Birth trends in Finland and the Nordic countries - falling fertility and increasing centralization

Frontiers in Health Sciences seminar

on topic Birth trends in Finland and the Nordic countries  - falling fertility and increasing centralization

by Professor Mika Gissler.

The seminar is part of the Frontiers in Health Sciences seminar series and is organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences with Professor Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen as the host. The event, which is free of charge and open to everyone interested, will be held in English. No registration needed. Welcome!

Speaker biography:

Mika Gissler is a Research Professor and hold faculty appointments at the National Institute for Health and Welfare, the University of Turku, Finland, the University of Oulu, Finland, and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. His main research focus has been in utilization of routinely collected health and welfare registers with experience from all Nordic countries, and from several European and non-European countries, e.g. Germany, Estonia and Australia. Professor Mika Gissler's research interests include perinatal and infant health, childhood and adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, migrant health and use of health care services. Increasingly, the studies have included a longitudinal component, usually from the prenatal period until adulthood.