Articles and blogs

Articles and blog texts

Sports from public and private broadcasters: Comparing Finnish television's studio coverage of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Liikunta & Tiede 62 (1), 101–110. Kortelainen, V., Laine, A. & Szeróvay, M.

Sport Policy in Finland

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics published an research article about sport policy in Finland. The article is written by Marjukka Mikkonen, Minttu Korsberg, Kati Lehtonen and Jari Stenvall.

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The Russia Problem Isn’t New to World Sport

The Ice Hockey World Championships will start on May 13th 2022 in Tampere and Helsinki in Finland. Russia will not be seen at the tournament, and the return to the international ice hockey arenas is not even in sight. in his blog text U.S. hockey historian Bruce Berglund explains why. He also wonders what is wrong with Russian sports as a whole.

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COVID-19 Decreased Physical Activity Among Persons Who Migrated to Finland

Government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions have had unfortunate side effects on physical activity. According to the results of the MigCOVID survey conducted by the Finnish Institution of Health and Welfare, physical activity decreased especially among some people who have migrated to Finland.