Events

KY Year is filled with various events - there definitely is something for everyone! Here are some of the highlights of the year gathered. During Mursu Expo, you will hear more about these and many more. Remember also to join KY Events on Facebook to stay updated.

Orientation week and mursujaiset

Orientation week is not only about adapting to the academic world, but also getting to know KY and Aalto, their associations and what they can offer. This includes events ranging from getting to know our community through Otasuunnistus, Aalto Party and Aalto Amazing Race, to getting to know your fellow mursus at Jäänmurtajaiset, Mursujaiset, and Mursu Party or Meet Your Masters, if you are an incoming Master’s student. The whole Orientation week is filled with amazing events for you to meet new people and gain a grasp of what being a student at Aalto University School of Business is all about. KY, as well as the orientation week, is not only about the boozy nights. To ensure this, KY’s Sports and Wellbeing Committee LiHy organizes a playful sports event, Mursu Championships, where tutor groups compete against each other and which is one of the many places where you can get to know KY’s sports associations. At Mursu Expo, in the end of the week, you will get a chance to find out more about KY’s clubs, subcommittees, committees, subject clubs and everything else KY has to offer. Get to know the actors beforehand by reading this Guide! One highlight of the fall, and your KY years, is Mursujaiset. The 24-hour experience is an academic baptism for all new BIZ students, but we won’t reveal too much beforehand! Save the date, 10.9. (and maybe the day after), because this is something you do not want to miss.

Info evenings

The weeks following orientation are filled with info evenings organised by various associations of KY. All three subcommittees and many of our clubs have one, so if you are intrigued on joining one, or just solely want to get to know the association better, we suggest you attend. In the info evenings, you will be told more about what the association does, will get to know the people in it and will be able to ask questions. They are also a great way to get to know fellow mursus better!

Original student festival

An amazing school year requires a banger beginning, and what could be better than gathering with our friends to the biggest student festival in Finland. KY is co-organizing the festival with Pykälä, LKS, Bileinsinöörit and Hartwall to make your first fall as a mursu as refreshing as possible. The festival will be held at Suvilahti and will last two days of constant celebration. Just a day after your once in a lifetime Mursujaiset experience, Original Student Festival will warm your hearts on 11.9 and 12.9 so make sure to add this one to your calendars next to Mursujaiset.

Autumn hike

As said before, KY has something for everyone. Surprisingly, many Kylteris are enthusiastic outdoors people, and for them, we have for example Sports and Wellbeing Committee’s Autumn Hike. Organized every year, the hikers head to the beautiful parts of northern Finland, Sweden and/or Norway. It is a hike you will never forget. Make sure to keep your eyes open because the tickets are usually sold out quickly. This year’s Autumn Hike will be organized on 11.9, a day after Mursujaiset as tradition. Also, keep your eyes open for all of the other outdoorsy opportunities we have here at KY!

Autumn festival

The highlight of October, and the week you get to take your brand new overalls out for a stroll for the first time, is the Autumn Festival. The Festival begins with the traditional pub crawl III-kierros which is followed by the glamorous Boston Night and Masters’ Night, which are held simultaneously. The week culminates in the legendary Sillis, which truly is something extraordinary.

Feel good weeks

Even though feeling good should be a constant state of mind, we here at KY want to put extra emphasis on it during twice a year organised Feel Good Weeks. Mindfulness, cooking classes or training advice are just some of the opportunities during the weeks, and the program of the weeks vary. These opportunities are planned to balance your life between studies, relieve some stress and to give you inspiration for trying out these activities during regular weeks also.

Trainee nights and case championships

Looking for a trainee position? Or just looking for a job? If so, Trainee Nights are a must for you. Trainee Nights provide you a chance to find out more about KY’s partners’ trainee opportunities to which they are looking for the best talents, you. These events are organised to connect you with them. What about Case Championships? These events provide you a chance to kill two birds with one stone: At the same time while you are solving interesting mini cases provided by our amazing partner companies, you also get to know the company and the branch on which they are operating. You will get a chance to meet with the representatives of KY partners in a relaxed environment and have fun! KY offers many amazing opportunities to kickstart your career. These and similar events provided by KY will help you to get your application game on point, and offer you a genuine possibility to interact with recruiters.

The most amazing week of the year takes place in the early spring when it’s time to celebrate KY’s birthday! Next year, KY celebrates its amazing 110-year journey with elegant festivities. The week kicks off with a Formal dressing and smooth party behaviour class, goes onto the Annual Ball sitsi party and Annual Ball Brunch, and ends on the highest of notes: the glorious Annual Ball. Of course the celebration doesn’t end there, but the ever so adventurous Sillis makes sure we get to celebrate our beloved KY all day and all night.

Wappu

Wappu; Student’s Christmas, New Year’s Eve and birthday, all wrapped into one. KY Wappu is filled with various events throughout the weeks before the actual highlight. Wappu Eve is full of spectacular events and KY arrives with style in a Wappu parade to watch Havis Amanda get its graduation cap. The celebration culminates in KY’s Wappukuntis at Kaivohuone. After a night of partying, why should you stop there? The morning after, student’s head to Ullis to enjoy the celebration with friends, and sparkling refreshments flow all day long.

Have you met Suvi

Talk about a banger ending to your unique first year at KY. Have You Met Suvi gathers all your friends from KY, Pykälä, Prodeko and LKS to celebrate the beginning of the summer. You never know what to expect from this event, but you know for sure that it won’t leave you longing for more. This is just one of the events that KY organises with other student organisations, so you for sure will have the opportunity to get to know people from all around.

Company excursions

KY organizes numerous excursions during the academic year. Make sure to join them as they are a great way to meet the company representatives in person and to ask them about the possibilities they have to offer. Excursions are a great way to make a good first impression on your future employer!

Kuntis parties

Kuntis parties are one of the highlights of the KY year. KY’s Kuntis parties bring together your fellow students and they are organised at Helsinki’s best night clubs. At a Kuntis, you can enjoy student priced drinks, meet new people and listen to live music from some of the most uplifting names in Finland. After a few special Kuntis parties, there is an after party at KY Building, and the party doesn’t stop until the sun rises!

Lauluilta and sitsi parties

Lauluilta is a dinner party with long traditions. During these nights, traditional songs from KY’s own songbook, Kiljukaula, are sung and usually a three course dinner with wines and snaps is enjoyed. A lauluilta is one of the best ways to get to know more about traditions and roots of KY, so remember to join us to Harkkalauluilta in February! At KY, sitsi culture lives strong as well. Same as Lauluilta, sitsi parties are as well academic diner parties, but with their own traditions and manners. For instance, people usually wear overalls at sitsis, but dress a bit fancier to lauluilta.