Social support matters for fertility intentions in Finland
Help from significant others signal those who are contemplating childbearing that they will have support in childrearing. This bears meaning in individuals’ intentions to have children.
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Finns feel lonelier than others
Finland has more lonely young adults than the other Nordic countries and Estonia. Both partnered and single individuals feel lonely in our country. A recent comparison based on data from the Generations and Gender Survey reveals this sad result. Finland participated in this international survey for...
Majority of Finns think it is important to support families with children, but supporters of the National Coalition Party and the Finns Party stand out from the rest
In November, the Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto) published Family Barometer on Finns' wishes for family policy. The report examined, among other things, how Finns' views on family policy differed depending on which party the respondent had voted for in the 2019 parliamentary elections.
Who lives close to siblings in later life?
Siblings are often very important to each other throughout their lives. How often do they live close to each other? We study this with Swedish register data. We found that having a sibling living nearby is more common for older adults who lack other close family members.