Programme director
Programme director for the whole IDBM programme: Ville Eloranta
Programme coordination
IDBM programme coordination and support, IDBM Programme Committee
Name | Office hours | Contact information | |
Anna-Mari Saari | IDBM Programme Manager | By appointment | Aalto Väre R201 |
Study counselling
Name | Programme | Office hours | Contact information |
Naoko Nakagawa | IDBM ARTS | By appointment | tel. +358 50 3613 928 Aalto Väre R201 Please email your questions. When a meeting is needed, meeting/telephone/zoom time is agreed by email. |
Anna-Mari Saari Anni Santala | IDBM BIZ & TECH | By appointment |
ARTS Student Services | |
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Tel. | +358 50 342 9758 (Mon-Fri 9 - 15) |
Email: | studentservices@aalto.fi (primarily for students) arts-les@aalto.fi (primarily for faculty and external customers) |
Postal address: | Learning Services |
Street address | Learning Services Lounge M311, Väre, Otaniementie 14 (Mon-Wed 9-14, Thu 12-15) Otakaari 1 (Undergraduate centre, Bachelor's Programmes) |
The Student Services of School of Art, Design and Architecture does not have their own, specialised student service desk. Most cases can be handled via email, phone or by appointment. You are welcome to visit our meeting point LES Lounge (Väre 3rd floor room M311).
ARTS Student Services has a moderated email-list students-arts. Student Services are responsible for distribution of content and information. The main purpose of the list is to inform study and administrative related matters to all ARTS students. Event or exhibition notifications related to ARTS teaching or studying can be distributed on list. Individual student´s, organizations´or external stakeholder´s notifications or other communication materials can´t be distributed on this list.
Starting Point - student services office
- Contact information and opening hours
- Visiting address: Undergraduate centre, Otakaari 1, room Y199a, Otaniemi campus
- Find us on the map.
The Student Services offers general guidance to students, regarding e.g.
- general guidance to start getting help on any issues
- enrollment
- study rights
- certificate of attendance
- transcripts of records
Reach us via email studentservices@aalto.fi on these matters:
- non-degree studies
- degree certificates
- studies in other Aalto School or other universities
- international students can also contact the office with questions regarding immigration or other practical issues
Aalto ARTS Learning Services
The departments have planning officers and study coordinators in charge of advising students with study related matters. If you have general questions regarding the studies, you can turn to the staff of the programme or major.
Note: Email addresses are in the form firstname.lastname[a]aalto.fi (for letters such as ä or ö, use a and o instead)
Check the meeting point for reserved meetings from the coordinator. Most meetings for Master's students are held in room M311 at Väre and Otakaari 1 A-wing, room A110 for Bachelor students or remotely (Zoom, Teams).
Joint School Learning Services | ||
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Manager of Learning Services | Iiris Kauppila | +358 50 598 7650 |
Student Services Team Leader, JOO studies, Internal Mobility, Non-degree Studies | Virva Sointu | +358 50 470 8580 |
Teaching Services Team Leader, Planning Officer Curriculum Design | Sari Tarvainen | +358 50 502 7718 |
External Customers' Services, Team Leader, Planning Officer | Anna-Kaisa Antinoja | +358 50 467 2734 |
Student Services, Study Affairs Secretary | Kirsti Niemensivu | +358 50 544 1490 |
Centre for General Studies | Tuula Jääskeläinen Juhana Harju | +358 50 911 0381 Reserve a time +358 50 465 7078 |
Graduation Language studies Accessibility | Pulmu Föhr-Siltavuori | +358 50 599 7932 |
International services, Incoming exchange students | Suvi Lähteenmäki | +358 50 4630210 Reserve a time |
Outgoing exchange studies | Johanna Virta | +358 50 358 0886 Reserve a time |
International education projects, Staff exchange, Internships abroad and in Finland, internship support | Hanna Karkku | +358 50 562 7709 |
Specialist, pedagogy | Tiina Pylkkönen | +358 50 520 1033 |
Doctoral Programme | Päivi Väätänen | |
Learning ICT, Oodi, Sisu; Tuition fee related issues, Planning Officer | Jaakko Kölhi | +358 50 596 8806 Reserve a time |
Credit transfer, study right extension | Anne Rautanen | +358 50 441 3033 |
Orientation, tutoring | Tiina Kononen | +358 50 410 0360 |
Aalto ARTS degree programme's contact information | ||
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Department of Architecture | ||
Architecture (BA) | Heidi Tukiainen | +358 50 464 1102 |
Architecture (MA) Creative Sustainability in Architecture | Sanna Tekonen | +358 50 595 0406 |
Landscape Architecture | Niina Tikkanen | +358 50 5138 480 Reserve a time |
Urban Studies and Planning | Tuula Jääskeläinen | +358 50 911 0381 Reserve a time |
Interior Architecture | Hanna Nyemba | +358 50 514 2889 |
Department of Art | ||
Art Education | Viivi Poutiainen | +358 50 3077 267 Reserve a time |
Visual Culture and Contemporary Art (ViCCA) Nordic Visual Studies Art Education (NoVA) | Kuura Koivu | +358 50 4642712 Reserve a time |
Department of Design | ||
Contemporary Design BA in Design | Mervi Palva | +358 50 5138180 Reserve a time |
Collaborative and Industrial Design Study coordinator for CoID Tongji-students | Sanna Väisänen | +358 50 562 5776 Reserve a time |
Creative Sustainability International Design Business Management Study coordinator for CS and IDBM Tongji-students Master of European Design (MEDes) | Naoko Nakagawa | +358 50 361 3928 Reserve a time |
Fashion,Clothing and Textile Design (MA) | Anne Rautanen | +358 50 441 3033 Reserve a time |
Design, Fashion (BA) | Kristiina Tengvall | +358 50 352 4709 Reserve a time |
Department of Film, Television and Scenography | ||
Film and Television (majors in BA level) University Wide Art Studies | Juhana Harju | +358 50 465 7078 |
Film and Television (MA) | Ilona Virtanen | +358 50 315 2150 Reserve a time |
Costume Design, Production Design and Scenography | Tiina Kononen | +358 50 4100360 |
Animation (MA) | Riina Kontkanen | +358 50 518 4980 |
Department of Media | ||
Visual Communication Design (BA) | Nina Sjölund | +358 50 380 6541 Reserve a time |
Visual Communication Design (MA) | Riina Kontkanen | +358 50 518 4980 |
Photography | Jaakko Kölhi | +358 50 596 8806 Reserve a time |
New Media | Erika Syväniemi | for students: studentservices@aalto.fi |
Starting Point
Visiting address: Undergraduate centre, Otakaari 1, room Y199a, Otaniemi campus. Find us on the map.
Opening hours: Monday–Friday, 12.00–15.00 (no appointments in advance needed)
Email: studentservices@aalto.fi
Tel.: +358 29 442 9280 (open Mon–Fri 9.00–11.00 and 12.00–15.00)
Starting Point is an approachable service where you can ask about anything; we’ll direct you to the right place.
Starting Point takes care of e.g.
- enrolment
- student status certificates
- official transcripts of records (you can order an official digitally-signed transcript of records from Sisu)
School of Business HelpDesk
Visiting address: Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115.
Service hours: Tue at 12-14, Thu at 13-15 NB! Closed 23.6.-7.8. Even though HelpDesk is closed you will reach us by email and phone.
Email: studentservices@aalto.fi, study-biz@aalto.fi
Tel: +358 40 353 8107, +358 50 470 3731
At HelpDesk you can get advice on practical questions concerning your studies and right to study, such as:
- Graduation and diplomas
- Application for extension to the right to study
- Application for readmission
- The Flexible Study Rights Agreement (JOO)
- Non-degree studies
Personal study counselling by appointment (see contact information below).
Sisu clinics for students in August
You can attend the clinics if you are having technical problems with HOPS (personal study plan) or course registration in Sisu. You can join the clinic at any time during the session. The questions are answered in Finnish and English.
Zoom-clinic: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/69823054057
Clinics in August and during the orientation week:
- Week 33: Tue 16.8. at 10-11, Wed 17.8. at 10-11, Fri 19.8. at 10-11
- Week 34: Mon 22.8. at 10-11, Wed 24.8. at 10-11, Fri 26.8. at 10-11
- Week 35 (orientation week): Mon 29.8. at 10-11, Tue 30.8. at 14-15, Wed 31.8. at 10-11, Thu 1.9. at 14-15, Fri 2.9. at 10-11
Study counselling
Last and first name | Areas of responsibility | Contact information |
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Hirvensalo Jenni | Bachelor's admissions | admissions@aalto.fi (Bachelor's admissions) |
Teemu Järvi | HelpDesk services | studentservices@aalto.fi |
Lahti Pia | Coordination and development of degrees/programs Presenting official of academic affairs in the school’s expert bodies | pia.lahti@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115 050 512 4204 |
Leikola Riikka | Coordination of curriculum / teaching planning | riikka.leikola@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115 050 512 2596 |
Salla Mäkinen | Student counselling for 1st year B.Sc. students | opintotutor@aalto.fi (Student counselling) |
Nurmi Tanja | Graduation / MSc diplomas Dean's list & Ilkka Kontula grants Exemption applications for language requirements | studentservices@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115 040 353 8108 |
Hämäläinen Elli | URHEA | elli.hamalainen@aalto.fi |
Schultz Annika | Master's admissions | admissions@aalto.fi (Master's admissions) |
Toivio Emmi | BSc diplomas Study right extensions non-degree study rights | studentservices@aalto.fi |
SISU guidance | SISU guidance for School of Business students |
Planning officers of the departments and programmes
Programme specific study counselling and personal study plans (PSP or HOPS). You can reach your planning officer via programmecounsellor-biz@aalto.fi.
Last and first name | Department / Programme | Contact information |
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Yrjänäinen Elina | Economics | elina.yrjanainen@aalto.fi |
Kuisma Petra | Finance | petra.kuisma@aalto.fi |
Haarala Johanna | Information and Service Management | johanna.haarala@aalto.fi |
Hämäläinen Elli | Business Analytics & Global Management | 040 3538141 Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115 |
Accounting / Accounting, Business Law | anna.kuparinen@aalto.fi | |
Marketing | tatiana.penttinen@aalto.fi | |
Halminen Kati | Management studies / B.Sc. students majoring in Management, Creative Sustainability, People Management and Organizational Development, Strategic Management in a Changing World, Management and International Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | kati.halminen@aalto.fi programme-counsellors-man@aalto.fi 050 5342 204 Ekonominaukio 1, room Y115 |
Saari Anna-Mari | IDBM | anna-mari.saari@aalto.fi |
Luomala Vilja | General student counselling for B.Sc. students, personal study plans in Sisu | vilja.luomala@aalto.fi |
Lehtinen Hanne | Doctoral Candidates | doctoralprogramme-biz@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, Y115 050 383 6194 |
International Affairs / Student Exchange Services
Last and first name | Areas of responsibility | Contact information |
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Huovinen-Kiuru Sanna | Outgoing exchange students | outgoing-biz@aalto.fi |
Krigsholm Sanna | Outgoing exchange students | outgoing-biz@aalto.fi |
Incoming exchange students | incoming-biz@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, Y115 040 353 8370 | |
Kurtbay Saila | Head of International Affairs | saila.kurtbay@aalto.fi Ekonominaukio 1, Y115 040 353 8170 |
Aalto University School of Business
Postal address
Aalto University
School of Business
P.O. Box 21210
FI-00076 AALTO
Finland
Visiting address
Ekonominaukio 1
02150 Espoo
Student Service Desk
- Visiting address: Building of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, room C208, ESPOO/Otaniemi
- Postal address: P.O.Box 16100, 00076 AALTO, FINLAND
- E-mail: studies-chem@aalto.fi
- Telephone: +358 50 362 3017
Opening hours
Mon closed
Exceptions: Thu 9.6. closed
Tue 9.30–11.30
Wed closed
Thu 12.30–14.30 Thu 26.5. closed (Ascension)
Fri closed
The shared e-mail address of the student service desks of all the six schools of Aalto University: studentservices@aalto.fi
At the Student Service Desk
- you can enroll for the academic year
- you can obtain a certificate of student status and an official transcript of records
- you can make changes to your name and address in the student register
- we take care of issues related to the registration of students and their rights to study, including waiving rights to study
- you can collect your degree certificate
Personnel
Study Affairs Secretary Pirjo Häkkinen | tel. +358 50 362 3017 firstname.lastname(at)aalto.fi |
Study Affairs Secretary Juha Oksa | tel. +358 50 449 1591 firstname.lastname(at)aalto.fi |
Study Affairs Secretary Kati Sumu | tel. +358 50 471 7391 firstname.lastname(at)aalto.fi |
Study advisors
Study advisors' pop-up clinic is located in the main lobby (Kemistintie 1).
Study advisor's reception time summer 2022:
If you have any questions regarding your studies or if you want to pick up your lab pass, you can come to the reception without an appointment time.
- Wednesdays
- Weeks: 24, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34
- At: 9.00-11.00
In summer 2022 Charlotta Livman is acting as the study advisor for all programs.
Program | Name | Telegram | Reception hours | NB | |
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CHEM Master's program | Charlotta Livman | msc-advisors-chem(at)aalto.fi | @ChalleLivman | Wednesdays 9.00-11.00 | Exception Weeks: 23, 27, 28, 30, 31 |
Student exchange | kv-neuvoja-chem(at)aalto.fi |
Student Mobility
Any questions regarding exchange studies please contact by email: international-chem(at)aalto.fi
or study advisor for exchange studies: kv-neuvoja-chem(at)aalto.fi
Kaisa Pulliainen All destinations, Asia for all tech students Tel. +358 50 511 2079 firstname.lastnam(at)aalto.fi or | Reception by separate appointment. | Street address: | Mailing address: |
Heidi Flinkman Erasmus- and Nordic countries | Reception by separate appointment. | Street address: | Mailing address: |
Contact information
Student Service Desk: Room 1151, Maarintie 8,
Tel: study secretary: 050 305 1020 and 050 439 9053, student study advisors: 050 568 8242
Telegram: @opintoneuvojat
WhatsApp: 050 568 8242
Postal address | Visiting address | Phone numbers | |
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Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering | Maarintie 8, Espoo | Learning Services (LES) 050 305 1020 050 439 9053 Aalto University | studies-elec(at)aalto.fi |
- you can get student certificates and transcripts of records are issued (you can get an official digitally-signed transcript of records via Sisu).
- you may enroll for the academic year (primarily through Oili, please see instructions)
- you can make changes to your name and address in the student register (primary address can also be changed using Sisu)
- registration of students and issues related to study rights, inc. non-degree students, are handled
- you can register to graduation ceremony or pick up your degree certificate after graduation
Visiting address: Otakaari 4, K1 building, room 102, ESPOO/Otaniemi
Postal address: Learning Services, P.O.Box 14100, 00076 AALTO, Finland
E-mail: studies-eng@aalto.fi
Telephone: +358 50 347 8230
Aalto University's shared helpdesk: studentservices@aalto.fi
Our student service desk is open
on Tuesdays 12–14 and on Thursdays 13–15.
Exceptions in opening hours:
- Closed on Thursday 2.6.2022
- Closed 24.6.2022−8.8.2022
Have a nice and sunny summer!
Mail for Learning Services can be dropped at the mail box outside of the glass doors of the Learning Services hallway in Otakaari 4.
Please, give feedback to improve the Student Service Desk: http://www.webropolsurveys.com//S/F14B740EDA1A741B.par
Starting Point
Please note also that Aalto University’s joint Starting Point will serve you in Otakaari 1, Undergraduate Centre, room Y199.
See opening hours.
- Certificates of student status and attendance
- Official transcript of records (you can also get an official digitally-signed transcript of records via WebOodi)
- Annual enrolment for the academic year (primarily done online via WebOodi)
- Changes of name and address for the student register
Student Services
Visiting address: Computer Science Building, Konemiehentie 2, 02150 Espoo
Postal address: PO Box 15400, 00076 Aalto, Finland
Email: General, recommended e-mail address to contact: studentservices@aalto.fi. Please send your message from your aalto.fi account. This directs the email to the correct school, and your issue can be dealt with promptly. Personal email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname@aalto.fi.