Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I am a sociologist and hold docentships in social and public policy (especially in the field of welfare and Russian studies, University of Eastern Finland) and Russian and Eurasian studies (University of Helsinki). I currently work as the director of the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ) at the University of Helsinki and as the theme leader of the interdisciplinary RESET (Resilient and Just Systems) research environment. I also serve as the director of the multidisciplinary 'OBaMa Overcoming Barriers to Participation' research consortium funded by the Strategic Research Council, which studies inequalities in democratic participation and develops new solutions to overcome these barriers in the context of various minoritized and marginalized groups together with these groups. I am a PI in the TUBEDU research project funded by the Academy of Finland, which studies youth mental health and peer support of young people in the context of social media. I have also studied linguistic inequalities in the context of Finnish welfare services from the perspective of peope who have migrated to Finland and worked extensively on issues related to Russian society and social welfare. My research activities are almost always carried out through co-research designs, and I am interested in various power issues related to knowledge production. I am one of the founding members of the Finnish Co-research network and one of the editors and authors of the first Finnish-language textbook on co-research (Co-research: Ideals and Practices, Tampere University Press).
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- Russian Studies
- Gender Studies
- Social policy
- Child protection
- Civil Society
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Asiantuntijatyö monikielistyvissä sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluissa
Kulmala, M., Heino, E. & Kara, H., 2024, In: Työelämän tutkimus. 22, 4, 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
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Co-research on young people’s health information literacies in social media
Multas, A.-M. & Kulmala, M., 2024, p. 23-25. 3 p.Research output: Conference materials › Poster › peer-review
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Haavoittuvuus ja osallisuuden haasteet digitalisoituvissa sosiaalipalveluissa
Granholm, C., Merikoski, P. & Kulmala, M., 15 Feb 2024, Kotoutumisen kokonaiskatsaus 2023: Näkökulmana väestösuhteet. Renvik, T. A. & Säävälä, M. (eds.). Helsinki: Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, p. 155-165 11 p. (TEM oppaat ja muut julkaisut; no. 2024:1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Introduction to the ECQI 2024 Proceedings Book
Venäläinen, S., Kulmala, M., Hohti, R., Jäppinen, M., Lämsä, R., Mietola, R., Niska, M. & Spisak, S. M., Jun 2024, ECQI2024 Participation, collaboration and co-creation: Qualitative inquiry across and beyond divides : Congress Proceedings. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword / postscript
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Kanssatutkimus: Avointa tiedettä osallistumisen mahdollisuuksia luomalla
Kulmala, M., Spišák, S. & Venäläinen, S., 23 Apr 2024, In: Think Open -blogi : Digitaalisista tutkimuspalveluista ja avoimesta tieteestä.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › Scientific
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OBAMA: Overcoming Barriers to Democratic Participation with Minoritized and Marginalized Groups (OBAMA)
Kulmala, M. (Project manager), Koskinen, P. (Participant), Mietola, R. (Participant), Mikheev, I. (Participant) & Vento, L. M. (Participant)
01/12/2024 → 30/11/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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University profiling funding 7 InterEarth RESET
Airavaara, M. (Project manager), Heiskanen, J. (Project manager), Huiskonen, J. (Project manager), Hyvärinen, M. (Project manager), Kulmala, M. (Project manager), Kulmala, M. (Project manager), Mervaala, E. (Project manager), Mäkelä, J. (Project manager), Primmer, C. (Project manager), Räsänen, A. (Project manager), Sironen, T. (Project manager), Toivonen, R. (Project manager), Aalto, P. (Participant), Ahonen, L. (Participant), Alakukku, L. (Participant), Auvinen, P. (Participant), Betz-Heinemann, A. (Participant), Citterico, M. (Participant), Ecke, F. (Participant), El Wali, M. (Participant), Eronen, J. T. (Participant), Fuentenebro Alonso, P. (Participant), Gammal, J. (Participant), Green, S. (Participant), Haaranen, D. A. P. (Participant), Halder, M. (Participant), Heikinheimo, A. (Participant), Heinonen, S. (Participant), Heinonen, M. (Participant), Hohti, R. (Participant), Holopainen, M. (Participant), Hyytiäinen, K. (Participant), Jenkins, J. (Participant), Jokiranta, J. (Participant), Kaartinen, T. (Participant), Karhu, K. (Participant), Kaukonen, M. (Participant), Kemppinen, J. (Participant), Kerminen, V.-M. (Participant), Kiljunen, S. (Participant), Kolari, P. (Participant), Korpela, K. (Participant), Korsunova-Tsaruk, A. (Participant), Koskinen, M. (Participant), Lajunen, A. (Participant), Lampilahti, J. (Participant), Lehto, K.-M. (Participant), Lewandowska, A. (Participant), Lindholm, T. M. (Participant), Lindroos, M. (Participant), Lintunen, A. (Participant), Luomanen, P. (Participant), Lyu, Y. (Participant), Mappes, J. (Participant), Mietola, R. (Participant), Mühleip, A. W. (Participant), Nordström, M. C. (Participant), Norkko, J. (Participant), Omija, J. A. (Participant), Paasonen, P. (Participant), Pietikäinen, J. (Participant), Pihlatie, M. (Participant), Poupart, T. A. (Participant), Pylkkö, T. (Participant), Raivonen, M. (Participant), Rasmus, L. S. (Participant), Ruohomäki, A. I. (Participant), Ryhti-Laine, K. (Participant), Saari, T. (Participant), Sadeghibagherabadi, A. (Participant), Sandström, V. (Participant), Sikanen, T. (Participant), Siven, M. (Participant), Spisak, S. M. (Participant), Su, X. (Participant), Syrjä, P. (Participant), Taira, T. (Participant), Tani, S. (Participant), Tanskanen, T. T. (Participant), Tatti, N. (Participant), Thomas, D. N. (Participant), Tiira, T. (Participant), Toppinen, A. (Participant), Uimari, P. (Participant), Uusitalo, J. A. (Participant), Vainio, A. (Participant), Varjosalo, M. (Participant), Vartiainen, M. (Participant), Veikkolainen, T. (Participant) & Zaidan, M. A. (Participant)
Academy of Finland, Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strengthening university research profiles (PROFI)
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TUBEDU: Tubettajat nuorten mielenterveyden vertaistukijoina (TUBEDU)
Kulmala, M. (Project manager), Koivisto, A. E. (Participant) & Multas, A.-M. E. (Participant)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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EU-hankevalmistelutuki
Kulmala, M. (Project manager) & Holley, P. (Participant)
Uudenmaan Liitto / Nylands Förbund
18/04/2023 → 31/12/2024
Project: Other funder
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Time to Get Heard! Co-creating avenues for youth participation for socially sustainable child protection services
Kulmala, M. (Project manager) & Fomina, A. (Participant)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2023
Project: Other project
Activities
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Surinder Jodhka
Kulmala, M. (Host), Rainio-Niemi, J. (Host) & Seppälä, T. (Host)
25 May 2025 → 15 Jun 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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XIX EARA CONFERENCE 2024: European Association for Research on Adolescence
Kulmala, M. (Speaker: Presenter) & Multas, A.-M. E. (Speaker: Presenter)
25 Sept 2024 → 28 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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NYRIS
Multas, A.-M. E. (Speaker: Presenter), Kulmala, M. (Speaker: Presenter) & Vento, L. (Speaker: Presenter)
12 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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NYRIS
Kulmala, M. (Speaker: Chair) & Mietola, R. (Speaker: Chair)
12 Jun 2024 → 14 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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7th European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
Kulmala, M. (Speaker: Presenter) & Venäläinen, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
10 Jan 2024 → 12 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Yhteydet Venäjän kansalaisjärjestöihin entistä tärkeämpiä
15/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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