The Movement Break event at the Porvoo campus got students and staff moving on Tuesday, 24 March!
The Movement Break event was held yesterday, Tuesday 24 March 2026, at the Porvoo campus. Similar events have previously been organized twice at Haaga-Helia’s Pasila campus, and now students in Porvoo also had the chance to experience an energising moment of movement.
The Movement Break is part of the AMK Liikuttaa project, one of whose goals is to introduce the entire higher education community to a shared movement etiquette agreed upon at Haaga-Helia and Laurea. In addition, the event aims to promote the wellbeing of students and staff through physical activity and functional activation. The event at the Porvoo campus was planned by the movement mentors of Haaga-Helia and Laurea, and it also involved many different actors (such as the library, wellbeing services, the university chaplain, study counsellors, and the student association HePo ry), who presented their activities and encouraged students to participate.
The event offered a variety of activity stations where students could, for example:
Participants could choose which stations to visit and collect stamps in a Movement Break passport. Once the passport was full, everyone received a small reward, such as an overall patch, a reflector, or a chocolate treat.
In total, around 100 students and staff members took part in the event. The feedback from the first Movement Break at the Porvoo campus was very positive, with the event receiving a score of 9.2/10. Participants expressed a wish for more similar events and gave comments such as: “A fun and warm way to get to know the people on campus!”, “It’s great to have something happening on campus,” and “This really brightened my day!”
The Movement Break showed how even a short active moment can bring joy, energy, and a sense of community to everyday life. Hopefully, the event will become a new tradition at the Porvoo campus, inspiring both students and staff to stay active and connect with each other in the years to come.
