Niina Tanner

Official title: Researcher
Tel. + 358 29 524 8233
E-mail: [email protected]

Expertise

• Adult social work and social assistance 
• Combining wages and social benefits, working poor
• Inequality and social exclusion 
• Gender equality and equity

Primary duties

• Registed-based research on social assistance 

Education

Master of Social Sciences, Social Psychology, University of Helsinki, 2015

Professional background

• 2021–, THL, Researcher
• 2019–2020, Sosped Foundation, Planer / Evaluator
• 2018–2019, Service Union United PAM, Project Researcher
• 2018,  Left Forum, Researcher
• 2017–2018, Rehabilitation Foundation, Project Coordinator
• 2017, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Summer Employee
• 2016–2017, Service Union United PAM, Project Coordinator
• 2016, Service Union United PAM, Organisation Advisor
• 2014, The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), Trainee
• 2013, University of Helsinki, Research Assistant 

Current projects 

Building a knowledge-based wellbeing economy in Finland – a project to develop policy tools

Representations

Kansa-koulu -project, steering group, 2021–