Jussi Vahtera - UTU Research Portal

Jussi Vahtera

- Senior Advisor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

jussi.vahtera@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2030

+358 40 592 9990

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

Public health, Epidemiology, Neighborhood influences on health, Life-course research, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial work environment, Social Determinants of Health.

My studies focus on work and living environments, psychosocial
risks, and behaviors as determinants of health and longevity from a life-course
perspective. I have experience in working with large longitudinal datasets and have a strong
record of research collaboration both nationally and internationally. My recent research has contributed to the understanding
of the effects of social, built and natural neighborhoods on cardiovascular health.

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Adult obesity and risk of severe infections: a multicohort study with global burden estimates (2026)
- Lancet
Nyberg, Solja T.; Frank, Philipp; Ahmadi-Abhari, Sara; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Ervasti, Jenni; Suominen, Sakari B.; Strandberg, Timo E.; Sipilä, Pyry N.; Meri, Seppo; Sattar, Naveed; Kivimäki, Mika
Exposure to greenness and physical activity behavior: A longitudinal GPS and accelerometry study before and after retirement (2026)
- Health and Place
Norha, Jooa; Aishwarya, Arpa; Gonzales-Inca, Carlos; Hasanzadeh, Kamyar; Pasanen, Sanna; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Fagerholm, Nora; Stenholm Sari
Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and the risk of preterm delivery (2026)
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
Rautava, Samuli; Lagström, Hanna; Turta, Olli; Lahdenperä, Mirkka; Pentti, Jaana; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi
Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage from childhood to midlife and carotid atherosclerosis. (2026)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Raitakari, Olli; Pentti, Jaana; Koskinen, Juhani S.; Mykkänen, Juha; Rovio, Suvi; Pahkala, Katja; Juonala Markus; Lehtimäki, Terho; Kähönen, Mika; Kawachi, Ichiro; Kivimäki, Mika; Viikari, Jorma; Vahtera, Jussi
Onset of workplace bullying and violence and changes in health-related behaviors: a multi-cohort study (2026)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Xu, Tianwei; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Clark, Alice J.; Rugulies, Reiner; Pentti, Jaana; Sørensen, Jeppe Karl; Nordentoft, Mads; Westerlund, Hugo; Stenholm, Sari; Vahtera, Jussi; Madsen, E. H.; Hansen, Åse Marie; Virtanen, Marianna; Knardahl, Stein; Oksanen, Tuula; Kivimäki, Mika; Hanson, Linda L. Magnusson; Rod, Naja Hulvej
Patterns and correlates of sickness absence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort of Finnish public sector employees (2026)
- Discover Public Health
Haukka, Eija; Joensuu, Matti; Kausto, Johanna; Oksanen, Tuula; Vahtera, Jussi; Kivimäki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni
Work-related psychosocial factors and working life expectancy among Finnish public sector employees aged 50 years or older (2026)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Haukka, Eija; Heikkilä, Katriina; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Chungkham, Holendro Singh; Zaninotto, Paola; Kivimäki, Mika; Ervasti, Jenni; Stenholm, Sari
Association of behaviour-related health risk factors with working life expectancy in adults aged ≥ 50 years: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the Finnish Public Sector Study (2025)
- European Journal of Ageing
Heikkilä, Katriina; Singh Chungkham, Holendro; Pentti, Jaana; Ervasti, Jenni; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari; Zaninotto, Paola
Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies (2025)
- Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
Heikkilä, Katriina; Pentti, Jaana; Chungkham, Holendro Singh; Suominen, Sakari; Kivimaeki, Mika; Zaninotto, Paola; Ervasti, Jenni; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari
Association of neighbourhood and individual-level socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and adulthood with cognitive function in mid-adulthood: Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2025)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Heikkilä, Katriina; Stenholm, Sari; Pentti, Jaana; Vahtera, Jussi; Elovainio, Marko; Pulkki-Råback, Laura; Juonala, Markus; Pahkala, Katja; Ahola-Olli, Ari; Hutri, Nina; Lehtimäki, Terho; Jokinen, Eero; Laitinen, Tomi P; Taittonen, Leena; Tossavainen, Päivi; Viikari, Jorma S A; Raitakari, Olli T; Rovio, Suvi P