TestLab Mehtimäki’s Open House Day

Welcome to explore Finland’s most modern testing environment!

TestLab Mehtimäki’s Open House Day will be held on Tuesday, 28 October, from 8:00 to 18:00 at Joensuu Areena.

Throughout the day, you can explore all that the new TestLab Mehtimäki has to offer – from hands-on testing demonstrations and expert talks to inspiring panel discussions, free trial tests, and equipment showcases. Please note that talks and panel discussions are in Finnish. 

You can choose the part of the day’s programme that interests you most – or spend the whole day with us! 

8:00–11:30 Sports testing and demo sessions 
- Elite athletes Mette Baas and Kalle Salminen in testing demonstrations 
- Seminar by Miika Köykkä, sports biomechanics expert at KIHU 

12:30–14:30 Learning environment and mobile services 
- Keynote by Tommi Vasankari, Director of the UKK Institute 
- Panel discussion on mobile sports testing services 

14:30–16:00 Technology, physical activity, and sports 
- Keynote by Professor Jyrki Saarinen, University of Eastern Finland 
- Panel discussion on the role of technologies in sports 

10:00–18:00 Open showcases and trial sessions 
- Mobile services: demonstrations of Baiobit, Optogait, and Blazepod for measuring movement, balance, and reaction capability 
- Photonics technology testing: eye-tracking, pose tracking, Galea’s XR headset + sport-specific demos (e.g. archery) 

See the detailed program and schedule of TestLab´s Open House Day.

This event is free and open to everyone; no registration required.  

This event is part of the Mehtimäki Well-being and Sports Testing Facility – New Business, Services, and Entrepreneurship project package, co-funded by the European Union’s Just Transition Fund. Photos will be taken at the event for project communications. Website: https://www.testlabmehtimaki.com/en.

Event organizers:
- City of Joensuu
- University of Eastern Finland
- Karelia University of Applied Sciences, and
- Sports Institute of Eastern Finland.

Contact: Tuomas Karjalainen, Project Manager, TestLab Mehtimäki, City of Joensuu,
email [email protected], tel. +358 50 301 6241.