Aiming for the world’s most studied age cohort – Future Finland stakeholder webinar
Aiming for the world’s most studied age cohort – Future Finland stakeholder webinar
Keskiviikko 5.2.2025 klo 13.00 – 15.00
Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos THL
It is our pleasure to invite representatives of the Finnish scientific community to discuss research aiming to strengthen the Finnish welfare society over the following 100 years and to share their insights on the current research and implementation plans of the Future Finland (Huomisen Suomi) Birth Cohort initiative.
You are warmly welcome to this interactive webinar on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 13:00-15:00. The event will be held in English.
Programme
| Chair: Dr. Hanna Tolonen, THL, Director of Research, Development and Innovations | |
| 13.00 | Opening words Dr. Susanna Pettersson, Finnish Cultural Foundation, CEO |
| 13.10 | Keynote: How to make a national birth cohort a success story? − Lessons from the Danish National Birth Cohort Professor Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, University of Copenhagen, Co-founder of the Danish National Birth Cohort and Scientific Principal Investigator for the cohort 2017-2024 |
| 13.30 | Finland on the European map of birth cohorts Professor Sylvain Sebert, University of Oulu, Scientific Director of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort |
| 13.40 | Future Finland Birth Cohort − From idea to implementation Dr. Annamari Lundqvist, THL, Project Director of the Future Finland Birth Cohort |
| 13.55 | Engagement of audience and discussion |
| 14.10 | The unique opportunities for social and health studies Professor Aarno Palotie, University of Helsinki, FinnGen Scientific Director, Research Director at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) Professor Janne Pitkäniemi, Director of Finnish Cancer Registry |
| 14.30 | Future challenges of the welfare society and how to address them through interdisciplinary research. Statements from the universities Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki, University of Eastern Finland Vice Rector Reko Leino, Åbo Academy University Vice Rector Tapio Visakorpi, University of Tampere Professor Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, University of Jyväskylä |
| 14.50 | General discussion and next steps |
Changes to the programme possible.
Participation
Please register your participation through the link below. Registration ends one hour before the webinar. Feel free to share this invitation also with your colleagues interested in the topic.
Background information on Future Finland
The ambitious goal of the Future Finland Birth Cohort is to establish a unique, nationwide, lifelong data resource that will enable new forms of interdisciplinary top-level research. The birth cohort is intended to include all families with a child born between 2025 and 2029. The project comprehensively utilizes various national registers and other data sources. The collected information will be further enriched with consent-based sample and survey materials.
Building the Future Finland Birth Cohort will be a joint national effort that is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR) and its preparation is coordinated by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The data resource will be available for the entire research community.
The Future Finland Birth Cohort presents a unique opportunity to combine our forces and expertise to advance groundbreaking interdisciplinary research and broader multidisciplinary collaboration.
More information
For more information, please visit our website: thl.fi/futurefinland
Annamari Lundqvist
project director
tel. +358 29 524 7283
[email protected]
For practical questions regarding the event, please contact Development Manager Birgit Simell ([email protected]) or Communications Specialist Elisa Lautala ([email protected]).
