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Family members are often assumed to protect older adults' health and longevity. Using genealogical records of Finns born in 1740–1859, we examined whether having living children and siblings was associated with survival after age 50. Merely having a child or sibling alive did not guarantee longer...
Finns aged 50+ are highly satisfied with their social relationships. But do all ageing Finns fare equally well, or are there socioeconomic differences in close relationships? This Science Leak article examines how the social relationships and experiences of loneliness among Finns aged 50 and over...
Help from significant others signal those who are contemplating childbearing that they will have support in childrearing. This bears meaning in individuals’ intentions to have children.
Finland has more lonely young adults than the other Nordic countries and Estonia. Both partnered and single individuals feel lonely in our country. A recent comparison based on data from the Generations and Gender Survey reveals this sad result. Finland participated in this international survey for...
In November, the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto) published Family Barometer on Finns' wishes for family policy. The report examined, among other things, how Finns' views on family policy differed depending on which party the respondent had voted for in the 2019 parliamentary elections.
Siblings are often very important to each other throughout their lives. How often do they live close to each other? We study this with Swedish register data. We found that having a sibling living nearby is more common for older adults who lack other close family members.