AALTO COMMUNITY

The Aalto Community offers all Aalto students great opportunities to build interdisciplinary bonds through fun events and other activities. Keep your eyes open and remember to explore events outside of the KY bubble to make the most of this special community!

Arkkitehtikilta

The Aalto University Guild of Architecture is a student organisation, 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 organising 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.

Athene

Athene was founded by its students in 1999. Originally the Guild of Information Networks, Athene has in recent years also taken the EIT Digital master’s students and Engineering Psychology students under its wing. Athene’s overalls are forest green or

“Athene’s green” with a black sleeve as a tribute to the time Athene was still a part of Tietokilta, the Computer Science guild. Athene separated from TiK in 2003. The eye of Athene on the left breast pocket of the overalls is the official logo of the guild.

Automaatio- ja systeemitekniikan kilta

The Guild of Automation and Systems Technology AS is a subject association founded in 1998. It brings together students majoring in Automation and Robotics, Information Technology as well as Digital Systems and Design. The industrious members can be recognised by violet overalls. The left sleeve is black with a white pocket that reminds of the shared history with TIK and SIK.

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 specialises 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.

Inkubio

Inkubio is the guild for bioinformation technology students at Aalto University. You may recognize inkubites from redbrown 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. 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 at Aalto University. The Guild’s symbol is a white neon atom. The Chemistry Guild brings to- gether 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.

Koneinsinöörikilta

The Guild of Mechanical Engineers, Koneinsinöörikilta, or KIK, is a student organisation for energy and mechanical engineering students. KIK is a big and active guild that organises a lot of events, such as excursions and parties, takes care of new students, offers services, and takes care of students’ interests in the departments and faculty. You can recognize a student from KIK from their beautiful pink overalls!

Maanmittarikilta

The Guild of Surveying Engineers 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 Sustainable Communities, Real Estate Economics, Geoinformatics, Built Environment, Spatial Planning and Trans- portation 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 and pockets.

Prodeko

Prodeko is the guild of Industrial Engineering and Management. Our history begins in 1966 when Prodeko was founded under the Guild of Mechanical Engineers (KIK). In 1989 we became our own guild at Aalto University. We are a relatively small but really active guild and you can easily recognize us from our rainbow overalls. If you see us around Otaniemi feel free to come and chat!

Prosessiteekkarit

The Association of Process Engineering Students welcomes Chemical Engineering students in both the Finnish and English bachelor programme. Founded in 2012, PT is one of the youngest student associations in Otaniemi. PT’s overalls are a bright blue and have three stripes, yellow, blue, and red, on each limb as a reminder of the three old guilds that PT descends from. The association’s logo can be found on the back: it depicts a Bourdon tube pressure gauge measuring pressure, one of the most important variables in any process.

Puunjalostajakilta

The Forest Products Guild (PJK) was founded in 1945 and it’s the guild for students interested in forest-based industries, bioproducts, and wood refining technology. You may recognize the guild members from a yellow sleeve on our blue overalls. The board of the guild wears yellow overalls. The guild’s most important events are excursions to different bioproductionrelated mills.

Rakennusinsinöörikilta

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

Sähköinsinöörikilta

The Guild of Electrical Engineers was founded in 1921. The energetic electrical engineers can be identified by their pure white overalls with the new cog logo on the back of the overalls. You can also spot the old lightbulb logo from older students’ overalls. Their overalls are also decorated with a depiction of a telegram on their right thigh pockets. These overalls can be seen on SIK fuksis from day one, as they are the first guild to receive their overalls in Otaniemi. SIK’s chant is “Jappadaida, jappadaida, Hei, hyvä SIK!”

Teknologföreningen

Teknologföreningen, aka TF, is Aalto’s Swedish speaking student nation. TF was founded in 1872 and has over 800 members from all fields of study at Aalto. The official language at TF is Swedish, but anyone interested in the language is welcome to join free of charge! By joining you gain access to our events, activities, building, and member facilities. Our tutors and Phuxivator (Fuksi Captain) are here to help and ensure that everyone feels welcome at TF.

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. The main purposes of Tietokilta are advocacy both at the university and student union level, corporate cooperation, and organising 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.

Tokyo

Aalto-yliopiston Taiteiden ja suunnittelun ylioppilaat TOKYO ry is a student organisation that brings together students of Aalto University’s School of ARTs, Design, and Architecture. There are multiple subject organisations within Aalto ARTS, but TOKYO is the umbrella association open to all ARTS students. As a school-level association, TOKYO takes an active part in student advocacy and organises events to gather together all the ARTS-minded students and alumni. You can join ARTS even as a Kylteri if you want to engage with ARTS students.

Vuorimieskilta

Vuorimieskilta is a subject organisation for students of Materials Science and Technology, founded in 1947. The Guild organises 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.