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Influential research on young people and youth

We promote multidisciplinary youth research in Finland and internationally.

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Empowering Youth Voices: Harnessing AI to Strengthen Youth Engagement

Project investigates how emerging AI technologies can enhance youth participation in democratic decision making, addressing the rapidly evolving digital landscape that shapes young people’s civic engagement.

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CROSSWAY- enCouRage dialOgueS to Support mental Wellbing of At-risk Youth with migrant background

A new ERASMUS+ Cooperation Partnership has started in December, 2025. Finnish Youth Research Society coordinates the project with partners from Greece, Spain and Denmark. The aim is to provide research-based information and facilitate networking and dialogue.

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YouthWiki

YouthWiki (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.) is Europe’s online comprehensive database describing the structures, policies and actions of national youth policies within 34 European countries. Finnish data content is produced by the Finnish Youth Research Society.

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PRO Youth Work – Strengthening Youth Work Professionalization and Research in the Nordic–Baltic Region

PRO Youth Work aims at enhancing the quality, recognition, and professionalization of youth work, while strengthening the connection between youth research and youth policy across Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.

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PAGENS – Pathways, Ages, Generation in Global North and South

Project aims to be at the forefront of life course research, combining interdisciplinary approaches and international comparisons. The project brings together 20 partners from ten different countries.

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CHAT-YOUTH – Crisis Help and Assistance for youth during challenging Times

Project produces information and facilitate stakeholders to information exchange and ethical reflection to improve the quality of online counselling chat services and to capacitate youth work in Europe.

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Planetary Youth Research

Planetary youth research is Research Professor Sofia Laine‘s approach to youth research, in which young people and youth are studied in relation to the carrying capacity of the planet.

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Youthwiki

YouthWiki is Europe’s online comprehensive database describing the structures, policies and actions of national youth policies within 34 European countries. In Finland updating takes place at Finnish Youth Research Society.