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Social Sciences and Humanities
Finland
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Eero Lahelma is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive publication record within the fields of health professions and social sciences. Their work primarily addresses topics related to workplace health, employment welfare, and health disparities.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics including:

  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Research in Social Sciences
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Lahelma's studies contribute notably to the areas of general health professions, health, demography, clinical psychology, and pharmacology. The subfields of their work include:

  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Demography
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pharmacology

The scientist frequently publishes in recognized journals, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Recent notable papers by Lahelma include:

  • Contributions of childhood adversities to chronic pain among mid-life employees, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • The contribution of physical working conditions to sickness absence of varying length among employees with and without common mental disorders, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • Trajectories in physical functioning by occupational class among retiring women: the significance of type of retirement and social and health-related factors, 2023, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Joint association of socioeconomic circumstances and minor mental health problems with antidepressant medication, 2022, European Journal of Public Health
  • Timing of Entry into Paid Employment, Adverse Physical Work Exposures and Health: The Young Helsinki Health Study, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Eero Lahelma has collaborated extensively with other researchers, including:

  • Ossi Rahkonen
  • Tea Lallukka
  • Olli Pietiläinen
  • Aino Salonsalmi
  • Anne Kouvonen

Best Publications

  • Educational differences in smoking: international comparison.

    A. E. J. M. Cavelaars;A. E. Kunst;J. J. M. Geurts;R. Crialesi

  • Socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of common chronic diseases: an overview of eight European countries

    J. A. A. Dalstra;A. E. Kunst;C. Borrell;E. Breeze

  • Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health in 10 European countries

    Anton E Kunst;Vivian Bos;Eero Lahelma;Mel Bartley

  • Pathways between socioeconomic determinants of health

    E Lahelma;P Martikainen;M Laaksonen;A Aittomäki

  • Trends in Smoking Behaviour Between 1985 and 2000 in Nine European countries by Education

    Katrina M. Giskes;Anton E. Kunst;Joan Benach;Carme Borrell

  • Psychosocial determinants of health in social epidemiology

    Pekka Martikainen;Mel Bartley;Eero Lahelma

  • Socioeconomic status and smoking: analysing inequalities with multiple indicators.

    Mikko Laaksonen;Ossi Rahkonen;Sakari Karvonen;Eero Lahelma

  • Gender, socioeconomic status and family status as determinants of food behaviour

    Eva Roos;Eero Lahelma;Mikko Virtanen;Ritva Prättälä

  • Self rated health and mortality: a long term prospective study in eastern Finland

    S Heistaro;P Jousilahti;E Lahelma;E Vartiainen

  • Differences in self reported morbidity by educational level: a comparison of 11 western European countries.

    A. E. Cavelaars;A. E. Kunst;J. J. Geurts;R. Crialesi

  • The association of body mass index with social and economic disadvantage in women and men.

    Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva;Eero Lahelma

  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with Past and Present Economic Disadvantage and Body Mass Index

    Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva;Eero Lahelma

  • Multiple socio-economic circumstances and healthy food habits

    T Lallukka;M Laaksonen;O Rahkonen;E Roos

  • Multiple roles and health among British and Finnish women: the influence of socioeconomic circumstances.

    Eero Lahelma;Sara Arber;Katariina Kivelä;Eva Roos

  • Does conflict between home and work explain the effect of multiple roles on mental health? A comparative study of Finland, Japan, and the UK

    Tarani Chandola;Pekka Martikainen;Mel Bartley;Eero Lahelma

  • Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body height: differences across birth cohorts among Finnish men and women.

    Karri Silventoinen;Jaakko Kaprio;Eero Lahelma;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Persistent variations in average height between countries and between socio-economic groups: an overview of 10 European countries.

    A E J M Cavelaars;A E Kunst;J J M Geurts;R Crialesi

  • Socioeconomic Position and Self-Rated Health: The Contribution of Childhood Socioeconomic Circumstances, Adult Socioeconomic Status, and Material Resources

    Mikko Laaksonen;Ossi Rahkonen;Pekka Martikainen;Eero Lahelma

  • Examining the continuity of self-rated health

    Kristiina Manderbacka;Eero Lahelma;Pekka Martikainen

  • Reliability of perceived health by sex and age.

    Pekka Martikainen;Arpo Aromaa;Markku Heliövaara;Timo Klaukka

  • Differences in self reported morbidity by educational level: A comparison of 11 Western

    Adrienne E J M Cavelaars;Jose J M Geurts;Roberta Crialesi;Liv Grotvedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ossi Rahkonen
Ossi Rahkonen University of Helsinki
Mikko Laaksonen
Mikko Laaksonen University of Helsinki
Pekka Martikainen
Pekka Martikainen University of Helsinki
Karri Silventoinen
Karri Silventoinen University of Helsinki
Michael Marmot
Michael Marmot University College London
Eva Roos
Eva Roos University of Helsinki
Jari Lahti
Jari Lahti University of Helsinki
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Ritva Prättälä
Ritva Prättälä National Institutes of Health
Olle Lundberg
Olle Lundberg Stockholm University

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