Address
Population Research Unit
Discipline of Sociology
Department of Social Research
University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 18 (Unioninkatu 35)
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland

Telephone
+358 9 1911 (operator)

Fax
+358 9 191 23967

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Head of the Unit

Pekka Martikainen, Ph.D.
Professor

Current research interests include changes and causes of socioeconomic differences in cause-specific mortality, and various issues relating to ageing populations. He is also working on the health effects of marital status and living arrangements, as well as the competing effects of characteristics of areas and characteristics of individuals on mortality, and has been involved in cross-national comparisons of health inequalities.

Email: pekka.martikainen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 889
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Research staff

Elina Einiö, D.Soc.Sc.
Researcher (on maternal leave)
The subject of the doctoral thesis was the sociodemographic risk factors of nursing home entry among the elderly in Finland.
Email: elina.einio(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 24 145
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Kimmo Herttua, D.Soc.Sc.
Researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis was “The impact of the changes in pricing and availability of alcohol on alcohol-related harm in Finland: a population-based natural experiment”.
Email: kimmo.herttua(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 24 501
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Marika Jalovaara, D.Soc.Sc.
Researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis was socio-economic determinants of divorce in Finland. The postdoctoral research project focuses on the formation and dissolution of cohabiting unions and marriages in Finland.
Email: marika.jalovaara(at)helsinki.fi
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Taina Leinonen, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is sociodemographic determinants and health consequences of disability and flexible old-age retirement.
Email: taina.leinonen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 818
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Niina Metsä-Simola, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is excess mortality after divorce.
Email: niina.metsa-simola(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 984
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Heta Moustgaard, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is social determinants and consequences of mental illness.
Email: heta.moustgaard(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 24 534
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Elina Mäenpää, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is partner selection and interactive effects of the partners’ characteristics on union transitions in Finland.
Email: elina.maenpaa(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 818
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Netta Mäki, D.Soc.Sc.
Researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis was socio-economic differences in suicide mortality in Finland.
Email: netta.maki(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 886
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Jessica Nisén, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is educational differences in fertility.
Email: jessica.nisen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 24 753
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Hanna Remes, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is child and youth mortality in Finland.
Email: hanna.remes(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 885
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Karri Silventoinen, Ph.D.
Senior lecturer in demography
Main research interests cover risk factors of cardio-vascular diseases, socio-economic and global health inequalities and physical development of children and its associations with health and socio-economic position in adulthood.
Email: karri.silventoinen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 083
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Outi Sirniö, M.Soc.Sc.
Doctoral student and researcher
The subject of the doctoral thesis is intergenerational determinants of social class, income, and education in Finland.
Email: outi.sirnio(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 970
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Lasse Tarkiainen, M.Soc.Sc.
Researcher
Email: lasse.tarkiainen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 24 504
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Tapani Valkonen, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of sociology and demography
Research interests: macro-social determinants of social exclusion; trends in the social and demographic structure of urban areas; trends and differentials in mortality.
Email: tapani.valkonen(at)helsinki.fi
Phone: +358 9 191 23 893
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