Research team

FAIA – Functioning and Activity from Infancy to Adolescence

Futsal practice. Indoor football equipment. A group of schoolchildren in PE class. Equipment for PE class

Children and young people are the adults of the future

When we promote factors that positively affect children’s and young people’s physical activity and functional capacity, we strengthen not only the present but also healthy future factors.

Our priorities are

  1. physical activity and activities that promote health, social relationships and learning
  2. environments and technologies that promote mobility and functional capacity.

Our experts

Our members are doctors and masters in health sciences. All have extensive practical experience in physiotherapy and occupational therapy in the therapy, sport or exercise sector, as well as in multidisciplinary research and development. Our experts also have expertise in sensory integration, applied exercise, ethics, psychometrics, systemic organisational development and implementation research.

Physiotherapist (AMK)

Integration of Rehabilitation and Physical Education (YAMK)

Occupational Therapist (AMK)

We act and work wherever children, young people and their families are!

We also operate in the following research and development support environments:

The Turku University of Applied Sciences Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.