INVEST
INVEST Research Flagship Centre aims at providing a new model for the welfare states that is more equal, better targeted to problem groups, more anticipatory as well as economically and socially sustainable. Based on cutting-edge research on the conditions and mechanisms involved at different periods of development, INVEST will evaluate and develop various universal and targeted interventions to improve the efficiency of the current welfare state institutions at critical points of the early life course.
News
12.12.2025
INVEST launches start-up coaching course for researchers
INVEST Research Flagship Centre has launched a new start-up coaching course aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship among researchers and staff in...
12.12.2025
INVEST Scientific Seminar XI Focused on Evaluating Reforms and Advancing Research
More than 120 researchers gathered in Helsinki for INVEST Research Flagship Centre’s annual Scientific Seminar, hosted this year at the...
9.12.2025
New Study: Years of War in Ukraine Leave Adolescents Facing a Growing Mental Health Emergency
A new study reveals that 16% of teens exposed to both phases of the Russo-Ukrainian war experience symptoms of PTSD...
5.12.2025
Every adult is responsible for ensuring that children can live without violence – Action plan guides violence prevention in Finland
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published the Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan for 2026–2033 aimed at preventing all...
24.11.2025
INVEST visitor: Julie Blake
In the “INVEST visitors” series, we present visiting professors and fellows who have arrived at the flagship INVEST. This time...
18.11.2025
INVEST visitor: Christina Siegert
In the “INVEST visitors” series, we present visiting professors and fellows who have arrived at the flagship INVEST. This time...
Events
Start Up Coaching Course
16.12.2025 - 16.12.2025
INVEST, in collaboration with Boost Turku and the Unit of Entrepreneurship at the School of Economics, will organise a start-up coaching course starting...
What are the societal and individual implications of school choices and student grouping?
15.01.2026
This academic year, the INVEST thematic research area “Education, Skills & Learning” led by Prof. Johanna Kaakinen brings monthly ☕coffee...
Mental Health and Learning
26.02.2026 - 26.02.2025
This academic year, the INVEST thematic research area “Education, Skills & Learning” led by Prof. Johanna Kaakinen brings monthly ☕coffee...
