Research Publications

Researchers of the Finnish Youth Research Society actively publish actively in various fora. For example, in 2022, researchers published 16 peer-reviewed and 47 other scientific articles or papers aimed at the general public.

Research publications in English from 2022 onwards are listed here.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles 
B Non-refereed scientific articles
C Scientific books (monographs)
D Publications intended for professional communities
E Publications intended for the general public 
G Theses

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

2023

Piispa, Mikko & Kiilakoski, Tomi & Ojajärvi, Anni (2023) Young people’s climate activism on the move: case Finland. In a publication Päivi Honkatukia & Tiina Rättilä (toim.) Young People as Agents of Sustainable Society. London and New York: Routledge, 143–156.

Kauppinen, E. & Palojoki, P. (2023) Striving for a Holistic Approach: Exploring Food Education through Finnish Youth Centers. Food, Culture and Society (ahead of print).

Kiilakoski, Tomi & Piispa, Mikko (2023) Facing the Climate Crisis, Acting Together: Young Climate Activists on Building a Sustainable Future. In a publication Kristin E. Reimer & Mervi Kaukko & Sally Windsor & Kathleen Mahon & Stephen Kemmis (eds.) Living Well in a World Worth Living in for All. Singapore: Springer, 211–224.

2022

Haikkola, Lotta & Laine, Riku & Pitkänen, Tuuli (2022) Young people and subjective employment security. Evidence from the Finnish Youth Barometer between 2009 and 2019. Young (ahead of print).

Häkkinen, Margareeta & Tourunen, Jouni & Pitkänen, Tuuli & Simojoki, Kaarlo & Vuoti, Sauli (2022) Integrated care model and point of care diagnostics facilitate Hepatitis C treatment among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a retrospective review of medical records. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 17, 44.

Kivijärvi, Antti & Myllylä, Martta (2022) Layered Confinement in Reception Centers – A Study of Asylum Seekers’ Experiences in Finland. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (ahead of print).

Laine, Riku & Myrskylä, Mikko & Kaskela, Teemu & Pitkänen, Tuuli (2022) Imprisonment, community sanctions and mortality by cause of death among patients with substance use disorder – a 28-year follow-up using Finnish register data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 232.

Levola, Jonna & Laine, Riku & Pitkänen, Tuuli (2022) Inpatient psychiatric care and non-substance related psychiatric diagnoses among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders: associations with all-cause mortality and suicide. The British Journal of Psychiatry 221 (1), 386–393.

Salmi-Nikander, Kirsti & Savolainen, Ulla & Taavetti, Riikka & Laine, Sofia & Salmesvuori, Päivi (2022) Approaching localized politics of European memories. In a publication Kirsti Salmi-Nikander & Sofia Laine & Päivi Salmesvuori & Ulla Savolainen & Riikka Taavetti (eds.) Friction, Fragmentation, and Diversity: Localized Politics of European Memories. Leiden: Amsterdam University Press, 9–23.

Tolonen, Tarja & Aapola-Kari, Sinikka (2022) Head-first into Upper Secondary Education: Finnish Young People Making Classed and Gendered Educational Choices. Young Nordic Journal of Youth Research 30 (4), 344–360.

B Non-refereed scientific articles

C Scientific books (monographs)

2023

Helfer, Alix & Aapola-Kari, Sinikka & Trane Ibsen, Jakob (eds.) (2023) Children and Young People’s Participation During the Corona Pandemic – Nordic Initiatives. Helsinki: Finnish Youth Research Network/Finnish Youth Research Society.

2022

Salmi-Nikander, Kirsti & Laine, Sofia & Salmesvuori, Päivi & Savolainen, Ulla & Taavetti, Riikka (eds.) (2022) Friction, Fragmentation, and Diversity: Localized Politics of European Memories. Leiden: Amsterdam University Press.

D Publications intended for professional communities

2023

Gretschel, Anu, Kautto, Tuija, Lehikoinen, Jarkko, Lehtonen, Mikael, Särkiluoto, Viola & Tarvainen, Kai (2023) Data collected by the research team on the evaluation and reporting practices of youth organisations in the Nordic countries. In a publication Evaluation and monitoring of the activities of youth organisations in the Nordics What could be learned among the Nordic countries? Pohjoismainen ministerineuvosto, TemaNord 2023:531.

Helfer, A. & Trane Ibsen, J. & Särkiluoto, V. & Aapola-Kari, S. (2023) Restricted Childhood, Interrupted Youth. Research observations on participation in education and leisure during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nordic countries. Helsinki: Finnish Youth Research Network / Finnish Youth Research Society.

Huhta, Helena & Tourunen, Jouni & Kaskela, Teemu & Takala, Janne & Helfer, Alix & Jurvanen, Susanna & Laine, Riku & Larivaara, Meri & Suurpää, Leena & Pitkänen, Tuuli (2023) Expanding the understanding of low-threshold services for young people. Policy Brief 9/2023. Helsinki: Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminta.

Helfer, Alix & Aapola-Kari, Sinikka & Trane Ibsen, Jakob & Gaini, Firouz & Grønvold Olsen, Maliina & Guðjohnsen, Ragný Þóra & Pálsdóttir, Kolbrún Þ. & Särkiluoto, Viola (2023) Children and Young People’s Participation During the Corona Pandemic – Nordic Initiatives. In a publication Alix Helfer & Sinikka Aapola-Kari & Jakob Trane Ibsen (eds.) Children and Young People’s Participation During the Corona Pandemic – Nordic Initiatives. Finnish Youth Research Network / Finnish Youth Research Society, Internet publications 177. Helsinki: Finnish Youth Research Network / Finnish Youth Research Society, 1–161.

2022

Kiilakoski, Tomi (2022) Strong statement on what a youth worker should or should not do: Ethical code of youth work and ethical reasoning in practice. NAPOR – National Association of Youth Workers.

Lammi-Taskula, Johanna (toim.) (2022) Young Parents on Parental Leave in the Nordic Countries. THL Discussion Paper 13/2022.

Svynarenko, Arseniy & Koptsyukh, Anastasia (2022) The situation of Ukrainians in Finland who fled the war: Survey results. Publications of the Ministry of the Interior 2022:34. Helsinki: Ministry of the Interior.

E Publications intended for the general public

2022

Holopainen, Essi (2022) Youth Wiki Finland. European Education and Culture Executive Agency.

G Theses

2022

Huhta, Helena (2022) Changing the meanings of ethnicity in the everyday life of Finnish male prison. Helsingin yliopisto.