Projects per year
Organization profile
The Population Research Unit’s research combines demography with perspectives and approaches from various disciplines. The studies focus particularly in the health and mortality differences, population ageing, social disadvantage, as well as childbearing and family-related events. The unit’s research uses diverse register data, genetic and clinical information from surveys, clinical samples as well as their different combinations. In addition to studies focusing on the Finnish society, the unit participates in international collaborations.
The unit organizes the doctoral seminar Population, Health and Living Conditions in collaboration with the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences. The head of the Population Research Unit is Pekka Martikainen, Professor of Demography.
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Elina Hiltunen
- Sociology - Doctoral Researcher
- Population Research Unit (PRU)
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Terveystapojen ja unen yhteydet - pitkittäistutkimus
Piirtola, M., Kaprio, J., Hublin, C., Latvala, A., Silventoinen, K., Ropponen, A. & Svedberg, P.
01/09/2017 → …
Project: Research project
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Sisällissodan pitkäaikaiset ja ylisukupolviset vaikutukset
Liski, V., Santavirta, T., Myrskylä, M. & Jokipii, I.
01/07/2014 → …
Project: Research project
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Family and area determinants of medication use in childhood and adolescence
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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CRIMCAR: Sociodemographic determinants of criminal careers in Finland 1987–2015
Aaltonen, M., Suonpää, K., Tyni, S. & Pitkänen, J.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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Protestant Roots of Finnish National Identities
Sinnemäki, K., Portman, A., Nelson, R., Karlsson, F., Pirttilä-Backman, A., Sumiala, J., Knuutila, J., Laine, E., Laine, T., Saarinen, R., Pessi, A. B., Lauha, A., Stenius, H., Meinander, H., Pihlström, S., Helkama, K., Hakkarainen, M., Slotte, P., Ahlholm, M., Kivistö, S., Räsänen, A., Saarikivi, J., Tolonen, M., Kantola, A., Martikainen, P., Hurri, S., Finell, E., Mangeloja, E., Tilli, J., Markkola, P., Ketola, K., Rentto, J., Partti, H., Huhta, I., Niemi, H., Kuningas, J., Huttunen, N., Ahonen, P. & Ihalainen, P.
19/08/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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A distributional approach to measuring lifespan stratification
Shi, J., Aburto, J. M., Martikainen, P., Tarkiainen, L. & van Raalte, A., 2 Jan 2023, In: Population Studies. 77, 1, p. 15-33 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Association between genetic risk of alcohol consumption and alcohol‐related morbidity and mortality under different alcohol policy conditions: evidence from the Finnish alcohol price reduction of 2004
Lahtinen, H., Moustgaard, H., Ripatti, S. & Martikainen, P., Apr 2023, In: Addiction. 118, 4, p. 678-685 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Associations Between Cohabitation, Marriage, and Suspected Crime: a Longitudinal Within-Individual Study
Airaksinen, J., Aaltonen, M., Tarkiainen, L., Martikainen, P. & Latvala, A., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Developmental and Life-course Criminology. 9, 1, p. 54–70 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Childhood socio-economic circumstances and dementia: prospective register-based cohort study of adulthood socio-economic and cardiovascular health mediators
Korhonen, K., Leinonen, T., Tarkiainen, L., Einiö, E. & Martikainen, P., Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 52, 2, p. 523–535 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Cognitive impairment and partnership status in the United States, 1998-2016, by sex, race/ethnicity, and education
Sharma, S., Hale, J. M., Myrskylae, M. & Kulu, H., Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Population Studies. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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BMJ (Online) (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
4 Apr 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
6 Apr 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Educational tracking and the polygenic prediction of education. Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform 1972–1977
Hannu Lahtinen (Speaker)
8 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Time until Death Explains the Negative Association between Age and Voter Turnout among the (Younger-)Older Population
Hannu Lahtinen (Speaker)
23 Mar 2023 → 24 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Journal of Biosocial Science (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
30 Mar 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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Vuoden liikuntalääketieteellinen tutkimus 2019
Aaltonen, Sari (Recipient), 13 Nov 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Mikkeliläinen Mikko Kiiski aikoo äänestää, mutta moni muu Laajalammella asuva jättää sen tekemättä – Länsi-Savo lähti selvittämään, miksi alueella on Mikkelin alhaisin äänestysaktiivisuus
29/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Nyt loppui surkuttelu: Nuorten odotetaan äänestävän aiempaa aktiivisemmin, tästä käänne johtuu
26/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Nästan varannan i 20-årsåldern skippar valet – men högutbildade och pensionärer röstar flitigt
23/03/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ilmastonmuutos herättelee nuoria äänestämään
11/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media