The abstract submission for the 4th Conference on Prolonging Working Life is now open and researchers and experts are warmly invited to submit an abstract. The 4th Conference on Prolonging Working Life will take place at THL, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki, Finland on 15–16 April 2027. You can also participate online.
The aim of the Conference is to share knowledge and discuss research results of the national and international projects related to Prolonging Working Life in times of demographic changes.
The deadline for abstracts is 30 November 2026
The abstracts need to submitted by 30 November 2026. Instructions for the abstracts can be found in the abstract submission form. The Conference will be held in a hybrid format so you can present your study onsite in Helsinki or online in Teams. The topics can be found on the Conference Website.
Submit your abstract by 30 November 2026 here >>
Pre-conference workshop on 14 April 2027
In connection with the Conference a pre-conference workshop entitled “Introduction to multistate modelling” will be held on 14 April 2027. The workshop equips the participants with a first overview of the skills and tools needed to use and implement multistate models in their own research. Distinguished experts Dr. Christian Dudel and Dr. Daniel Schneider will lead this training workshop.
Many processes can be represented by the subjects under study being in, and transitioning between, states. Statistical modelling of such processes can be done using multistate models. Multistate models are becoming an increasingly popular tool in public health, demography, and allied fields, as they provide many quantities to describe longitudinal data and life course trajectories. For instance, multistate models are commonly used to estimate healthy working life expectancy; i.e., the average lifetime spent in good health and in work.
Keynote speakers
Keynote speakers of the Conference are Dr. Susan Kuivalainen, Director of the DEMOGRAPHY Programme and Professor Kerstin Nilsson from Kristianstad and Lund Universities in Sweden.
Organizers of the Conference
- The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is organizing the Conference in collaboration with the PEROSH network, LIFECON-project and SustAgeable –project of the Finnish DEMOGRAPHY Programme.
Additional information
- Conference Website 4th Conference on Prolonging Working Life
- Svetlana Solovieva, Chief Researcher, tel. +35843 825 9557, svetlana.solovieva@ttl.fi
- Taina Leinonen, Chief Researcher, tel. +35850 327 1723, taina.leinonen@ttl.fi
- Kristiina Kulha, Senior expert, Communications, +358405486914, kristiina.kulha@ttl.fi
