Projects
Sport Science and Physical Activity – ACTIVE Academy Programme 2026, funding €2.45 million, funding period 1 Sep 2026-31 Aug 2029
Physical activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of cancer
- Ilkka Heinonen, University of Turku
Decoding Exercise Benefits: Exercise Therapy and Biomarker Discovery for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease
- Riikka Kivelä, University of Jyväskylä
Good Governance in Sport: Game Changing Narratives of Value Creation and Destruction
- Elias Pekkola, Tampere University
- Antti Aine, University of Turku
- Anna-Katriina Salmikangas, University of Jyväskylä
Everyday Environments and Physical Activity Inequalities among Adolescents in Finland: A Mixed-Methods Study with Focus on Rural and Swedish-Speaking Communities
- Eva Roos, Folkhälsan
Rethinking Sustainable Youth Athlete Development through Machine Learning in the Nordic Model of Athlete Education
- Milla Saarinen, Åbo Akademi University
Sport Science and Physical Activity – ACTIVE Academy Programme 2025, funding €2.43 million, funding period 1 Sep 2025-31 Aug 2028
Coaches´nutrition and body composition knowledge and the coach-athlete relationship – the effects on athletes’ body image, eating behaviour, and well-being (WIceFIT)
- Enni-Maria Hietavala, University of Jyväskylä
Enhancing motor competence, health-related fitness, and psychosocial wellbeing among children with motor difficulties – A clusterrandomized controlled trial (MoDiSchool)
- Mikko Huhtiniemi, University of Jyväskylä
- Piritta Asunta, Jamk University of Applied Sciences
The Power of Music for Sport & Physical Activity (MPOWER)
- Geoffrey Luck, University of Jyväskylä
Effective implementation of the physical activity and motor skills intervention for 3-6 -year old children with cancer (EMPOWER)
- Päivi Lähteenmäki, Turku University Hospital (Tyks)
- Niina Katajapuu, Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS)
Resolving the Ethical Paradoxes of Data-Informed Talent Identification in Junior Sports through Data Literacy
- Pekka Mertala, University of Jyväskylä
Sport Science and Physical Activity – ACTIVE Academy Programme 2024, funding €2.45 million, funding period 1 Sep 2024-31 Aug 2027
Sustainable careers in elite contact sports
(SUCCESS)
- Laura Hokkanen, University of Helsinki
- Tiina Parviainen, University of Jyväskylä
Supporting physical activity and functional capacity among older caregivers (CAREFIT)
- Tiia Ngandu, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL
- Jenni Kulmala, Tampere University
Wearable-measured activity behaviors in work and leisure domains and their combined associations with health (DOACT)
- Maisa Niemelä, University of Oulu
Prenatal programming of physical activity and sedentary be-haviors
- Katri Räikkönen-Talvitie, University of Helsinki
Environmental factors and 24-hour movement behaviors in different contexts
- Sari Stenholm, University of Turku
