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Jan Saarela is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, specializing in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of social sciences, demography, and health-related solutions. His work leverages Finland’s multigenerational population registers to explore topics such as intergenerational divorce transmission, religious affiliation impacts on health, and partnership dynamics.
- Research Focus: Evidence-Based Social Sciences, Birth Order Effects, Register-Based Methods, and Health Research.
Recent publications (2025) analyze:
- Intergenerational divorce patterns among Swedish- and Finnish-speaking Finns
- Migration trends linked to ethnolinguistic identity
- Religious affiliation’s influence on life expectancy
- Partnership factors affecting childlessness
- Mental health outcomes from religious switching in youth
Scientific Awards:
- Swedish Cultural Foundation Grant for the RelFin project (2022-2025), analyzing religious membership trends in Swedish-speaking Finland
Collaborations: Active in international networks, with recent partnerships at the Åbo Akademi and the The Royal Society, focusing on register-based methodologies and cultural transmission.
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