Study leave in the middle of a long career has opened a new kind of window and rhythm, allowing a different way of breathing and structuring everyday life. A researcher’s everyday life, however, is not just wildly flowing creativity—at least not for me—but rhythm, routine, and listening to one’s own energy levels. Welcome to take […]

Work loneliness has become a broad societal challenge today. One in five working-age Finns and one in three young adults experience loneliness at work. According to the 2026 loneliness barometer conducted by the Finnish Red Cross, experiences of loneliness have increased since 2025, as 65% of respondents reported feeling lonely at least sometimes. Loneliness thus […]

The past couple of years in the JATKOT group have involved not only active research but also the dissemination of research knowledge. The most typical way to spread research findings – in the university context – is naturally through teaching. The traditional idea in universities has been, and still is, that researchers also teach and […]

The year 2026 has started with great enthusiasm in the JATKOT research group. Before Christmas, we received some exciting funding news: the Kone Foundation grant for the EEPO (Ethical Police) project and the Work Environment Fund funding for research on workplace pedagogy, innovation, and wellbeing (TYSTI). Our researchers also secured personal grants and paid doctoral […]