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Call for articles 2026: Nordic Yearbook of Population Research
The Nordic Yearbook of Population Research (formerly the Finnish Yearbook of Population Research) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Population Research Institute of the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto), in collaboration with the Finnish Demographic Society and the...
Regional differences in ageing require regionally targeted policy measures
The ageing of the population in a region does not necessarily lead to an increase in low income. A new study published in the Nordic Yearbook of Population Research shows that the link between ageing and low income among working-age people varies across regions and over time in Finland, highlighting...
Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections
The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto - Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study population projections, migration dynamics, and human capital development. Applicants with...
Funding granted to Väestöliitto to research evolvement of human capital and productivity under various migration scenarios.
The Stratogic Research Council has granted over 1,4 million euros of funding for the consortium “Population projections for migration scenarios, human capital development, and sustainable integration” (MigScene), led by Väestöliitto’s Population Research Institute. Wolfgang Lutz is the...
Call for articles 2025: Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
The Finnish Yearbook of Population Research is a peer reviewed, open access journal published since 1946 by the Population Research Institute of the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto) in collaboration with The Finnish Demographic Society and The Migration Institute of Finland.
Attitudes towards filial responsibility have changed
A new study published in the Finnish Yearbook of Population Research compared 11 European countries and found that attitudes towards filial responsibility had decreased between 2001 and 2017. The shift was observed in 10 countries, and most substantially in Hungary, France, Denmark, and Finland....
Alli Paasikivi Foundation supports research project
The Board of the Alli Paasikivi Foundation awarded 12 research project grants, which were announced at the Finnish Conference on Research on Family and Personal Relationships in Kuopio on 26.4.2024.
SHARE Baltic Sea conference in August
The first Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Baltic Sea conference will take place in August.
Financial Times interview about falling fertility in the Nordics
Research director Anna Rotkirch assesses how young people view having children and suggests we may need a societal rethink. She was interviewed for the Financial Times by Henry Mance.