What is Move!?  

Move! is a national monitoring and feedback system for Finnish 5th and 8th grade pupils’ physical functional capacity. Its main purpose is to encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own physical functional capacity and to support schools, guardians, school health services, and other stakeholders in promoting an active lifestyle.

Move! is implemented in all Finnish primary and lower secondary schools to ensure comprehensive coverage of entire age groups. The results of the Move!-measurements are used, for example, in physical education teaching, in expanded health checks conducted by school health care services, and in the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of national, regional, and local wellbeing initiatives.