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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · 16d

Tutkimustuloksia SUNRISE Helsinki -aineistosta tiivistetysti ☀️

#liikunta #ruutuaika #uni #varhaislapsuus
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Maaseudulla asuvat 3–4-vuotiaat lapset viettävät enemmän aikaa ruudun ääressä kuin Helsingissä asuvat lapset

Jo varhaislapsuudessa ilmenee selviä eroja liikkumiskäyttäytymisessä: maaseudun lapset viettävät enemmän aikaa ruudun ääressä kuin helsinkiläiset ikätoverinsa, ja tytöt ovat vähemmän fyysisesti aktiiv...

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SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · 17d

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Barn på landsbygden i åldern 3–4 år tillbringar mer tid framför skärmar än barn i Helsingfors

Redan i tidig barndom märks tydliga skillnader i rörelsebeteenden. Barn på landsbygden sitter oftare framför skärmar än jämnåriga i Helsingfors, och flickor rör på sig mindre än pojkar.

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · 23d

Summary of @sunrisefinland.bsky.social study’s results in Helsinki and the nearby countryside ☀️

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · 23d

In early childhood, clear differences already appear in movement behaviors: rural children spend more time on screens than their peers in Helsinki, and girls are less physically active than boys.
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Rural 3–4-year-olds spend more time on screens than children in Helsinki, girls less physically active than boys

In early childhood, clear differences already appear in movement behaviors: rural children spend more time on screens than their peers in Helsinki, and girls are less physically active than boys.

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Sep 3

Liikunta & Tiede -lehdessä julkaistu artikkelimme nyt luettavissa 👉👉👉 www.lts.fi/media/lts_ve...
#liikunta #lapset #ruutuaika

SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · Sep 3

SUNRISE Helsinki -julkaisu!
Eroaako 3–4-vuotiaiden lasten liikkuminen Helsingissä vs. lähimaaseudulla?

📍 Maaseudulla enemmän ruutuaikaa ja istumista kulkuvälineessä
📍 Motorisissa taidoissa ei alue-eroa
📍 Pojilla enemmän liikkumista

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Aug 20

Kippisteltiin tänään @sunrisefinland.bsky.social ensimmäiselle julkaistavaksi hyväksytylle artikkelille, jossa on tutkimustuloksia mukana 🥂☀️ Artikkeli julkaistaan seuraavassa Liikunta & Tiede -lehden numerossa syyskuussa. Stay tuned!
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ISBNPA @isbnpa.bsky.social · Aug 13

New #IJBNPA systematic review explored the association between #Family dynamics and kids #PhysicalActivity!
Check this out👇
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01782-z

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Aug 14

- Lifestyle interventions that target e.g. low #physicalactivity and high sedentary time are effective adjunctive therapies in people living with mental illness, alleviating #mentalhealth symptoms while protecting physical #health and promoting #wellbeing

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Implementing lifestyle interventions in mental health care: third report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission

The physical health disparities experienced by people who live with mental illness are well documented. This population group has cardiometabolic risks and diseases at rates 1·4–2·0 times higher than ...

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Jun 25

Many thanks Sohvi! ☺️

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SUNRISE Finland Study @sunrisefinland.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great news for the SUNRISE Finland study as well! Congratulations to Co-PI @elinaengberg.bsky.social, and huge thanks to the Research Council of Finland for supporting our research on early childhood movement behaviours! 💛

Congratulations to all grant receivers!

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Jun 25

Elina Engberg and Jenni Laitila are new Academy Research Fellows, and a joint project on the oral microbiome in health and disease received Academy Project Funding.
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Two new Academy Research Fellows and one joint Academy Project at Folkhälsan Research Center receive funding

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted funding to two new Academy Research Fellows at Folkhälsan Research Center. Elina Engberg an...

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m honoured and humbled to receive the Academy Research Fellowship from the Research Council of Finland and to continue my work to better understand early childhood movement behaviours and health 💛

Congratulations to all the other grant recipients, and those at the Folkhälsan Research Center!

Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Jun 25

Elina Engberg and Jenni Laitila are new Academy Research Fellows, and a joint project on the oral microbiome in health and disease received Academy Project Funding.
@elinaengberg.bsky.social @laitilajenni.bsky.social @myofinlab.bsky.social @fin-hit.bsky.social
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Two new Academy Research Fellows and one joint Academy Project at Folkhälsan Research Center receive funding

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted funding to two new Academy Research Fellows at Folkhälsan Research Center. Elina Engberg an...

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · May 30

The SUNRISE Finland study’s presentation at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga featured here: www.news-medical.net/news/2025051... @newsmedical.bsky.social @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Rural preschoolers face higher risk of overweight and abdominal obesity

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May), reveals that 3- to 4- year olds in rural areas are more likely to be living with overweight...

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · May 9

On my way to the European Congress on Obesity and excited about Karoliina Uusitalo sharing our work from the SUNRISE Finland study 🌴

Understanding urban-rural differences is crucial in the context of ongoing urbanization and its potential impact on children’s health. @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social

Urban-rural differences and associations between early childhood movement behaviours and adiposity indicators. Results from the SUNRISE Finland study

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Apr 2

Ja ehkä myös uusi koti etsinnässä sen jälkeen 😄

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Apr 2

The profile update of the Fin-HIT Study is published @intjepidemiol.bsky.social ! Happy to have contributed to the planning of the third data collection wave in this cohort study following children into young adulthood. Looking forward to the future results!
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Fin-HIT Study @fin-hit.bsky.social · Mar 31

Fin_HIT Cohort Profile Update is now published! 🎉 The third data collection conducted when participants reached adulthood, focusing on diet and mental health Check out the full publication here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40137925/ #FinHIT #AdolescentHealth #PublicHealth

Cohort Profile Update: Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) - PubMed

Cohort Profile Update: Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT)

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Apr 2

Sisustus uusiksi vaan 😆

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Josefine Björkqvist @josefinebjorkqvist.bsky.social · Mar 20

Our colleague @elinaengberg.bsky.social from @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social presenting the SUNRISE Finland study at the Nordic seminar on health promoting physical activity. SUNRISE Finland has collected data on movement behaviours from 1000+ children aged 3-4 across Finland 🤸‍♂️

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Mar 5

New publication from the SUNRISE pilot studies!

We found that heat, cold, rain and social instability were associated with less outdoor play in early childhood. Greenspaces were associated with more outdoor play 👇
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...

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Elina Engberg @elinaengberg.bsky.social · Mar 4

Read about our SUNRISE pilot study results on preschooler’s sleep profiles in 37 countries academic.oup.com/sleep/advanc...

#movementbehaviours #sleep #children

Geocultural differences in preschooler sleep profiles and family practices: an analysis of pooled data from 37 countries

AbstractStudy Objectives. To examine (1) multidimensional sleep profiles in preschoolers (3–6 years) across geocultural regions and (2) differences in slee

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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Feb 12

Interested in research on the benefits of movement and physical activity? We recommend the seminar Health promotion through movement, activity, and joy throughout life, where our researchers @elinaengberg.bsky.social, Katri Ruutu, and Eva Roos will participate.
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Nordic seminar: Health promotion through movement, activity and joy throughout life

A large part of children and adults worldwide are not physically active enough, and the trend appears to be increasing. Sedentary lifestyles are one of our major public health problems. A particular c...

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Folkhälsan Research Center @folkhalsanresearch.bsky.social · Feb 12

Vill du lära dig mera om forskningen kring nyttan med rörelse och fysisk aktivitet? Då tipsar vi om seminariet Hälsofrämjande genom rörelse, aktivitet och glädje under hela livet, 20–21 mars, där våra forskare @elinaengberg.bsky.social, Katri Ruutu och Eva Roos deltar.
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Nordiskt seminarium: Hälsofrämjande genom rörelse, aktivitet och glädje under hela livet

En stor del av barn och vuxna världen över rör på sig för lite och andelen verkar vara stigande. Stillasittande utgör ett av våra stora folkhälsoproblem. En speciell utmaning utgör de växande skillnad...

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