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Mehtimäki's well-being and exercise testing station
– creating new business, services and
entrepreneurship
uutta liiketoimintaa, palveluita ja yrittäjyyttä
The Mehtimäki testing station for well-being and
exercise – creating new business, services and
entrepreneurship development project boldly
seeks growth by creating a new kind of platform for
sports business, learning and research. The project
is responsible for promoting the growth of
companies and creating new jobs by creating a
platform for exercise and well-being that enables
the creation of new services and business
opportunities. The platform also enables the
creation of research-oriented businesses and
student-oriented innovation activities. The
platform creates a multidisciplinary research and
learning environment for the fields of exercise and
well-being. The activity is physically located at
Joensuu Areena. The implementation of the
development project is supported by an
investment project that is part of the project
package. The city of Joensuu, the Sports Institute of
Eastern Finland (ISLO), Karelia University of Applied
Sciences and the University of Eastern Finland are
the implementers of the project. The project
operates 1.10.2023-31.12.2025. The total budget
of the development project is €1,208,583, of which
€966,868 is funded by the Just Transition Fund
(JTF). The investment project's budget is €964,758
in total, of which €675,331 is funded by the Just
Transition Fund (JTF). Karelia University of Applied
Sciences and the University of Eastern Finland are
responsible for the investments.
Project Overview
Development and investment project
Project time
1.10.2023 - 31.12.2025
Funding
Just Transition Fund (JTF)
The budget for the development project is €1,208,583, of which €966,868 is financed by the Just Transition Fund (JTF).
The budget of the investment project is €964,758, of which €675,331 is funding for the transition in accordance with European law.
Objectives
The goal of the Mehtimäki testing station for well-
being and exercise - new business, services and
entrepreneurship is to implement a provincial and
multidisciplinary platform for sports business,
learning and research that serves the needs of a
wide target group.
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To create a new recognizable and accessible
exercise and well-being platform that enables the
emergence of new exercise businesses, innovations
and well-being services -
Create an environment and a "functional well-being
platform" where: -
students, micro and SME entrepreneurs are able
to offer and develop their services -
multi-professional expertise meets and creates
innovations. R&D activities are accelerated and
cooperation and coordination between actors in
the welfare sector is intensified -
the regional expertise of special physical
education is strengthened -
To create a new type of multi-professional learning
environment that strengthens the cooperation of
educational organizations and promotes the
attractiveness of education -
Develops research-oriented innovation activities in
exercise and well-being, especially in the area of
expertise in photonics -
Develops an operating model that enables smooth
multidisciplinary cooperation and optimal
utilization of facilities -
Develop an operating model where, through the
development of mobile services and various
remote and hybrid solutions, it is possible to
support sports and wellness services and expertise
throughout the North Karelia region.
Work Packages
Work package 1
Overall project coordination and communication
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Toteuttajien välisen yhteistyön kokonaiskoordinaatio
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Toimintamallin suunnittelun koordinointi
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Sidosryhmäyhteistyön johtaminen
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Viestintä- ja markkinointitoimien koordinointi
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Yhteistyö investointihankkeen kanssa
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Work package 2
Construction of Joensuu Areena's testing and measurement environment
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Expert tasks in testing and coaching
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Planning and piloting of testing and measurement
services for different target groups -
Planning and implementation of trainings for
increasing testing skills and for efficient use of the
testing environment
Work package 3
New business platform for the welfare services of
the future
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Mehtimäki as a platform for new kinds of sports
and wellness services and business -
Innovative development and experiments of the
service platform -
Productization of services
Work package 4
Building a learning environment
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Developing the training environment for regional
mobile services and strengthening regional
cooperation -
Well-being is promoted by mobile services and
remote control expertise in the province -
Strengthening student entrepreneurship in the
welfare sector -
Strengthening the welfare expertise of
organizations and developing services
Work package 5
Exercise and sports research and their combination with the possibilities of augmented reality
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Creating an environment that enables the research
of exercise and sports and their combination with
the possibilities of augmented reality -
The university's extensive network of research
institutes and companies is utilized in the
development of the platform and in increasing the
know-how of the companies operating there -
Together, with the other actors of the project, a
new type of measurement and research
environment utilizing the latest applications will be
created, which will enable the creation of business
that utilizes high technology in connection with
exercise and sports -
Increasing the understanding of suitable and
unsuitable solutions for coaching
