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SHARE ageing research supporting decision making seminar

  • Seminar
  • Economy and society
  • Health and well-being
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Time:
12:00–16:30
Event location:
Turku, and online
Additional information:
Radisson Blu Marina Palace, Linnankatu 32
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We welcome everybody interested in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and researchers using the SHARE data to join the seminar of SHARE researchers and steering group of Finland!

The seminar is held on Wednesday 20 May in Turku, Radisson Blu Marina Palace (address Linnankatu 32). The programme is free of charge, except for dinner. Remote participation via Teams is also possible.

The first part of the seminar, until the end of research presentations (until 14:45), is held in English. The panel discussion is held in Finnish.

Programme

12:00–13:00 Lunch

13:00–13:15 Welcome and current issues on SHARE, SHARE Country Team Leader Ismo Linnosmaa and Country Team Operator Inna Lisko

13:15–14:45 Research presentations using the SHARE data,
Hans Hämäläinen, University of Turku: Resource Competition in Family Care: Does Spousal Care Influence Grandchild Support?
Hanna Viirret-Viljamaa, University of Eastern Finland: Trajectories of informal care provision among 50+ adults in Europe: Findings from SHARE data
Markus Laaninen, University of Turku: Retirement and Loneliness in Europe: Gendered and Cultural Patterns
Inna Lisko, University of Eastern Finland: Findings from the country specific drop-off questionnaire of SHARE Finland in 2017–2022

14:45–15:15 Coffee break

15:15–16:15 Panel discussion: How could SHARE data be better used to support decision making? 
Panelists will be announced later; Panel discussion will be held in Finnish. 
Discussion is led by SHARE Country Team Vice Leader Antti-Jussi Kouvo
16:15–16:30 Summary and concluding discussion

Dinner (at participants’ own expense) for those interested, at a venue to be announced later.

Please register by Tuesday 5.5.

Additional information

On 28 May 2025, we organized a seminar providing a more comprehensive introduction to SHARE in English. If you are interested in these presentations, the video recording of the seminar can be made available upon request by email at [email protected] or at [email protected] or by phone at +358 50 477 5486 / Inna Lisko, Finnish Country Team Operator of SHARE Finland.

If you have any questions regarding the seminar, please contact us (contact details above).
 

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SHARE-FI The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a multidisciplinary research infrastructure that has produced longitudinal data on the health, economy, and social relationships of individuals over 50 across Europe. Currently, 28 countries participate in SHARE’s data collection. SHARE is the only truly comparable dataset for examining the living conditions of older Europeans and their family members, enabling the study of ageing and policy impacts over time. SHARE data has been collected about every two years since 2004 (data collection wave 1). In 2011, SHARE became the first European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). Finland has participated in data collection since 2017 (wave 7), with the Family Federation of Finland coordinating waves 7–10. Starting with wave 11, coordination in Finland will be led by the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe-Finland (SHARE-FI) Consortium, led at the University of Eastern Finland. SHARE provides answers to the impacts of population aging. This is especially important for Finland which is one of the fastest-aging populations worldwide. With its extensive, multidisciplinary data foundation, SHARE supports policymakers in addressing socio-economic and public health challenges. SHARE thus has socio-economic and scientific impacts and contributes to improving the living conditions of Europeans. Since its start, SHARE has provided policymakers with reliable, comparable data to support decision-making.

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