About Us

STAKEHOLDERS

Our stakeholders consist of the following roles:

Collaborator – Stakeholders that have access to our open data (Universities, Summer Universities, Colleges, etc.)
Contributor
– Stakeholders that produce open data for our process (Associations etc.)
Partners
– Stakeholders that produce, analyse and use the data in their operations (UESC, Sports clubs)

COLLABORATORS

Universities:

Civic Education:

Enterprises:

Capital Six

CONTIBUTORS

Associations:

Tromsø Sport Council

Finnish Ice Hockey Association

Finnish Football Association

Finnish Badminton Association

Finnish Floorball Association

Finnish Volleyball Association

Finnish Golf Association

Finnish Triathlon Association

Finnish Ski Association

Finnish Orienteering Federation

Finnish Baseball Association

Sports clubs:

Enterprises:

Stamito

PARTNERS

Associations:

Union for European Sports Clubs (UESC)

Sports clubs:

CORE EXPERTS:

ANITA HEDMAN, M.Phil.
Founder, HedCoach

  • Instructor psychotherapist (Kela, Valvira)
  • EMDR I
  • Work coach trainer (Story)
  • Team and Executive Coach (ICF, PCC)
  • Mindfulness trainer (MBSR, CFM)

anita.hedman@hedcoach.fi
+358 50 307 4006
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JUHA HEDMAN, M.Sc. in Political Science, Economics
Founding member and Chairman of the board, HedCoach

  • Researcher at the University of Turku
  • Over 100 scientific publications, most of which are internationally refereed
  • Decades of experience in social and economic research at international level
  • Veat -master coach

juha.hedman@hedcoach.fi
+358 50 307 4004
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JUUSO NIEMINEN
CEO for Sport, HedCoach

  • Team and Executive Coach
  • Sports coach (SM-League coach HPK 2020, World Junior Championship coach 2017)
  • First Beat Wellness Coach

juuso.nieminen@hedcoach.fi
+358 40 508 9125
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JUUSO JÄRVINEN, M.A.Sc
ICT-development, DBI Solutions

  • Telecommunications Engineer
  • Specialising in software development and database architecture
  • Background in competitive sports

VIOLA VALTONEN, M.Sc.
Data Analytics, HedCoach

  • M.Sc. in Business Administration, Business Analytics
  • Data analysis, Statistical modeling
  • Research experience in sport management

KEY COLLABORATORS:

STACY WARNER, PhD

Professor of Sport Management, East Carolina University

  • 63 peer- reviewed publications
  • One of the most highly cited “community building” and “sense of community” researchers 

KATJA JORONEN, PhD

Professor of Nursing Science, University of Turku

  • Population health choices and health promotion
  • Her research focuses on the health, well-being, and health promotion of children, young people, and their families

KIM HOLMBERG, PhD

Vice Head of the Department of Social Research, University of Turku

  • Expert in social network analysis, information behaviour, misinformation and disinformation

BRITT LEANDERSEN

Tromsø Sports Council

  • Responsible for inclusion in sports clubs in Tromsø Sports Council

ANTTI KINNUNEN, M.A.Sc.

Operational Manager, UESC

  • Master’s in Sport studies in Haaga-Helia University of applied sciences
  • Professional in the field of physical education and sports with solid experience in coaching and club activities

THE STORY BEHIND HEDCOACH

The Hedcoach concept was born when Juha and Anita Hedman together with Juuso Nieminen developed a service that combines data management and processing with coaching and how it can be used in sports management.

Contact info:
Phone: +358 50 3074004
Office: Yliopistonkatu 26 b, Turku
Emails: name.surname@hedcoach.fi