Usable and accessible eHealth services for everyone

We are a research group focusing on usability and accessibility of eHealth services. Our aim is to ensure that all user groups have equal access to eHealth services in a way that meets their needs and enhances health and wellbeing.

Stay updated by reading our .

Our research group

Two persons are standing side by side on the staircase — Sari Kujala and Iiris Hörhammer

Three persons are standing side by side on the staircase — Saija Simola, Paula Valkonen and Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin

Guidelines are available here (only in Finnish):

Suunnitteluvinkkejä koko väestölle suunnattuihin digitaalisiin sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluihin

Contact: Sari Kujala, Senior University Lecturer

People

Research projects

Finnish expertise in the usability of eHealth services is appreciated in Japan

Japanese visitors appreciate Senior University Lecturer Sari Kujala and her team’s research on the usability and accessibility of eHealth services in Finland.

Back: Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin (Aalto University), Saija Simola (Aalto University), Norihiro Nishioka (Kyoto University), Tomoyuki Yamamoto (Kyoto University), Yasuyuki Hiramatsu (HealthTech.Lab), Juho-Pekka Mäkipää (University of Vaasa)
Front: Sari Kujala (Aalto University), Taku Iwami (Kyoto University), Iiris Hörhammer (Aalto University), Tatsuya Abe (HealthTech.Lab), Johanna Viitanen (Aalto University). Photo: Kei Shigaki (Business Finland Japan)

Iiris Hörhammer, Johanna Suvanto, Maarit Kinnunen, Sari Kujala 2025 International Journal of Medical Informatics

Anu Kaihlanen, Katja Borodulin, Anne Kouvonen, Sari Kujala, Teemu Rantanen, Sakari Taipale, Ulla Buchert, Soile Juujärvi, Eeva Järveläinen, Emma Kainiemi, Piia Silvennoinen, Saija Simola, Lotta Virtanen, Tarja Heponiemi 2025

Anna Kharko, Maria Hägglund, Dafina Angelova, Therese Scott Duncan, Josefin Hagström, Kirralise Hansford, Joanne Hunt, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Cosima Locher, Brian McMillan, Asha-Judy Nivins, Sophie Anna Rosch, Julian Schwarz, Saija Simola, Charlotte Blease 2025 BMJ Open

Anna Kharko, Josefin Hagström, Saija Simola, Åsa Cajander, Charlotte Blease, Maria Hägglund 2025 Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge

Sari Kujala, Kaisla Kasteenpohja, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre W. Kushniruk 2025 Intelligent Health Systems – From Technology to Data and Knowledge

Paula Valkonen, Sari Kujala, Kaisa Savolainen, Riina-Riitta Helminen 2025 JMIR Human Factors

Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin, Sari Kujala, Gunilla Widén, Kristina Eriksson-Backa, Isto Huvila 2025 Human Technology

Maedeh Ghorbanian Zolbin, Sari Kujala, Isto Huvila 2025 Journal of Medical Internet Research

Nagadivya Balasubramaniam, Marjo Kauppinen, Linh Truong, Sari Kujala 2024 Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality

Anna Dudkina, Sari Kujala, Maria Hägglund, Anna Kharko, Bo Wang, Hedvig Soone, Peeter Ross 2024 Digital Health and Informatics Innovations for Sustainable Health Care Systems

More information on our research in the Aalto research portal.

Alumni of Our Research Group

Here you can find alumni of our research group starting from 2024.

Master's thesis worker in 2024. M.Sc. (Tech.), Psy.M.

Her thesis focuses on designing eHealth services for all.

Kaisla also created base for the guidelines.

Master's thesis worker in 2024. B.Sc. (Tech.).

Her thesis focuses on user personas in eHealth services.

Read about Tuuli's experience on .

Doctoral Researcher. MA (Art and Des).

Her thesis focuses on eHealth services from the perspective of older adults. Paula also participated in the DigiIN and NORDeHealth projects.

Updated: 3.4.2025
Published: 6.8.2024

��