Modernizing sport to foster a new active generation -EU-project

• The aim of the project is to lay the foundation for the recreational activities of the future. New technologies and digital services give rise to new forms of physical activity, recreational practices and phenomena.
• The aim of the project on digitalised sports and physical activities is to improve the recreational opportunities of municipal residents, provide support to sports and exercise operators for the digital transformation and increase the activity of young people in particular by utilising new phenomena.
• The project is coordinated by the City of Espoo's Sports and Exercise Unit. The project involves close cooperation between operators in the Sector for Economic Development, Sports and Culture and with learning path operators. The project is funded by the European Union.

Physical activity and sports are becoming increasingly digital, and cities need to reinvent themselves in order to serve their residents, companies and associations in the best possible way. Digitalisation gives rise to new forms of physical activity, phenomena and recreational practices. One example of a new phenomenon that has emerged as a result of digitalisation and shaped recreational culture is e-sports. Digitalisation is also linked to changes in traditional physical activities and sports, the growing digital skills of children and young people and changes in learning. Our goal is to lay the foundation for future activity and recreation.

The project on digitalised sports and physical activities involves carrying out pilots that combine digitalisation with physical activity and sports. The pilots will take place in Espoo and be relevant to the residents of Espoo. Proposals for pilots can be submitted by individual residents, companies, associations or the City organisation. The target groups of the project are all residents of Espoo, companies, associations and operators whose activities touch upon physical activity and digital phenomena.