Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Ph.D., Docent Venla Bernelius is an Urban Geographer, whose particular research interest is the relationship between spatial socio-economic and ethnic segregation and the educational opportunities of young people. Her work deals broadly with the issues of urban segregation, educational outcomes, school choices, immigration, social deprivation, neighbourhood effects and creative cities.
Bernelius is specialized in quantitative research methods and geographical information systems, and is interested in creating bridges between different disciplines and research traditions, as well as between research and practice. The results of her former projects have also been applied to practice, as the City of Helsinki currently uses a school funding model, which is based on her work in modelling the educational challenges created by the school catchment area demographics.
Education/Academic qualification
Docent (Urban Geography), University of Helsinki
Award Date: 25 Sept 2020
Fields of Science
- 1171 Geosciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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School Choice to Lower Secondary Schools and Mechanisms of Segregation in Urban Finland
Kosunen, S., Bernelius, V., Seppänen, P. & Porkka, M., Dec 2020, In: Urban Education. 55, 10, p. 1461-1488 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Choice and segregation in the “most egalitarian” schools: Cumulative decline in the urban schools and neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Finland
Bernelius, V. H. & Vaattovaara, M. K., 2016, In: Urban Studies. 53, 15, p. 3155–3171 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Differences between students’ PISA reading literacy scores and grading for mother tongue and literature at school: A geostatistical analysis of the Finnish PISA 2009 data
Harju-Luukkainen, H. K., Vettenranta, J., Ouakrim-Soivio, N. & Bernelius, V. H., Dec 2016, In: Education Inquiry. 7, 4, p. 463-479 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Asiantuntijalausunto eduskunnan valtiovarainvaliokunnan sivistys- ja tiedejaostolle 20.10.2017
Bernelius, V. H., 20 Oct 2017, 3 p. Eduskunta.Research output: Other contribution
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School Outcomes and Neighbourhood Effects: A New Approach Using Data from Finland
Bernelius, V. & Kauppinen, T. M., 2011, Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives. van Ham, M., Manley, D., Bailey, N., Simpson, L. & MacIennan, D. (eds.). Lontoo: Springer, p. 225-247 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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LEE: Local Educational Ethos: a study on well-performing comprehensive schools in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (LEE)
Kosunen, S., Bernelius, V., Huilla, H., Juvonen, S., Peltola, M., Luoma, T., Oittinen, R., Simola, H. & Inkinen, A. A.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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MAPS: Mixed classes and Pedagogical Solutions (MAPS)
Kosunen, S., Lappalainen, S., Bernelius, V., Huilla, H., Juvonen, S., Seppänen, P., Pitkänen, H., Paulle, B., Boterman, W., Magnúsdottir, B. R., Sigurðardóttir, A. K. & Inkinen, A. A.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research project
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MetrOP - Peruskoulujen oppimistulokset ja oppilaiden hyvinvointi eriytyvällä Helsingin seudulla
Vaattovaara, M. K., Hautamäki, J., Bernelius, V., Kupiainen, S., Kauppinen, T., Rimpelä, M., Kuusela, J., Hautamäki, A., Alho, L., Karvonen, S. & Ståhl, T.
01/10/2010 → 31/12/2013
Project: Research project
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MÅDIG: Mångfald och differentiering i grundskolan
Kosunen, S., Hummelstedt, I., Bernelius, V., Holm, G., Mikander, P., Schaffar-Kronqvist, B. & Lüttge, A. P. F.
01/09/2021 → …
Project: Research project
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SURE: Social studies in Urban Education (SURE)
Kosunen, S., Bernelius, V., Haltia, N., Hautala, T. H., Inkinen, A. A., Jokila, S., Juvonen, S., Laaksonen, L. M., Lappalainen, S., Luoma, T., Niemi, A., Oittinen, R., Peltola, M., Pitkänen, H., Saari, E. J., Seppänen, P., Huilla, H., Ikävalko, E., da Silva Gonçalves, J., Ramos Lobato, I., Hummelstedt, I., Lüttge, A. P. F., Mikander, P., Schaffar-Kronqvist, B. & Holm, G.
14/05/2019 → …
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Parhaan naisluennoitsijan palkinto, Maantieteen opiskelijat (MaO) ry
Bernelius, Venla (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Parhaan naisluennoitsijan palkinto, Maantieteen opiskelijat (MaO) ry
Bernelius, Venla (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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ProGIS -seuran palkinto ansioituneesta paikkatietoalan tutkimuksesta
Bernelius, Venla (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Vuoden tiedeartikkeli -palkinto
Kosunen, Sonja (Recipient), Seppänen, Piia (Recipient) & Bernelius, Venla (Recipient), 1 Dec 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Activities
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Esitelmä: "The dynamics of segregation and education: The changing geography of schools in Helsinki"
Venla Bernelius (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Keynote-esitelmä: "Nordic welfare state and the dynamics of segregation in urban schools and neighbourhoods: Research evidence from Finland"
Venla Bernelius (Keynote speaker)
6 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Konferenssiesitelmä: "Pupils on the move: Urban segregation, school segregation and housing choices in Helsinki, Finland"
Venla Bernelius (Speaker) & Katja Vilkama (Speaker)
12 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Konferenssiesitelmä: "Segregation and solidarity: The Nordic welfare state and the perceverance of solidarity and altruistic behavior in deprived neighborhoods"
Venla Bernelius (Speaker) & Mari Kaarina Vaattovaara (Speaker)
8 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Education Governance Seminar
Venla Bernelius (Speaker: Keynote)
27 Mar 2012Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Haastattelu Demokraatti-lehdessä otsikoilla "Huono-osaiset lähtevät harvemmin uurnille" ja "Eriytyvä ja erilaistuva kaupunki"
02/04/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Haastattelu Helsingin Sanomien kansainvälisessä painoksessa otsikolla "Multiculturalism hasn't reached every school"
11/10/2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Haastattelu Helsingin Sanomissa (Ihmiset-osio) otsikolla "Päivän Kasvo: Venla Bernelius"
11/08/2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Haastattelu Kauppalehdessä (Kansantalous-osiossa) otsikolla "'Paremman' koulun perässä juokseminen ei paranna oppimistuloksia"
10/08/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Haastattelu Helsingin Sanomissa, "Helsingissäkin asuu nuoria, jotka eivät koskaan uskaltaudu keskustaan – Taustalla voi olla ulkopuolisuuden tunne"
Oskar Rönnberg & Venla Bernelius
20/07/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media