Mikko Huhtiniemi

Mikko Huhtiniemi

Assistant Professor
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
L 226
Mobile
+358408053945
Postal address
Keskussairaalantie 4
Fields of science
315 Sport and fitness sciences

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Sport Pedagogy (Tenure Track). My work focuses on adapted physical activity, with an emphasis on equal opportunities for movement, physical functioning, and holistic well-being. Within the faculty, I am involved in various research, development, and educational projects aimed at promoting the physical functioning, activity, and overall well-being of people of different ages. Additionally, I am responsible for the national development and coordination of the Move! Physical Functioning Monitoring and Feedback System, in collaboration with the national education and health authorities.

Research interests

I study, among other topics, children’s and adolescents’ physical functioning, motor skills, physically active lifestyles, and the teaching and learning of physical education in school contexts. My research emphasizes perspectives from adapted physical activity, particularly focusing on equitable opportunities for children and young people to participate in physical activity and to develop their physical functioning and wellbeing. I serve as one of the leaders of the Sport Pedagogy Research Hub together with other professors in the field.


The main themes of my research include:

  • children’s and adolescents’ physical activity and physical functioning
  • development of motor competence and movement skills
  • school-based physical activity and physical functioning interventions
  • pedagogy of physical education and teacher education
  • inclusive physical education and adapted physical activity
  • equity in physical functioning, physical activity, and wellbeing

Publications

Publication
2026
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
Salin, Kasper
Vlček, Petr
Elsborg, Peter
D’Anna, Cristiana
Lundvall, Suzanne
Pavlova, Iuliia
Goss, Hannah
Iconomescu, Teodora Mihaela
Algurén, Beatrix
Antala, Branislav
Bartle, Gillian
Birch, Jens Erling
Black, Victoria
Bryant, Anna
Carlos-Vivas, Jorge
Cowley, Joe
Christodoulides, Efstathios
Csanyi, Tamás
Emeljanovas, Arunas
Fernate, Andra
Foweather, Lawrence
Gilic, Barbara
Gisladottir, Thordis
Green, Nigel
Eren, Gonca
Groffik, Dorota
Heck, Sandra
van Hilvoorde, Ivo
Huhtiniemi, Mikko
Jaunig, Johannes
Jones, Ellen
Jurak, Gregor
Kelso, Anne
Koka, Andre
Kreinbucher-Bekerle, Christoph
Laudańska-Krzemińska, Ida
De Martelaer, Kristine
Martins, João
Masanovic, Bojan
McFlynn, Paul
McKee, Melanie
Mendoza-Muñoz, Maria
Merkes, Joe
Mieziene, Brigita
Milanovíc, Ivana
Mileva, Eleonora
Mouton, Alexandre
Müller, Ivan
Németh, Zsolt
O’Brien, Wesley
Onofre, Marcos
Winje, Øystein
Petrytsa, Petro
Pihu, Maret
Popeska, Biljana
Popovic, Stevo
Poweleit, Andre
Radisavljević, Janić Snežana
Riga, Vassiliki
Sander, Melby Paulina
Schnitzer, Christophe
Sekulic, Damir
Semyonova, Marina
Singh, Amika
Smila, Baiba
Olaru, Bogdan Sorin
Töpfer, Clemens
Tsivitanidou, Olia
Vasickova, Jana
Venetsanou, Fotini
Yildizer, Gunay
Zito, Viviana
Carl, Johannes