AALTO COMMUNITY

THE AALTO COMMUNITY OFFERS AALTO STUDENTS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN ALL KINDS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH GUILDS.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND EXPLORE EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE KY BUBBLE TO ENJOY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENCOUNTERS!

Arkkitehtikilta

The Aalto University Guild of Architecture is a student organization especially for students of architecture, landscape architecture and interior architecture. It functions under the student union, AYY. The Guild was founded in 1908. However, it is rather known for its creative mindset than conservative traditions.

Among the most important missions of the Guild are advocating the students interest and organizing a myriad of events from sports events to theatre visits and wine and cheese evenings to sitsi parties. You can recognise our members from broken white overalls at Wappu, and during other times from dark clothes or striped shirts.

Fyysikkokilta

The Guild of Physics (aka Fyysikkokilta, FK) is a subject association founded in 1947. It gathers under one roof all Engineering Physics and Mathematics students as well as Quantum Technology students in Aalto. Each guild member specializes in either physics, mathematics or systems sciences, unless they study Quantum Tech. The guild’s overalls are natural white. In order to get the right shade, fuksis dye their overalls with tea.

Athene

Athene, Guild of Information Networks, was founded by its students in 1999. Despite its small size and young age, it is full of cheerful students. Athene’s overalls are a forest green or “Athene green”. The overalls’ left sleeve, collars and back pockets are black as a tribute to when Athene separated from the Computer Science Guild in 2003. The eye of Athene is the official logo which can be spotted from the overalls.

Inkubio

Inkubio is the guild for bioinformation technology students in Aalto University. You may recognise inkubites from red-brown overalls with self-made cow patches. The atmosphere in our guild is warm and all new members are welcomed.

Our important values are ecology, tolerance and community. The guild arranges all kinds of activities for its members in the areas of culture, sports, working life and, also, partying. Last year we arranged a whopping 103 events. A good place to bump into inkubites is in our guild room which is like another home for many of us.

Kemistikilta

The history of the Chemistry Guild begins in 1891, making it the oldest guild in Aalto University. The Guild’s symbol is a white neon atom. The Chemistry Guild brings together students interested in chemistry, biochemistry and process engineering. The easiest way to find members of the Guild is to visit the guild room, where you’ll also find our traditional games: corona, marjapussi and pärkänheitto. You may also come across our Guild magazine, Tisle.

KIK

The Guild of Mechanical Engineers, Koneinsinöörikilta or KIK, is a student organization for mechanical and structural engineering students in Aalto University School of Engineering. KIK organizes a large number of events, excursions and parties, takes care of new students, offers services and takes care of students’ interests towards the departments and faculty.

You’ll recognise us from our dope pink overalls, same coloured crawler tractor mascot Tela-Vera and joyful, loud ”Yy, kaa, KO, NE!” shouts. Read more about KIK at www.koneinsinoorikilta.fi.

Maanmittarikilta

The Guild of Surveying Engineers is known as the most family-like guild in Otaniemi. It was established in 1901, which makes it the oldest student guild in Finland to still receive new students every year. The guild is especially for students in the degree programs of Built Environment, Real Estate Economics, Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering, Urban Mobility and Urban Studies and Planning.

The guild educates its new students about teekkari life, arranges fun activities and supervises members’ rights. You can recognize the guild members from matte black overalls with fuchsia red left sleeves.

Prosessiteekkarit

The Association of Process Engineering Students (Prosessiteekkarit or PT) is a university association founded in 2012 that receives the freshmen starting their studies in the Chemical Engineering bachelor’s programme including the new English bachelor’s programme.

The PT overalls are blue with red, blue, and yellow stripes decorating the sleeves and legs to represent the school’s old guilds, which used to accept freshmen. The PT logo, a Bourdon tube pressure gauge, can be found on the back of the overalls.

The Forest Products guild (PJK) was founded in 1945 and it’s the Guild for the students interested in more traditional forest based industries, such as paper, cellulose and mechanical wood engineering, and also newer bioproducts, such as bioplastics. You may recognize the Guild members from a yellow sleeve on our blue overalls. If you wish to meet Guild members you can visit our guild room for a game or two.

Rakennusinsinöörikilta

The Guild of Civil Engineers (IK) gathers all students of energy, environmental and computational engineering under one roof, acting as a student association and looking after the students’ interests. The Guild plans and organizes cultural benefits, sports activities and a wide variety of parties. The Guild also organizes lots of events for the university freshmen. The Guild handles much of the informing of its members on topical things and events, handles relations between different faculties, guilds and the corporate world, affecting academic matters as well as day-to-day activities.

Sähköinsinöörikilta

Aalto University’s Guild of Electrical Engineering is an association of electrical engineering students in Aalto University. The guild was founded in 1921 and it has now more than 500 members who are studying electrical engineering or are otherwise interested in the guild. The purpose of the guild is to serve the interests of its members at Aalto University and at the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC). The guild also takes care of the well-being of its members, promotes professional skills and maintains teekkari spirit.

Teknologföreningen

Teknologföreningen is a Swedish-speaking student nation at Aalto University with over 800 members from different branches of Aalto. The official language is Swedish, but we welcome everybody that has an interest in learning Swedish as well.

TF has increased cooperation with KY and is a part of the Student Centre Project together with KY and AYY. By joining TF, you can join our activities and events, get your own key to our building and use our member facilities such as saunas. Our tutors and the Phuxivator (Fuksi Captain) are here to help you and to make sure that everybody feels welcome at TF.

Questions? Ask me anything! Phuxivator: Malena Österman phuxivator@tf.fi 040 9524869 TG: @phuxivator

Tietokilta

Tietokilta ry (Computer Science Guild) is the guild for computer science students. It is one of the biggest guilds with over 100 Finnish fuksis and over 200 international fuksis each year.

Main purposes of Tietokilta are to do advocacy both at the university and student union level, do corporate cooperation and organize free time activities for our members. These activities can vary from cooking evenings to trips abroad. The easiest way to get to know our guild is to visit our guild room at the Computer Science building (when it is possible).

Vuorimieskilta

Vuorimieskilta is a subject organization for students of Materials Science and Technology, founded in 1947. The Guild organizes a wide variety of recreational events, helps develop the degree program, and builds a close community among students. Although Vuorimieskilta is one of the smallest in Otaniemi, we are known in the Aalto community as a unique, loud and visible guild. For many members of the guild, this small community has brought lots of memorable moments and close friends. As volunteers, we are very active and things are always done with smiles on our faces.

COME ALONG

New friends, skills and experiences. Hard work and rewarding results. Wappu festivities in overalls, the Annual Ball in an evening gown or a tailcoat. Taking part in KY activities grants you opportunities like these and much more!

Looking back at your student years, you’ll surely prefer remembering not only auditoriums and lectures at Aalto BIZ, but also the hands-on experience and lifelong friendships gained while studying.

Diverse activities are at the heart of KY. Without various sorts of activities arranged by KY’s volunteers, there would be no KY at all – and without newcomers like you, KY would have no future. Next, you’ll be introduced to our associations and possibilities in volunteering that we have to offer so turn the page and come along!