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INVEST Conference 2027

For the 4th time we gather in Turku for
INVEST Conference 2027

26 – 28 May 2027

The international conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how science can shape fairer, more resilient societies.

These pages will be updated during Autumn 2026. Some of the information is from the previous conference.

Fields of Study

The INVEST Conference is an interdisciplinary conference. For example, your research may represent one of the following disciplines:

  • Citizenship and resilience
  • Demographic research
  • Implementation
  • Individual and societal consequences of crises and disasters
  • Labour markets and economic well-being
  • Mental health and mental disorders
  • Methodological approaches and openings
  • Migration and integration
  • Peer relations and youth vulnerabilities
  • Publich health and social care
  • Social experiments and interventions
  • Social inequality
  • Social well-being and quality of life
  • Sociogenetic research
  • Urban and housing studies

INVEST is a joint research centre of the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and a research flagship of Research Council of Finland. INVEST aims at providing Finland and other societies with a new model of welfare state that is more equal and economically, demographically and socially more sustainable.

We hope to see you in Turku!

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