Summer studies
This page gathers the summer courses that Aalto and other providers provide to Aalto degree students. If you are not a degree student in Aalto, please find offering for you in Lifewide Learning pages. You can find a list of all summer courses offered at the bottom of this page.
Studies in summer 2025 at Aalto University Open University
If you are an attending degree student at Aalto University, it is possible for you to complete some Aalto University Open University summer courses for free of charge during summer 2025. There is a limited amount of free places for some of the Open University summer courses. Course registration to summer courses is done normally in Sisu. Please make sure that the course can be included in your degree. If you are unsure, please contact your School's learning services before registering.
The registration for the early summer courses will begin at the earliest on 17 March 2025 at 9.00.
The registration for the courses starting in late summer will begin on 3 June 2025 at 9.00.
Please note the following before registering to Open University course:
- the registration at Sisu for the Open University courses will be completed through “registration with direct confirmation”
which means that the students will be selected in the order of registration. - please choose the Open University course code (starting with the capital letter A) for you personal study plan (for example AMARK-E0046) before registering to the course
- the course descriptions for the Open University courses cannot be found at Sisu but from Open University's course listing
You can find the complete Open University summer course offerings at Open University web pages.
In case you have any questions about Open University courses or course registration please contact avoin@aalto.fi .
All summer studies
Offering for summer is updated in this page during March-April. Some courses are repeated annually. If the schedule for a course is not specified, the course's execution is not guaranteed. You can contact the student services of schools via email studentservices@aalto.fi. You can contact Open University via email avoin@aalto.fi.
If you have questions, please contact the course organizer. Course organizer is listed in the last column of the table below.
Code | Course name | Language | Time (teaching) | Offered by |
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A31A00110 | Taloustieteen perusteet | Finnish | 5.5.-18.8.2025 | Open University |
ALC-3310 | Japani 1 | Finnish | 5.5.-12.6.2025 | Open University |
A22E00100 | Financial Statement Analysis | English | 5.5.-19.6.2025 | Open University |
AABL-C1122 | Management Accounting I | English | 5.5.-19.6.2025 | Open University |
AMARK-C2079 | Driving Creativity and Innovation in Marketing | English | 5.5. - 2.6.2025 | Open University |
A32A00130 | Yritysjuridiikan perusteet | Finnish | 12.5.-21.5.2025 | Open University |
AISM-A3002 | Tuotannon ja palveluiden johtaminen | Finnish | 27.5.-6.8.2025 | Open University |
AMARK-E0010 | Technology-driven Service Strategy | English | 9.6.2025 – 18.7.2025 | Open University |
ALC-4310 | French 1 | French/English/Finnish | 9.6.2025 – 3.7.2025 | Open University |
AMNGT-A1001 | Organisaatioiden johtaminen | Finnish | 10.6. - 8.8.2025 | Open University |
AISM-A1002 | Johdatus data-analytiikkaan | Finnish | 23.6.-18.8.2025 | Open University |
AISM-C1002 | Tilastotieteen ja data-analytiikan jatkokurssi | Finnish | 23.6.-18.8.2025 | Open University |
ELEC-A7100 | Basic Course in C programming | English | 2.6.–29.8.2025 | ELEC |
ELEC-E7410 | Communication transmission lines | English | 19.5.–17.6.2025 | ELEC |
ELEC-E8432 | An Introduction to Hydrogen Economy | English | ELEC | |
BIZ3120.kand | Kandidaatintyö ja seminaari (Taloustiede) | Finnis | BIZ | |
BIZ3190.kand | Bachelor’s thesis and seminar | English | BIZ | |
MARK-C0077 | Sales: Sustainable Value-Based Selling | English | 2.6.-18.7.2025 | BIZ |
JOIN.kand | Bachelor's Thesis and Seminar (Summer Course in the Field of Technology) | Finnish | 14.5.–29.8.2025 | |
AAE-E3071 | Electrical Energy Storage System Theory | English | ENG | |
AAE-E3121 | Circular Economy for Energy Storage Theory D | English | ENG | |
LC-0610 | Intercultural Communication L | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0614 | Developing Global Competence: Working in an International Virtual Team | English | Language Centre | |
LC-5003 | Swedish for Working Life (Contact, Zoom) | Swedish |
26.5.–18.6.2025 (Zoom) 27.5.–20.6.2025 (Contact) |
Language Centre |
LC-0320 | Public speaking skills D | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0520 | Impact and argumentation D | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0530 | Public speaking and stage fright | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0340 | Communication Competence in the Workplace D | Finnish | Language Centre | |
LC-0350 | Social interaction theme course- listening | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0351 | Social interaction theme course - nonverbal communication | English | Language Centre | |
LC-0450 | Speak with Expertise | Finnish | Language Centre | |
CS-A1111 | Ohjelmoinnin peruskurssi Y1 | Finnish | 2.6.–21.8.2025 | SCI |
ARK-C0024 | Excursion of Architecture | Finnish | 1.-8.6.2025 | ARTS |
ARTS-A0224 | Drawing in Space | English | 2.-11.6.2026 | ARTS |
TU-C3010 | Introduction to Project Management | Finnish | 19.5.–18.6.2025 | SCI |
JOIN.bsc | Bachelor's Thesis and Seminar | englanti | 26.5.–29.8.2025 | |
MS-A0502 | Todennäköisyyslaskennan ja tilastotieteen peruskurssi | Finnish | 13.5.–17.6.2025 Exam 18.6.2025, retake 19.8.2025 |
SCI |
* You can find all exams during the summer and register for them in Sisu. Some schools have special summer exam days, when they arrange multiple exams at the same time.
Code | Course name | Language | Time (teaching) | Offered by |
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AMARK-E0046 | Digitalisation of Markets and Consumption | English | 31.7. - 4.9.2025 | Open University |
ALC-3320 | Japani 2 | Finnish | 31.7.-11.9.2025 | Open University |
ALC-4320 | French 2 | French/English/Finnish | 4.8.- 28.8.2025 | Open University |
A32C26000 | Yhtiöjuridiikka | Finnish | 11.8.2025-20.8.2025 | Open University |
A21E16001 | Sustainability in Business | English | 19.8.2025 – 23.9.2025 | Open University |
MS-A0202 | Differentiaali- ja integraalilaskenta 2 (SCI) (kesäkurssi) | Finnish | 22.7.–26.8.2025, exam 27.8.25 | SCI |
ARTS-A0416 | Ways of Making 1 - Mold making & casting techniques | English | 11.-29.8.2025 | ARTS |
ARTS-A0223 | Watercolour workshop | English | 20.-29.8.2025 | ARTS |
AXM-E0401 | Introduction to 3D Animation | English | 18.-22.8.2025 | ARTS |
MAR-E1043 | Basics of Forestry | Finnish | August 2025 | ARTS |
LC-1110 | Online Writing Skills for Engineers 1 (w) | English | Language Centre | |
LC-1112 | Online Presentations Skills for Engineers (o) | English | Language Centre | |
LC-1114 | Communicating Technology (o,w) | English | Language Centre | |
LC-1114 | Communicating Technology (o,w) | English | Language Centre | |
LC-1350 | Writing Doctoral Research for Science and Engineering (w) | English | Language Centre | |
LCA-1002 | Expressing your Expertise (o,w) | English | Language Centre |
* You can find all exams during the summer and register for them in Sisu. Some schools have special summer exam days, when they arrange multiple exams at the same time.
Offered by Aalto University
Aalto University Summer School . Please note that the Aalto University Summer School courses are targeted at external students and lifewide learners, and most of them cannot be included in degrees in Sisu.
If you have any questions, please contact the summer schools' staff.
Offered by others
You should seek summer schools of Aalto partner universities in their own pages. Aalto does not publish summer school advertisements, except in certain joint cases. These are announced in News and Events.
Yout home School might offer scholarships for travelling expenses for summer schools abroad. This requires that summer school studies are included in your degree. You can check the scholarship eligibility of the summer school from the exchange coordinator of your School.
FITech Network University's summer courses
FITech offers plenty of free university courses in the topics of ICT, telecommunications (5G), energy storage, hydrogen economy, and wind power. The courses are organised by Aalto University, LUT University, Tampere University, University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, University of Turku, University of Vaasa, and Åbo Akademi.
The application period for FITech's summer courses is now open! Read more about the application period and explore the courses on FITech's website.
You can find all available courses through FITech's course search. There are also plenty of continuously ongoing FITech courses available, which you can study flexibly at your own pace.
Registration
Please note that the registration for FITech courses organised by Aalto University is done directly through Aalto's Sisu system.
Application guidelines for courses organised by other universities can be found on FITech's website.
Other things to note
Including courses from other universities into your degree must be agreed upon within your own study program at Aalto University.
FITech studies are available for all Finns and people permanently living in Finland. You must have a Finnish personal identity code to apply for FITech courses. Confirming the study place requires Finnish e-identification.
Contact information
See also summer minors
Minor in Information Technology Programme (ITP)
Minor for all Aalto students
Minor in International Business (Mikkeli campus)
Minor for all Aalto students
Contact information
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