Projects per year
Organization profile
The Population Research Unit (PRU) is a section in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki in Finland.
The research of the unit covers a wide range of topics including health and mortality, population ageing, social disadvantage, and family dynamics. In addition to studies focusing on the Finnish society many studies are conducted in international collaboration with colleagues from other European countries, East-Asia and the United States. The Population Research Unit focuses on quantitative research and uses longitudinal register data, twin data and genetically informative data based on surveys, clinical samples as well as their different combinations from various countries.
The unit collaborates with doctoral seminar Population, Health and Living Conditions (a sub-programme of the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences) that focuses on advanced quantitative social research. The unit received the highest recognition in the latest research and doctoral training assessment exercise at the University of Helsinki as an integral part of the former cross-disciplinary Centre for Population, Health and Society. The head of the Population Research Unit is Pekka Martikainen, Professor of Demography.
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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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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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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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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Association between a history of clinical depression and dementia, and the role of sociodemographic factors: population-based cohort study
Korhonen, K., Tarkiainen, L., Leinonen, T., Einiö, E. & Martikainen, P., 19 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 7 p., 0007125021002178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Changes in parents' psychotropic medication use following child's cancer diagnosis: A fixed-effects register-study in Finland
Metsa-Simola, N. S., Remes, H. M., Hiltunen, E. M. & Martikainen, P. T., 28 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cancer medicine . 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Changing associations of coronary heart disease incidence with current partnership status and marital history over three decades
Silventoinen, K., Korhonen, K. & Martikainen, P., Jun 2022, In: SSM - Population Health. 18, 8 p., 101080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Disparities in the population burden of joint cognitive and physical impairment in the US, 1998-2016
Sharma, S., Hale, J. M., Myrskylä, M. & Kulu, H., 2022, Rostock: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, 48 p. (MPIDR Working Paper; no. WP 2022-001).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
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Does early drug use-related police contact predict premature mortality and morbidity: A population register-based study
Ellonen, N., Pitkanen, J., Miller, B. L., Remes, H., Aaltonen, M., Oksanen, A. & Martikainen, P., Feb 2022, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 41, 2, p. 449-456 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Kuntoutus (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
6 Apr 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Megumi Tokoro
Karri Silventoinen (Host)
18 Oct 2021 → 31 Dec 2021Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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European Journal of Public Health (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
5 Oct 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Kutsuttu esitelmä Vantaan kaupunginjohtajan tiedeaamussa: Kuka äänestää?
Hannu Lahtinen (Speaker)
27 Jan 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Journal of Affective Disorders (Journal)
Karri Silventoinen (Reviewer)
26 Mar 2021Activity: 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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Perussuomalaiset ottamassa historiallisen kannatushypyn, kokoomuksen kannatusporskutuksen takana on taitava kampanjointi
11/06/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: Funding of EUR2.5 million to research in health inequalities as well as the logic of the concepts of dependence and independence
23/04/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Funding of €2.5 million to research in health inequalities as well as logic of concepts of dependence and independence
22/04/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media