Conference Agenda

The Government’s Get Finland Moving initiative aims to increase physical activity across all age groups. The programme promotes physical activity through a phenomenon‑based approach that spans for example school days, studies, working life, conscription, and services for older people. It is cross‑sectorally funded, with measures supported by seven ministries.

Systematic monitoring has been established to assess the programme’s results and impacts. A multidisciplinary research and expert group has developed a comprehensive monitoring framework, under which each of the programme’s 35 measures is followed using defined action, process, output, and impact indicators.

Progress toward the core objective—increasing physical activity in every age group—is tracked through population‑based studies that examine changes in overall activity levels and physical functioning. Additional research focuses on the societal impact of physical activity counselling, outdoor recreation, and school-aged children’s movement. For schoolchildren, data are collected from the same schools and pupils before and after the introduction of funded measures to increase physical activity.

The purpose of the results reporting is to generate evidence on the programme’s effectiveness and impacts. An external evaluation will also be carried out. This assessment will consider the counterforces that have influenced physical activity promotion during the government term as well as the process‑related lessons learned from cross‑sectoral cooperation.