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!
The best student life in the world
Aalto University Student Union
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 17,000 Aalto University students of arts, design, business and technology.
News
Pop-up year tag distribution
If you want to pick up a year tag for your plastic student card, you can get it at the tag distribution point of the AYY Office on Aug 27th–Sept 5th 2024.
AYY’s biggest moving day of the year, 2 Sept, is approaching! How to get prepared for the moving day
Monday, 2 Sept, is the year’s biggest moving day for AYY student housing as the new academic year is starting! On the moving day, an estimated 300-400 movers will visit the service office, which is why we will only serve customers with moving-related issues.
Student centre project has come to an end
In 2021, AYY, TF, and KY committed to the student centre project with the purpose of building a joint student house in the Chemist’s Block in Otaniemi. In recent years, construction costs in Finland have increased so significantly that the project cannot be implemented at the current price level.
Registration for AYY's SYL General Assembly Delegation and as a candidate for the SYL Board is now open!
The National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) represents university students in national decision-making. The action plan and policy paper guiding SYL's advocacy work are approved at the General Assembly, which also elects the Board. The 2024 General Assembly will take place on 15-16 November 2024. In this news item, you will find instructions on how to register for AYY's SYL General Assembly Delegation and how to stand as AYY's candidate for the SYL Board.
Advance booking of facilities for the autumn of 2024
AYY’s associations have the right to book rental saunas, event venues and meeting rooms in advance. In this booking round, you can book facilities for the period 5 Aug 2024 - 5 Jan 2025.
Changes to deposits in the autumn
There will be changes to the deposit policy. In the future, deposits will not be collected from all tenants, but only in certain situations.
Facilities and services
AYY members can rent affordable saunas, meeting rooms, event venues, and a van.
Events
The Guild of the Cross: Alpha course
Have you been wondered about the meaning of life and other existential questions? You are welcome to join the Alpha course, in which one can freely bring up their opinions, listen to what others have to say, and learn a bit about the perspective of the Christian faith.
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.
Popular links
Blog
Tempaus – harnessing community for advocacy work
This autumn, Aalto University Student Union will organise Tempaus after a break of several years. Kaikkien käsien jälki Tempaus (“A Collective Handprint”) takes place on the hundredth anniversary of the engineer with a sturdy beard, a mythical figure that supervises the actions of engineering students. In his article, Juuso Määttä delves into the history of Tempaus.
Government cuts put a stop to the construction of student housing
We are shocked by the recent cuts of the Finnish Government which put student housing and its construction at stake. In its session on spending limits, the Government made significant cuts to the special group investment grants for student housing construction, which makes the commencement of already planned housing projects in the capital region uncertain and complicates the housing situation for students as well as the housing activities of the Aalto University Student Union (AYY).
Why am I voting in the EU elections?
Aalto University Student Union’s Vice Chair Mantė Žygelytė wrote a blog post on why she is going to vote in the European elections.