RUSKA 2025
WHAT? RUSKA 2025 – A day for TUTA Research, Teaching and Impact
WHEN? Wednesday October 22, 2025 from 8:45 to 16:00
WHERE? Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Paavo Nurmen tie 1
WHO? All members of TUTA Staff, Faculty including Researchers, Professors, Post docs and Docents and Doctoral researchers.
Welcome to RUSKA research day Vol 9 on Wednesday 22 October 8:30-16:00 – A Day for TUTA Research, Teaching, and Impact. This year we will spend a day at the iconic Olympic Stadion in Helsinki.
Arrival to the Olympic Stadium – please enter through the Visitor Centre right by the Tower. From there you will find signs to our meeting room 1952 (section A).
Arriving to the Olympic Stadium | Olympiastadion. If you arrive by car, with good luck you can find free spaces at the “Tornipiha” close to our entrance. More parking spaces are on Urheilukatu, Mäntymäen kenttä, in front of Töölön kisahalli. All spaces are chargeable.
The Flow of the Day
We will start the day with breakfast, networking and department information. The morning continues covering research pitches and funding related topics. After our break we discuss the developing of the TUTA strategy by identifying and facilitating cross-cutting strategic themes and related collaboration across the department.
After lunch you can chose between afternoon activities:
A. Stadium “Olympic Team Games” – Just for Fun! The games will be indoors and you don’t have to wear sports clothing other than indoor shoes. The number of participants is limited to 20.
B. Olympic stadium guided tour including the Tower and TAHTO museum (90 min)
At the end of the day we welcome you to join our Happy Hour at Sports Bar Hook, Mannerheimintie 17 – the first round of drinks is on the department.
This annual research day is intended for all TUTA faculty, doctoral researchers, and staff – don’t miss out!
Agenda
8:45 Arrival and Breakfast at the Olympic Stadium
9:30 Icebreaker | Noora & Jani-Pekka (Room 1952)
9:55 Welcome words
10:00 TUTA update | Jens
10:15 Research pitch – developing research by leveraging external funding | Markku
11:30 Break
11:45 Developing the TUTA strategy – ideas and actions | Jens
12:45 Buffet Lunch
13:45 Stadium “Olympic Team Games” or Stadium guided tour (including Tower & TAHTO museum)
15:15 Wrap-up & Coffee
16:00 End of Ruska 2025
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16:15 Happy Hour at Sports Bar Hook, Mannerheimintie 17
See you at RUSKA!
For the planning team,
Markku, Jani-Pekka, Noora & Mary-Ann
Please contact mary-ann.alfthan@aalto.fi, phone 050 305 4767, if you have last minute cancellations questions!
RUSKA Research day is a yearly event that takes place during the fall semester. The research day is part of TUTA’s long-term target to energize and advance the TUTA research community, its efforts, vision, and its research and societal impact.
Who is going (updated 20.10.)
Tom Olympic Team Games
Tim Olympic Team Games
Tarun Olympic Team Games
Silja Olympic Team Games
Sajjad Olympic Team Games
Pinja Olympic Team Games
Mutanen Olympic Team Games
Lauri Olympic Team Games
Kari Olympic Team Games
Juuso Olympic Team Games
Julius Olympic Team Games
John Olympic Team Games
Joel Olympic Team Games
Jan Olympic Team Games
Frank Olympic Team Games
Esko Olympic Team Games
Erik Olympic Team Games
Tuukka Guided tour
Tero Guided tour
Sonja Guided tour
Simo Guided tour
Siavash Guided tour
Saija Guided tour
Risto Guided tour
Risto Guided tour
Raija Guided tour
Pia Guided tour
Obaid Guided tour
Noora Guided tour
Nomi Guided tour
Niko Guided tour
Mikko Guided tour
Mary-Ann Guided tour
Markku Guided tour
Kimmo Guided tour
Kaarlo Guided tour
Juha Guided tour
Jouni Guided tour
Jani-Pekka Guided tour
Ahmed Guided tour
Christian Guided tour
Ashish Guided tour
Anu Guided tour
Anita Guided tour
Amarin Guided tour
Aino-Nina Guided tour
Peter Guided tour
Veera
Ruth
Jukka
Jens
Jari
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