Policy Briefs

FLUX publishes short Policy Brief articles, which summarise research results in a compact and concrete format. Policy Brief articles are intended to support decision-making in the society by providing information for the decision makers.

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3/2025
Satu Helske, Marika Jalovaara, Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Anneli Miettinen, Jessica Nisén & Eva Österbacka: A well-functioning parental leave system supports well-being as well as the social and economic sustainability of the society | PDF

2/2025
Rasmus Mannerström, Florencia Sortheix, Lauri Hietajärvi, Ville-Juhani Ilmarinen & Katariina Salmela-Aro: Psychosocial factors in family formation | PDF

1/2024
Sanna Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist & Mikko Myrskylä: Mental health disorders and childlessness – partnerships play a key explanatory role | PDF

6/2024
Maria Ponkilainen, Elina Einiö, Marjut Pietiläinen & Mikko Myrskylä: Female couples’ likelihood of having a child has increased, but only among those with high education | PDF

5/2024
Mikko Myrskylä, Julia Hellstrand, Sampo Lappo, Angelo Lorenti, Jessica Nisen, Ziwei Rao & Heikki Tikanmäki: Investments in education offset the impact of lower fertility – even without additional funding | PDF

4/2024
Linus Andersson: Finnish women and men increasingly have their children within the context of their second rather than first co-residing partnership | PDF

3/2024
Sanni Välimäki, Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Merita Mesiäislehto & Johanna Närvi: More children under 3 attend early childhood education and care – progress slower in Finland than elsewhere in Europe | PDF

2/2024
Mika Gissler: Almost 6% of children are conceived through fertility treatment – delayed childbearing increases the need for treatment | PDF

1/2024
Julia Hellstrand, Jessica Nisén & Mikko Myrskylä: Stronger fertility declines in educational fields associated with higher economic uncertainty | PDF

1/2024
Julia Hellstrand, Jessica Nisén & Mikko Myrskylä: Barnafödandet har sjunkit mest inom utbildningsområden förknippade med högre ekonomisk osäkerhet | PDF

3/2023
Juho Härkönen, Marika Jalovaara & Anneli Miettinen: Employment of single mothers and fathers has remained lower than that of partnered parents | PDF

2/2023
Tapio Räsänen & Eva Österbacka: Reforming childcare support can improve equality, both between men and women and between different socioeconomic groups | PDF

1/2023
Jessica Nisén: Becoming a parent at an older age has different effects for the early careers of women and men | PDF

4/2022
The Strategic Research DEMOGRAPHY programme: The demographic change challenges the sustainability of the Finnish society (PDF, double page | PDF, page)

3/2022
Anni Erlandsson: Employers discriminate against foreign-named job applicants in Sweden – no signs of discrimination based on gender or parenthood in general | PDF

2/2022
Julia Hellstrand, Jessica Nisén & Mikko Myrskylä: Finnish women not only have children later in their lives, but now also fewer | PDF

1/2022
Marika Jalovaara & Anneli Miettinen: The highly educated often have two children — childlessness and high numbers of children more commonly seen among low- and medium-educated persons | PDF