Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
elina.kilpi-jakonen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2335 +358 44 274 6613 Assistentinkatu 7 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-0170 |
social inequality; education; children of immigrants; intergenerational inequality; quantitative methods
My research focuses on social inequalities in education and the labour market, in particular those related to ethnicity, gender and social origin. I'm also interested in the wellbeing of young people and its links to education and social stratification more broadly. I mostly use quantitative methods in my research.
Current research projects:
I lead the Young First project, which has received funding from NordForsk for the years 2025–27. The consortium includes researchers from the universities of Iceland, Helsinki and Aarhus.
I lead a work package in the SISU Sufficiency solutions for a resilient, green, and just Finland project, which has received funding from the Strategic Research Council (first cycle 2023–26).
I'm co-leader of a work package in the Children First project, which has received funding from NordForsk for the years 2023–26.
Previous research projects (most recent):
I was co-leader of a work package in the Mapping Inequalities through the Life Course (MapIneq) project, which received funding from Horizon Europe for the years 2022–25.
I was the PI of the "Contexts of Youths' Inclusion: Understanding social participation, belonging and civic engagement in the growth environments of culturally diverse youth" project, which received funding from the Turku Urban Research Programme for the years 2022–23.
I was Academy Research Fellow, PI of the project "Children of Immigrants, Language and Integration in Europe" which received funding from the Research Council of Finland for the years 2018–2024.
I generally teach courses related to advanced quantitative methods and social inequality, including courses related to ethnicity and migration.
In the academic year 2025–26, I co-supervise Master's students working on their thesis for the INVEST Master's program (leading one of the research seminars), I co-ordinate the research seminar for the INVEST doctoral program together with Claire Garandeau, I teach a course on register data with Jani Erola, and a course on migration and ethnicity with Kirsi Peltonen.
- Institutional Change and Parental Compensation in Intergenerational Attainment (2018)
- British Journal of Sociology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Not in a class of one’s own: The role of social origins and destinations for entry into gender-atypical fields of study (2018) Irene Prix, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Resource Compensation from the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles in Finland and the United States (2018)
- European Sociological Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Still a place for small national journals? (2018)
- Research On Finnish Society
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Compensation and other forms of accumulation in intergenerational social inequality (2017) Social Inequality Across the Generations: The Role of Compensation and Multiplication in Resource Accumulation Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Early School Leavers in Education and the Labour Market in Britain (2017) Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Daniela Vono de Vilhena
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Editorial note: On changes and milestones (2017)
- Research On Finnish Society
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Home sweet home? Long-term educational outcomes of childcare arrangements in Finland (2017) Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality: An International Perspective Aleksi Karhula, Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Maahanmuuttajien lasten koulutussiirtymät toisen asteen koulutuksen läpi ja korkeakouluihin (2017)
- Kasvatus : Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Social Inequality Across the Generations: The Role of Compensation and Multiplication in Resource Accumulation (2017) Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book)
- SISU (jatko)01.10.2026 - 30.09.2029
- INVEST Research Flagship Centre
- YoungFirst01.11.2025 - 31.07.2027
- INVEST Research Flagship Centre
- SISU01.10.2023 - 30.09.2026
- INVEST Research Flagship Centre



