Research group

The Helsinki Health Study research group has a long and extensive experience on work- and health-related research.

Contact details are found below. You can also contact us via .

Questions on theses (doctoral dissertation, thesis of advanced studies in medicine or master's thesis) or research collaboration should be directed to Princial Investigator Professor  Tea Lallukka or Co-Principal Investigator  Professor Anne Kouvonen.

Photographer Iida Tönkyrä
Heads of Research Group
Principal Investigator Tea Lallukka

Professor of Medical Sociology

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Department of Public Health

PO Box 20 (Tukholmankatu 8 B)

00014 University of Helsinki

 
Co-Principal Investigator Anne Kouvonen

Professor of Social Policy

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Faculty of Social Sciences

PO Box 54 (Unioninkatu 37)

00014 University of Helsinki

 
Researchers

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 Doctoral Researcher, Cand. Med. ()

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Alumni
  • Laura Aikomus (Pääkkö), MSc
  • Ak­se­li Ait­to­mä­ki, MBBS, PhD
  • Pei­ja Haa­ra­mo, PhD
  • Pep­pi Haa­rio, PhD
  • San­ni-San­dra Hell­man, MSc
  • Ans­ku Hols­ti­la, PhD
  • Sau­li Jäp­pi­nen, MSc
  • Petteri Kolmonen, MSc
  • Jade Knop, MSc
  • Ka­ro­lii­na Kos­ken­vuo, PhD, Docent 
  • Han­na Lai­ne, MSc
  • Tina Lo­man, PhD
  • Johanna Pekkala, MD, PhD

  • Essi Puustinen MSc

  • Simo Rait­ti­la, MSc 
  • Pep­pii­na Saas­ta­moi­nen, PhD
  • Lina Udd-Granat MD, PhD 
Collaborators in Finland

University of Helsinki, Fac­ulty of So­cial Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer Han­na Kont­ti­nen
  • Pro­fes­so­r Pek­ka Mar­ti­kai­nen
  • Pro­fes­so­r Kar­ri Sil­ven­toi­nen

Finnish Centre for Pen­sions

  • Do­cent Mik­ko Laak­so­nen

Folkhälsan Research Cen­ter

  • Do­cent­ Eva Roos

The So­cial In­sur­ance In­sti­tu­tion of Fin­land (Kela)

  • Do­cent­ Jen­ni Blomgren

Finnish Cancer Re­gistry

  • Pro­fes­so­r, Dir­ector of Stat­ist­ics, Jan­ne Pit­kä­nie­mi

University of Tampere, Fac­ulty of So­cial Sciences

  • Pro­fes­so­r Sami Pir­ko­la

Finnish In­sti­tute for Health and Wel­fare

  • Research Professor Sa­ka­ri Kar­vo­nen

Finnish In­sti­tute of Oc­cu­pa­tional Health

  • Docent Jenni Ervasti
  • PhD Johanna Kausto 
  • Do­cent­ Päi­vi Lei­no-Ar­jas
  • Docent Rahman Shiri

City of Helsinki

Occupational Health Helsinki
International Collaboration

Ja­pa­ne­se Ci­vil Ser­vants Stu­dy (Uni­ver­si­ty of To­y­ama, Ja­pa­n)

  • Professor Michikazu Sekine

Whi­te­hall II Study (Uni­ver­si­ty Col­le­ge Lon­don, United Kingdom)

  • Professor Mika Kivimäki
  • Professor Michael Marmot
Researchers

Johanna Suur-Uski

PhD-Student