TuKoKe success for our TET interns!

Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 142 words

Here in Finland, 8- or 9-graders make a one- or two-week “Introduction to working life” internship at a workplace of their choice ( TET, työelämään tutustumisjakso  ). The Covid-19 pandemic has also screwed this one thoroughly up, but our lab did manage to host a few interns when the Covid-19 numbers were pretty low in the autumn.One group, consisting of Pessi Bask, Rasmus Pouta and Okko Siljander from the Käpylä Primary School did study the suitability of run-of-the-mill plastics used for 3D printing for the culture of mammalian cells  . Under the supervison of Niklas Koppatz, they entered with this project the TuKoKe  nation-wide science- and technology fair and not only won the third price  , but also additionally the Aalto University’s Design Factory  Award and a stipend from the Finnish Invention Foundation  (Keksintösäätiö) for the inventive nature of their work. Congratulations!