Linkki Finnish Language Club

Linkki Finnish Language Club
…with topics and terminology related to planning & transportation

Suitable for all students in any fields of built environment, urban planning, geography, architecture, constructing, urban economy, SPT, USP, EIT, ARCH, CIV, REC, GEO.. Also PhD students are warmly welcome!

Each meeting will include 

• a specific theme and around 50 Finnish words related to the theme (the words will be visible in this page before each event)
• workshop around the theme
• a guest speaker who is an expert in the field of urban planning & transportation, has moved to Finland and tells about his/her experiences, how was the process of learning Finnish and how is it to use it in the working life
• break with some snacks
• small game at the end

The meetings will be held in the Aalto University Campus area. The exact room will be informed later on this page. Changes in the programmes may occur. Join the Telegram group in order to stay up-to-date!

If you are interested in attending, please register using the form at the bottom of the page. Everyone is warmly welcome even without registering – but this is useful to estimate the snacks and room capacity and for any potential changes.

Autumn Session 2025

Monday 8.9. 18.00-20.00

• Theme of the workshop: People and Transport Modes of the City
• Guest speaker: Jakob Mirea, Urban rail expert at Ramboll Finland, Graduate from Aalto University
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Thursday 18.9. 18.00-20.00

• Theme of the workshop: Programs used in the field of the built environment
• Guest speaker: Petr Hajduk, Transport data expert from HSL (Helsinki Region Transport), Graduate from Czech Technical University and Aalto University
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Thursday 9.10. 18.00-20.00

• Theme of the workshop: Urban experience: what is your favourite place?
• Guest speaker: Angelina Kotyk, architect at UKI Architects, graduate from Lisbon University also with an Erasmus studies background in Tampere University
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Monday 17.11. 18.00-20.00

• Theme of the workshop: Workplace chit-chat
• Guest speaker: Edwin ’t Lam, graduate of Utrecht University, project manager and mobility expert at WSP Finland, and previous head of the Public Transport Authority of Oulu
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Thursday 27.11. 18.00-20.00 (Otakaari 1, room U360b)

• Theme of the workshop: Urban planning and elements in the urban space // Kaupunkisuunnittelu ja kaupunkitilan elementit
• Guest speaker who will tell about their experiences with learning Finnish and using it in working life: Faegheh / Viva Amanifard, graduate of Bojnord University and Aalto University USP programme, urban planner at the Helsinki Urban Environment Division!
• Schedule for the session:
  • 18-18:20 Introduction and vocabulary of the session
  • 18:20-19 Workshop in small groups
  • 19-19:15 Break with snacks
  • 19:15-19:45 Guest speaker Faegheh / Viva Amanifard and questions
  • 19:45-20 Summary of the workshop and final kahoot game
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Spring Session 2025

Monday 3.3. 18.00-20.00 (U360b, Otakaari 1) // Urban experiences: what is your favourite place?

• Guest speaker: Nikolay Krupen, Public Transport Planner at the City of Kotka, Graduate from Aalto University (SPT Program)

Wednesday 12.3. 18.00-20.00 (U360b, Otakaari 1) // Transport modes & Creating a survey for residents

• Guest speakers:
  • Gülcan Ozan, architect in Lundén Architecture Company, graduate from Tampere University of Technology & Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Ankara
  • Guido Triebel, Rail Transport expert in WSP Finland, Graduate from Hamburg University of Technology & Helsinki University of Technology
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Tuesday 18.3. 18.00-20.00 (U360b, Otakaari 1) // Town planning, elements in the urban space

• Guest speaker: Martino De Rossi, Architect at Collaboratorio – Graduate from Università Iuav di Venezia, PhD student at Oulu University
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Thursday 22.5. 17.00-19.00 (U360b, Otakaari 1) // The users of the urban space and their needs, Kaupunkitilan käyttäjät ja heidän tarpeensa

• Guest speaker: Alexandra Sjöholm, Senior Sales Manager at Škoda Group, Light Rail Sales Nordics
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