KY-English Dictionary

What do people mean when they’re talking about ‘kuntis’? Where can I find a place called ‘Espilä’? KY life is wonderful, but at times the colourful vocabulary can be confusing. To start things off a bit more smoothly we made you a little KY vocabulary.

A

A28

A student dormitory located in Etu-Töölö on Arkadiankatu 28, right next to the old School of Business.

Aalto BIZ

The official abbreviation used of the Aalto University School of Business.

A Bloc

The mall at the heart of Otaniemi on top of one of the metro entrances. A Bloc has a number of restaurants, two grocery stores and Alko, for example.

Alakertsi

The basement party space of KY Building. Afterparties and sitsi parties are often held here.

Alvari

A student caféteria in the Undergraduate Center (Otakaari 1) in Otaniemi. Also Alvarinaukio, the name of the main square in Otaniemi located next to the Undergraduate Centre.

Appro

Pub crawl.

ARTSilainen

ARTS student.

Avokonttori

‘Avo’. The open office of KY, situated in Espilä.

AYY

Aalto University Student Union. The student union of all the students at Aalto University. 

B

B.Sc.

KTK. An abbreviation used for Bachelor’s degree. 

BAD

A space for subject clubs, located at KY Building.

BIZ 3.0 / School of Business

The new School of Business in Otaniemi. The building is located in the epicenter of the Otaniemi campus, Ekonominaukio 1, right next to KY Office, Espilä.

C

Career Evening

Urailta. An evening including meeting company representatives, hearing about career opportunities and information about working life. Usually organized by a subject club.

Club

An association registered under KY. Clubs are self-governing, but supported by KY. 

Committee

Organs functioning directly under KY and chaired by its board members. KY has six committees that organize diverse cultural and sports events, look after student advocacy and develop cooperation with our corporate partners. 

D

Dipoli

Dipoli is Aalto University's main building. Dipoli offers the entire Aalto community and its stakeholders meeting places and work spaces as well as event and exhibition facilities. The building houses also several cafeterias and restaurants that are open to all.

Domo

An apartment applying system. Through Domo you can apply for AYY’s apartments. Check out domo.ayy.fi.

E

ECTS

Opintopiste. European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. You will need 180 ECTS for Bachelor’s degree and 120 ECTS for Master’s degree.

Espilä

KY Office in Otaniemi located at Konemiehentie 4. KY Board and employees work here.

Excu

Excursion. A trip to visit a company or an organization.

Executive Director

Toiminnanjohtaja. Formerly known as pääsihteeri, ‘Pässi’. The head of KY Office. 

Extended reservation pass

Jatkoaikalupa. When you’re organizing an event in KY Premises and would like to continue even after 22 o’clock, you will need to ask for an extended reservation pass.

F

Fringe Study Guide

Varjo-opinto-opas. This informal online study guide reveals you the secrets WebOodi’s course descriptions don’t – when you’ve finished a course, add a description yourself to help the generations to come! Find Fringe Study Guide at ky.fi/voo.

G

Gradu

Master’s thesis, the dissertation for Master’s degree.

Guild

Student association for tech students (each field has their own).

H

Halloped

Student rep. A student representative in the administrative councils of the university.

Hanken

Hanken School of Economics. The Swedish-speaking business school located next to the old main building of Aalto BIZ in Töölö. 

Harald Herlin Learning Center

In short Learning center or ‘oppimiskeskus’. Here you can find the library, cafeteria and spaces for both individual and group work.

HEKO

An association for business school graduates in the Helsinki area. A regional association of the Finnish Business School Graduates (Suomen Ekonomit). 

HOAS

Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region. AYY and HOAS are the two key organizations offering housing for Aalto students.

Hukkaputki

A pub crawl by metro, arranged by KY’s Cultural Committee in April. Takes you both to Eastern and Western Helsinki.

I

Into

An electronic portal through which you’ll find useful information about studies and services of the university. Check out Into at into.aalto.fi.

Iso Puoli

An event space on the 3rd floor of the KY Building. Usually referred to as ‘Yläkertsi’.

III-kierros

A pub crawl by tram in October.

K

Kandi

Bachelor’s thesis, the dissertation for Bachelor’s degree. Also used when referring to Bachelor’s students.

Kiljukaula

KY’s very own song book. Used particularly at lauluilta parties.

KOPO

Nickname for academic affairs. Derives from the word ‘koulutuspolitiikka’.

Kuntis

Derives from the word ‘kuntailta’. Kuntis is a party organized for KY members in a bar. When marked ‘avec’ you can bring along a friend who is not a KY member. 

KY Building

KY-talo. KY’s heart in Töölö, located on Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 B. There are two party venues in the building: Yläkertsi on the 3rd floor and Alakertsi in the basement. 

KY Corner

A break room for all business students, conveniently located on the first floor of the U-wing in the Undergraduate Centre.

KY Executive Board / KYH

KY Board. 

KY Foundation

KY-säätiö. Founded to support the social, professional and intellectual goals of students in the Aalto University School of Business, as well as those related to studying and the student life. The foundation provides for example financial supports for students’ leisure activities and cultural and sports events.

KY Employees

People employed by KY running the day-to-day operations at the KY Office. Consist of KY’s Art Director, IT Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Sales Coordinator, Association Coordinator, Culture Producer, Administrative Manager, Administrative Assistant, Real Estate Assistant and Executive Director.

KYSTO

KY:n toimisto. Abbreviation for KY Office.

Kymppisuora

A pub crawl by tram 10, arranged by KY-mppi at the end of April. Part of KY Wappu.

KY Representative Council / KYE

Also known as ‘edari’. KY’s ‘parliament’ and the highest decision-making body. Elections every two years. 

Ky.fi

KY’s own website at ky.fi.

L

Lauluilta

A dinner party at which you sing, drink and dine in good company!

M

Marsu

A first-year master's student at Aalto BIZ.

Maarintalo

Computer halls and other 24/7 study spaces in Otaniemi, on Sähkömiehentie 3. At all Aalto students’ disposal.

Member service

Palveluneuvojat. KY’s three member service employees help you with all the practical KY matters.

Mentoring

Mentorointi. The process of a graduate already in the working life helping students close to graduation to plan their careers and giving other useful advice. KY Alumni has its own mentoring program. More information at ky.fi/ky-alumni-mentoring-program

Monday Mail

A newsletter sent to KY members every Monday, gathering all KY activities of the week. Subscribe when joining KY or by sending an email to mondaymail@ky.fi.

M.Sc.

KTM. An abbreviation used for Master’s degree.

Mursu

A first-year student at Aalto BIZ.

Mursu Championships

Mursumestaruuskisat. A playful sports event where tutor groups will compete against each other collecting points from different kinds of checkpoints. 

Mursu Expo

Mursumessut. An event during the orientation week at which you’ll get tons of information about KY and its associations.

Mursu Party

Mursubileet. A welcome party organized especially for mursus at the beginning of the academic year.

Mursujaiset

24 hours dedicated to familiarize mursus with KY traditions.

N

Noppa

Opintopiste, ECTS.

Nyyti

An organization contributing to the mental welfare of students. Check out nyyti.fi for more information.

O

Official queuing rules

KY’s ticket sales can be crowded from time to time. Therefore, when necessary, KY’s specific queuing rules are adapted. Find them at ky.fi/official-queuing-rules.

OK20

AYY’s event space at Otakaari 20.

Otahalli

Home to UniSport in Otaniemi, Otaranta 6. Also used as an event space for bigger events.

P

Probba

The student organization of Aalto University School of Business, Mikkeli Campus. Probba is also part of KY. 

R

Rantasauna

Also known as ‘Rantsu’. AYY’s rentable space at Jämeräntaival 7 that has two saunas, one small event space, a grill and an old-fashioned wooden bathing tub. You can also go swimming in the sea at the dock in front.

Ruusula

AYY’s student dormitory in Taka-Töölö. The nickname derives from the address Ruusulankatu 5.

S

Saha

KY’s own event space on Konemiehentie 1, the home of parties and KY activities in Otaniemi.

SHS

The Student Union of Hanken School of Economics. 

Sillis

Usually quite a wild party organized twice a year by KUJ. The location, performer and theme of the party are always a surprise. Wear your overalls topped off with your funniest hat!

Sitsi party

Sitsit. A party at which you sing, eat and drink. Close to a lauluilta, but with its own rules and traditions. Often organized by NESU-KY.

Smökki

Servin mökki. AYY’s event space where some of the bigger parties in Otaniemi are held.

Speksi

A student-run interactive musical. Many student associations have their own speksi, including KY. 

Subcommittee

Jaosto. There are three subcommittees at KY: KUJ, KY-SUB and NESU-KY, each having a special function at KY. 

Subject club

Subject clubs represent the variety of subjects taught at Aalto University School of Business. Each study programme has a subject club organizing leisure time activities and maintaining good relations with the faculty. 

SYL

The National Union of University Students in Finland. Abbreviation for Suomen ylioppilaskuntien liitto. AYY is a member of SYL.

T

Teekkari

Tech student.

TOKYO

Student Association TOKYO is a student organization which aims to bring together students of Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture as well as its former students, the alumni. 

U

UniSport

Sports services for university students on six campuses within the metropolitan area at an affordable price. More information at unisport.fi.

Undergraduate Centre

Kandidaattikeskus, also known as ‘päälafka’. Most of all Bachelor level courses, projects and events take place here at Otakaari 1.

U-wing

One of the wings at the Undergraduate Centre, home to the facilities of Aalto BIZ.

V

Vaasis

AYY’s student dormitory located in Kallio district. The nickname derives from the address Vaasankatu 10.

Vujut

Abbreviation for ‘vuosijuhla’. The Annual Ball, that celebrates KY’s birthday party where men wear a tailcoat or a dark suit and women an evening gown. The ball is held on the Saturday closest to Antti Chydenius’ birthday which is on February 26th. 

Väre

Väre is the home to the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Väre is located right next to the School of Business.

W

WebOodi

A course portal at oodi.aalto.fi, through which students enroll to courses and can find information about their study performance.

Y

Yläkertsi

Officially ‘Iso Puoli’. An event space on the 3rd floor of the KY Building.

YTHS

Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS). A health care service tailor-made for university students. You can use its services by paying the annual AYY membership fee.