The Finnish School-aged Physical Activity study (LIITU)

The Finnish School-aged Physical Activity monitoring study provides a comprehensive insight into the physical activity of children and young people aged 7 to 20 in Finland, including the behavioural and cultural aspects. The study is a collaborative study led by the Health Promotion Research Center of the Ģ��ֱ��.

Project duration

1.6.2013 - 31.5.2026

Core fields of research

Physical activity, health and wellbeing

Research areas

JYU.Well

Physical activity, wellbeing and behaviour change across the life-span

Co-operation

UKK Institute, National Sports Council, Folkhälsan, Finnish Institute of High Performance Sport (KIHU), Jamk University of Applied Sciences/LIKES, University of Turku, Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS

Faculty

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Funding

Ministry of Education and Culture

Project description

The Finnish School-aged Physical Activity study gathers information about the behavior, attitudes, values and experiences related to physical activity of Finnish children and young people. The Health Promotion Research Center of the Ģ��ֱ�� is in charge of collecting the information by using an electronic survey. The UKK institute is responsible for the objective measurement of movement, sedentary behavior and sleep with a wearable accelerometer.

The goal of the research is to create a nationwide information system about the physical activity behavior of children and young people aged 7–20 in Finland. The study has previously been carried out in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022.

The latest data collection of the Finnish School-aged Physical Activity study was carried out in both comprehensive school and secondary education institutions in 2024. The national report of the LIITU 2024 study was published in May 2025. In the future, data collection will take place in every four years.

More information about the study:

Publications

Kokko, S. & Hämylä, R. (toim.) 2025 Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2025:1.
Kokko, S. & Martin, L. (toim.) (2023) Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2023:1.
Kokko, S., Hämylä, R., & Martin, L. (toim.) (2021) Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2021:1.
Kokko, S. & Martin, L. (toim.) (2019) Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa. LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia vuodelta 2018. Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2019:1.
Kokko, S. & Mehtälä, A. (toim.) (2016) . Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2016:4.
Kokko, S. & Hämylä, R. (toim.) (2015) . Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja 2015:2.

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