokia_design_archive
Fun fact: The company originally began as a pulp mill! Nokia is also known for rubber boots and tyres – still loved popular products today. 🥾
Nokia Design Archive has been made possible by donations from Microsoft Mobile Oy and designers. Use of archive materials is permitted for research, education and museum purposes and when attribution is included. Please visit the archive site for more details.
Tididiidii, the 90s are calling – pick up your Nokia phone! ☎️
From the first fully portable mobile phone in 1987 to the Y2K tech boom, we still feel Nokia's legacy today in how we connect with one another.
Now, this legacy is preserved in one place – the Nokia Design Archive – a window into Finnish tech and design excellence, inviting you to explore decades of innovation, from sketches and prototypes to technological breakthroughs.
More than just a device, Nokia pioneered multifunctional designs, shaping how we communicate.
Whether you’re a design enthusiast, tech nerd, or simply curious about how visions turn into reality, we invite you to discover Nokia’s journey as a global design and tech pioneer: https://www.aalto.fi/en/nokia-design-archive?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_own&utm_campaign=nokia_design_archive
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Nokia Design Archive is brought to you by Aalto University and has been made possible by donations from Microsoft Mobile Oy and designers. Use of archive materials is permitted with attribution for research and education purposes. Please visit the archive site for more details.
Have you seen these iconic signs transformed around Helsinki? What are they all about? 🤔
We have teamed up with some of our friends in the Helsinki capital region in honour of our 15th birthday to light up your January. You can experience these light installations live until 12.1. ✨
Aaltonians, past and present, are everywhere in our society, and the university is nothing without the people, who are constantly creating a better future for us all. 💛
We’re celebrating our anniversary by launching a fundraising campaign, A! Sign of Change, to ensure that education, research and innovation in arts, science, technology, and business will prosper and support Finland's overall success for generations. ⭐
The government funding accounts for 54 per cent of Aalto's total funding. The remaining half is obtained from other sources, which is why all donations are valuable. If you want to know more about the fundraising campaign and university funding, read more: https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/aalto-university-launches-fundraising-campaign-with-aim-of-raising-eu30-million-as-university?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_own
Spot the installations at these locations! 👇
Amos Rex
Kaapelitehdas
Kauppakeskus AINOA
Helsingin Päärautatieasema
Ravintola Savoy
Suvilahti
Tallberg
Finavia
Have you ever wondered why and how fields as diverse as business, science, technology, and arts coexist under one university?
Fifteen years ago, Aalto University set out on a mission to redefine higher education in Finland. In 2010, three institutions – Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Economics, and University of Art and Design Helsinki – came together to form a unique multidisciplinary university.
'Anniversaries are special things. They remind us to reflect on the past: the successes, the lessons learned, the obstacles we’ve overcome. At the same time, they invite us to think about the future and where we’re headed,' President Ilkka Niemelä says.
This is what Aalto is all about – the research and studies, vibrant events, lively campus, and the passionate people who bring it all to life.
Congratulations to us on fifteen years of adventures – and here’s to many more to come! 🎉
Read more about the early days of Aalto: https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_own
Season's Greetings! Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta! God jul och gott nytt år! Thank you for this year and see you in 2025.
Season's Greetings! Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta! God jul och gott nytt år!
Easing into the holiday season. Thank you for this year and see you in 2025. 🩵
The beauty of our campus in its wintery form captured by Sonya Akulshina.
Finnish Student Culture 101: HAALARIT!
👖 These iconic overalls - Haalarit - are a badge of honor for students, with each color representing a field of study.
🪡 Over time, haalarit become unique to each student, covered in patches from events, parties, and friendships. Students wear them proudly on campus and at celebrations like Vappu, Laskiainen, and countless other events that bring the community together.
🎥 Hear directly from students as they share the stories behind their haalarit and what makes them an iconic symbol of Finnish student life.
#AaltoUniversity #Haalarit #StudentCulture
Ovatko bunkkerit jo rakenteilla? 👷
Tieteisfantasiassa tekoäly yrittää usein orjuuttaa tai tuhota ihmiskunnan – pitäisikö meidän olla huolissaan tästä myös tosielämässä? Mitä koneelle annetut epäloogiset tai ristiriitaiset tavoitteet voisivat aiheuttaa? Scifissä eksentrinen tutkijanero luo tekoälyrobotin omaksi kuvakseen, mutta onko koneen ajattelu tosiaan samankaltaista kuin ihmisen?
Näitä kysymyksiä ruotivat koneoppimisen tutkija, apulaisprofessori Arno Solin sekä Aalto-yliopiston alumni, scifi-intoilija Suvi Rantonen. Mukana menossa myös paha tekoälyjuontaja Suvi Negatron. 😈
Aalto-yliopiston “Tiedettä vai tarinaa?” -sarjassa setvitään scifisarjojen tiedettä ja tutkimusta oikeiden asiantuntijoiden kanssa.
Is your bunker already built? Arno Solin, Assistant professor and researcher in machine learning, together with sci-fi enthusiast and Aalto alumni Suvi Rantanen discuss different scenarios regarding artificial intelligence seen in film and tv. The podcast is only available in Finnish on Youtube and Spotify.
https://youtu.be/389amUmXXqs
Orjuuttaako tekoäly ihmiskunnan?
Ainakin tieteisfantasioissa näin näin välillä käy, ja ihmiskuntaa pyritään tuhoamaan – pitäisikö meidän olla huolissaan tästä myös tosielämässä? Mikä voisi johtaa siihen, että tekoäly kehittäisi omia pahantahtoisia tavoitteita kuten Terminaattori-elokuvasarjassa? Mitä koneelle annetut epäloogiset tai ristiriitaiset tavoitteet voisivat aiheuttaa? Ajatteleeko kone samalla tavalla kuin ihminen? Entä onko kaikilla tekoälytutkijoilla oma vuoristomaja? 🦾
Näitä kysymyksiä ruotivat koneoppimisen tutkija, apulaisprofessori Arno Solin sekä Aalto-yliopiston alumni, scifi-intoilija Suvi Rantonen. Mukana menossa myös paha tekoälyjuontaja Suvi Negatron. 😈
Aalto-yliopiston “Tiedettä vai tarinaa?” -sarjassa setvitään scifisarjojen tiedettä ja tutkimusta oikeiden asiantuntijoiden kanssa. 📢
Will AI enslave humanity? Arno Solin, Assistant professor and researcher in machine learning, together with sci-fi enthusiast and Aalto alumni Suvi Rantanen discuss different scenarios regarding artificial intelligence seen in film and tv. The podcast is only available in Finnish on Youtube and Spotify.
New student sauna for Otaniemi shore!
We are super delighted to spread the news: New sauna and a swimming dock will be built with parts of old wind turbines to Otaniemi before Christmas.
The sauna dock will be floating in the water by the blades of old wind turbines, for which our students' start-up Reverlast develops sustainable reuse-solutions.
The sauna dock is currently being built in Otaniemi campus, and the first sauna sessions can be enjoyed still on this year.
‘For me, Helsinki is a very cozy capital. It is small enough and it is big enough. And if you live here, you can choose to be in a very busy, vibrant part of the city, but at the same time very close to the center you can find quiet places like seashores and forests where you can have a quiet moment.'
‘I think Finnish people are very good at focusing on very basic, very simple, but very important, parts of our everyday life. Families spending time with children, being close to nature and really respecting nature as a part of your everyday surroundings. I also feel it is very much reflected in the working culture of Finland.’
Tamara Galkina is an an assistant professor in entrepreneurship and director for the master’s program in sustainable entrepreneurship at Aalto University Business School.
👉 Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We are an international community of bold thinkers who shape a sustainable future with education, research breakthroughs and innovative ideas and solutions. Join us today on our mission to build a better future together by visiting our careers site.
It’s getting hot in here! There may be millions of saunas in Finland, but if you live somewhere else, the experience may be closer than you think: inside virtual reality goggles.
Researchers in Yu Xiao’s group are engineering a multisensory experience to re-create the sensations of being in a sauna in VR. This requires combining garments that can transfer heat, studying how people experience touch, temperature and textures in VR, and comparing and testing actual and virtual sauna conditions with real people.
Sauna is a dynamic experience, alternating löyly, the heat and steam from throwing water on hot rocks, with breaks to chill out. With the right design, engineering, and user insights, the researchers hope to make a VR game so that anyone can enjoy the restorative effects of sauna.
This work is part of the European project EMIL: https://emil-xr.eu
Check out the research paper, Designing Beyond Hot and Cold – Exploring Full-Body Heat Experiences in Sauna: https://doi.org/10.1145/3623509.3633364
Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering
#WorldSaunaDay
Miksi kannattaa lähteä opiskelemaan tekniikkaa? ✨
Jos tunnet lukiolaisen, joka on jatko-opintojen kynnyksellä, vinkkaa hänelle Shaking up Tech -tapahtumasta! Shaking up Tech on 23.1.2025 pidettävä tapahtuma ammatinvalinnan kynnyksellä oleville nuorille naisille ja sukupuolivähemmistöille. Tapahtumaan ja tekniikan alan opintoihin voit päästä esimerkiksi Aalto-yliopistoon, jossa videon haastateltavat opiskelevat.
Mukaan ehtii hakea 31.10.2024 mennessä: https://shakinguptech.aalto.fi
Shaking up Tech järjestetään Aalto-yliopiston, LUT-yliopiston, Oulun yliopiston ja Turun yliopiston kampuksilla.