INVEST

Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State

INVEST

INVEST Research Flagship Centre provides 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 has evaluated and developed various universal and targeted interventions to improve the efficiency of the current welfare state institutions at critical points of the early life course.

News

Building More Equal Societies Requires Dialogue Between Research and Society

From the very beginning, INVEST has aimed not only to produce high-quality research, but also to ensure that research reaches...

Dissertation: Early childhood education supports learning among children from disadvantaged backgrounds – also in Finland

Universal early childhood education and care can improve school performance among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds and children with immigrant...

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INVEST enhances the use of unique register data by strengthening collaboration

The use of the INVEST Full Population Data – a register-based dataset developed by INVEST Research Flagship Centre – is...

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Invest Visitor: Laura K. Taylor

Professor Laura K. Taylor visited INVEST to deepen collaboration on research supporting children affected by conflict We were delighted to...

Mikko Niemelä

Mikko Niemelä appointed as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Professor Mikko Niemelä has been invited to become a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Membership, granted...

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INVEST Visitor: Fikadu Balcha Hailu

In the “INVEST visitors” series, we present visiting professors and fellows who have arrived at the flagship INVEST. This time...

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Events

Kuvituskuva

Kimberly Bender: Participatory action research: unhoused young people’s social reality 15.05.2026

Kimberly Bender, University of Denver: Participatory action research: unhoused young people’s social reality Invest Seminar Series on Socioeconomic and Intergenerational...

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Dissertation defence (Sociology): VTM Markus Laaninen 15.05.2026

VTM Markus Laaninen defends the dissertation in Sociology titled “Universal Early Education and Educational Outcomes: The Role of Family Background”...

Kuvituskuva

Nayara Machado and Kashya Liz Smith 22.05.2026

Nayara Machado and Kashya Liz Smith

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INVEST Fellowship Programme

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