Millä tiedolla päätetään? Tieto Suomen eduskunnan sivistysvaliokunnan liikuntapoliittisessa työssä

Evidence-informed policymaking is a growing approach within public administration. This study examined how evidence is used in the physical activity policy work of the Finnish Parliament´s Education and Culture Committee. Evidence-informed policymaking was analysed through the theoretical framework of epistemic governance. The dataset comprised 70 expert opinions on physical activity policy, along with 10 reports and statements authored by the Committee. Quantitative content analysis was complemented by qualitative methods. Findings revealed that the vast majority of the arguments in expert opinions were presented as ‘general knowledge’, with no explicit indication of their source. Only a small proportion of arguments drew on research evidence. Many of the arguments presented in the Committee’s reports and statements originated from the experts’ opinions. Keywords: epistemic governance, evidence-informed policymaking, parliament, parliamentarycommittee, physical activity, sport policy