Active Life Lab
Data-based Wellbeing Services
Active Life Lab is Xamk’s wellbeing research unit. We develop new approaches to address wellbeing challenges together with our partners. Through effective wellbeing services, our aim is to promote the health of societies as a whole – including individuals, communities, and nature.
Wellbeing research to reshape the world
We research and develop data-based, effective wellbeing services for preventive and solution-oriented health promotion.
Through our work, we aim to facilitate sustainable growth and create new business and work opportunities across South Savo, Finland and internationally.
Our multidisciplinary team at Active Life Lab conducts high-quality research and takes findings into practice. As a part of South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, we have an active role in capacity building of our local community, with the focus in wellbeing research, development and innovation processes.
Sustainable growth of SMEs is our special focus. Together with our partners we create solutions to data economy, the green transition and sustainable wellbeing.
Become our partner and jump to the forefront of wellbeing service development!
We have successfully applied and received project funding over the years for a variety of wellbeing research, development and innovation projects. Our aim is to produce research-based, innovative solutions for health promotion, and to enhance the effectiveness of wellbeing services.
With our strong expertise in research and development, we help wellbeing businesses to turn ideas into reality.
Do you have a development idea regarding wellbeing research or service development? Are you interested in using the Hyviö app for evaluating the effectiveness of your services? Would you like to hear more about our smart gym and wellbeing research facilities? Contact us to say hello and hear more about our partnership program.
Together with our partners, we are always one step ahead of the wellbeing world.
Research Groups at Active Life Lab
Our focus is on addressing the challenges in social and healthcare. We are committed to finding innovative solutions to complex issues in the field. Areas of interest for us include the organization of health and social care, practices that promote health and well-being, and the advancement of assessment and fairness. We strive to understand both the structural and practical challenges of systems and to offer sustainable solutions for improvement.
Our goal is to develop more effective and accessible health promotion methods for people of different age groups and life stages, utilizing wearable technology and advanced data analytics. We place special emphasis on the potential of personalized healthcare, where behavior changes can be tailored to individual needs based on data and the surrounding environment.
Our team explores innovative health solutions by integrating nature into healthcare systems. We focus on planetary health aiming to enhance wellbeing through nature-based interventions. Our research supports sustainable effective practices that align human health with the natural environment and increases nature connectiveness.
Our team delves into the intricate connections between natural environments, healthy lifestyles, and human health. Through cutting-edge research, we explore how interventions such as real nature exposures, wooden interiors, VR nature experiences, and healthy lifestyles can positively impact overall psychophysiological well-being.
Public and private health and wellbeing services shall not only be economically viable and sustainable, but also bring positive changes in the short and long term. Furthermore, modern wellbeing services have to tackle variable regional, national and international wellbeing challenges. The range of services shall consider all relevant stakeholders and the needs for prevention, prediction, personalization and participation.
Our team meets these requirements by investigating and developing data-driven, effective wellbeing services by implementing co-design, testbed and ecosystem activities. With this approach, we aim to enable more informed decision making and to create useful, user-centered, desirable and profitable solutions.
On-going projects at Active Life Lab
LISÄ – Added value to the development of rural areas with nature-oriented services of high competence
Active Life HUB
A multilevel intervention to increase active travel, active travel chains, and device-measured physical activity in young people in Kouvola and Mikkeli, Finland: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
OPTIMUS: The Optimus study
Draw and hold power for the care sector by anticipating and developing competencesVeto- ja pitovoimaa sotealalle
Our International Networks
INGENIUM
INGENIUM
Xamk is part of the European University INGENIUM, which brings knowledge and expertise to the region through joint studies and degrees, research cooperation, information and experience sharing, student exchange, and staff mobility.
ECHAlliance
ECHAlliance
Active Life Lab is a member of the international ECHAlliance (European Connected Health Alliance), which is a European wellness industry network made up of more than 700 member organizations.
Nordic Proof
Nordic Proof
Active Life Lab is part of the Nordic Proof network, which brings the entire Nordic health technological know-how, project cooperation and extensive utilization of business contacts within our reach.
Contact Information
Our location
Active Life Lab is located at Saimaa Stadium, Raviradantie 22 B, 50100 Mikkeli.