Updated 17.05.2024
Mirka Peththahandi

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Mirka Peththahandi

Senior Lecturer

Master of Health Care, Master´s Degree in Health Promotion.

Osteopath BSc

Vocational teacher

School of Rehabilitation and Examination

Senior lecturer in Programmee Degree in Osteopathy

Contact us

Postal address:

PL 4000, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki

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Responsibilities and tasks

I am responsible for career guidance for first-year osteopathic students. I work as a teacher in charge of the Turbiini Myllypuro business incubator.

Projects

Innovation projects:

2023 Sustainable HyMy-kylä

2022 Remote service tools for students HyMy-kylä

2021 Remote rehabilisation, HyMy-kylä

Multi-professional well-being for parents virtually, Lola & Lykke

2020 HyMy-kylän salutogeeninen markkinointi

2019 Familiar with rickshawing, Bike Association

2018 "Backpack of my dreams", kids backpack ergonomy Dactical and Selkäliitto

2017 Less sitting! together with Opiskelijoiden liikuntaliitto ja Liikkuva koulu

2014 Health of the musculoskeleta…

Language skills

Finnish: Native English: Advanced

Publications

These articles are in Finnish:

Opiskelijoiden kanssa kohti HyMy-kylän etävastaanottopalveluja. Peththahandi & Virtanen 2023. Sotemuotoilijat. Blog.

Innovaatioprojektilla kehitettiin HyMy-kylän markkinointia. Peththahandi 2020. Tikissä. Blog.

Fasilitoinnilla puhtia vertaisryhmämentorointiin. Starck, Sipilä, Nurkka & Peththahandi 2019. Teoksessa: Kaihovirta - Raivio - Palojärvi: Osallistaen – Heittäytymistarinoita fasilitoijilta. Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisuja. OIVA-sarja 5/…

Association

  • Trade Union of Education OAJ
  • Finnish Osteopath Assosiation

Interests

I am interested in promoting health holistically, entrepreneurship and innovation, digital learning environments, multiprofessional and interdisciplinary cooperation and development.