Linnea Karlsson
MD, PhD
cohort studies; early life stress; prenatal stress; stress; depression; anxiety; child psychiatry; adolescent psychiatry; gut-brain axish
FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health Research
I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am currently (since July 2024) the PI pf the cohort. My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal adn early life exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021 and continued as a professor of population health research, starting Octoberg 2023.
- Aperiodic parameters of the fMRI power spectrum associate with preterm birth and neonatal age (2026) Suuronen, Ilkka; Luotonen, Silja; Railo, Henry; Airola, Antti; Bano, Wajiha; Merisaari, Harri; Pulli, Elmo P.; Mariani Wigley, Isabella L. C.; Vartiainen, Elena; Hashempour, Niloofar; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Kringelbach, Morten L.; Batalle, Dafnis; Tuulari, Jetro J.
- Associations between cumulative family environmental stress exposures and hair cortisol concentrations among 2.5- and 5-year-olds with different social competences (2026) Kortesluoma, Susanna; Tervahartiala, Katja; Perasto, Laura; Pulli, Elmo P.; Mustonen, Paula; Morgese Zangrandi, Mirko; Korja, Riikka; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Karlsson, Hasse; Carter, Alice S.; Lukkarinen, Minna; Junttila, Niina; Karlsson, Linnea
- Associations Between Maternal Cumulative Psychological Distress and Child Subsequent Social Competence: The Role of Early Childhood Education and Care and Social Networks (2026)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Tervahartiala, Katja; Kataja, Eeva-leena; Perasto, Laura; Junttila, Niina; Pajulo, Marjukka; Karlsson, Hasse; Kiuru, Noona; Nolvi, Saara; Karlsson, Linnea; Korja, Riikka
- Child inhibitory control in toddlerhood: associations with child interaction skills with the mother (2026) Juntunen, Pauliina; Korja, Riikka; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Eskola, Eeva; Holmberg, Eeva; Karonen, Anniina; Otranen, Marika; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Bridgett, David J.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara
- Does Parental Presence Influence Child Performance on an Emotional Go/No‐Go Task at Age 9.5? Exploring the Role of Puberty and Early Environmental Quality (2026) Nolvi, Saara; Perasto, Laura; Juntunen, Pauliina; Autere, Tuomo‐Artturi; Huovinen, Venla; Luotola, Aino; Audah, Hilyatushalihah Kholis; Karukivi, Max; Aatsinki, Anna‐Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lukkarinen, Minna; Tottenham, Nim; Korja, Riikka
- Infant subcortical brain volumes associated with maternal obesity and diabetes: a large multicohort human study (2026) Alex, Ann M.; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Sigurdardottir, Julie Nihouarn; Buss, Claudia; Donald, Kirsten A.; Edwards, A. David; Entringer, Sonja; Gilmore, John H.; Groenewold, Nynke A.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lawrence, Katherine E.; Mattila, Inka; Stein, Dan J.; Styner, Martin; Thompson, Paul M.; Wadhwa, Pathik D.; Zar, Heather J.; Zhu, Xi; de los Campos, Gustavo; Knickmeyer, Rebecca C.; Luo, Shan; ENIGMA-ORIGINs working group
- Investigating the influence of maternal prenatal BMI and perinatal depressive symptoms on neonatal brain network dynamics (2026) Mariani Wigley, Isabella L. C.; Lautarescu, Alexandra; Vartiainen, Elena; Pulli, Elmo P.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Merisaari, Harri; Bano, Wajiha; Luotonen, Silja; Jolly, Ashmeet; Suuronen, Ilkka; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Cabral, Joana; Kringelbach, Morten L.; Batalle, Dafnis; Edwards, A. David; Tuulari, Jetro J.
- Longitudinal Profiles of Executive Functioning from Infancy to Five Years of Age – A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2026) Karonen, Anniina; Juntunen, Pauliina; Yada, Akie; Takio, Fiia; Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Eskola, Eeva; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Mainela-Arnold, Elina; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Korja, Riikka
- Neonatal amygdala and fear processing across early childhood (2026)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hashempour, Niloofar; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Nolvi, Saara; Häikiö, Tuomo; Scheinin, Noora M.; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
- Pre- and postnatal maternal psychological distress and the metabolomic profile of human milk (2026) Ryan, Niamh; Sundekilde, Ulrik Kramer; Dickens, Alex M.; Kalant, Henna-Maria; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Philpott, Lloyd; Mulcahy, Helen; Lamichhane, Santosh; Isokääntä, Heidi; Perasto, Laura; Tarro, Saija; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; O’Mahony, Siobhain M.; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina
- Predicting and Explaining Parenting Stress 3 Months After Birth Using Generalized Additive Model (2026)
- CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
Niela-Vilen, Hannakaisa; Suuronen, Ilkka; Tervahartiala, Katja; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Airola, Antti; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse
- Prenatal Parental Psychosocial Determinants of Neonatal Brain Structure: A Latent Variable Approach in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2026)
- Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Kovacs, Boglarka Zsofia; Neumann, Alexander; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Hashempour, Niloofar; van Houtum, Lisanne A.E.M.; van Uum, Fin; Bijma, Hilmar H.; Merisaari, Harri; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.; van Haren, Neeltje E.M.; Nolvi, Saara
- The Moderating Role of Child Temperament in the Face of Parental Distress During Covid-19: Associations with Long-Term Social-Emotional Functioning (2026)
- International Journal of Behavioral Development
Zarra-Nezhad, Maryam; Perasto, Laura; Tervahartiala, Katja; Lindblom, Jallu; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karukivi, Max; Kiuru, Noona; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Korja, Riikka; Nolvi, Saara
- Unpredictable maternal signals and developmental profiles of child executive function from infancy to early childhood (2026)
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Takio, Fiia; Peura, Pilvi; Yada, Akie; Karonen, Anniina; Juntunen, Pauliina; Holmberg, Eeva; Eskola, Eeva; Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tolvanen, Asko; Perasto, Laura; Mainela-Arnold, Elina; Davis, Elysia Poggi; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara; Korja, Riikka
- Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and mean diffusivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in infants (2025)
- International Journal of Obesity
Rosberg, Aylin; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Lukkarinen, Minna; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Tuulari, Jetro J.
- Associations of Leukocyte Telomere Length With Trait Resilience, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Psychological Distress Among Expecting Parents in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2025)
- Biological psychiatry global open science
Mondolin, Viivi; Karlsson, Hasse; Perasto, Laura; Paunio, Tiina; Vitikainen, Emma; Martens, Dries S.; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
- Changes in hair cortisol during retirement transition: the Finnish retirement and aging study (2025)
- Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
Kuusento, Konsta; Kortesluoma, Susanna; Myllyntausta, Saana; Vahtera, Jussi; Karlsson, Linnea; Stenholm, Sari
- Changes in Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life According to Public Oral Health Procedures in Parents of Young Children From the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
Palo, Katri; Tolvanen, Mimmi; Suominen, Auli; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lahti, Satu
- Consortium profile: the methylation, imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) consortium (2025) Schuurmans, Isabel K.; Mulder, Rosa H.; Baltramonaityte, Vilte; Lahtinen, Alexandra; Qiuyu, Fan; Rothmann, Leonardo Melo; Staginnus, Marlene; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Burt, S. Alexandra; Buss, Claudia; Craig, Jeffrey M.; Donald, Kirsten A.; Eriksson, Johan G.; Felix, Janine F.; Freeman, Tom P.; Grassi-Oliveira, Rodrigo; Huels, Anke; Hyde, Luke W.; Jones, Scott A.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Koen, Nastassja; Lawn, Will; Mitchell, Colter; Monk, Christopher S.; Mooney, Michael A.; Muetzel, Ryan; Nigg, Joel T.; Belangero, Síntia Iole Nogueira; Notterman, Daniel; Ong, Yi Ying; O’Connor, Tom; O’Donnell, Kieran J.; Pan, Pedro Mario; Paunio, Tiina; Ryabinin, Peter; Saffery, Richard; Salum, Giovanni A.; Seal, Marc; Silk, Tim J.; Stein, Dan J.; Tan, Ai Peng; Teh, Ai Ling; Wang, Dennis; Zar, Heather; Walton, Esther; Cecil, Charlotte A. M.
- Duration and mode of delivery: Does maternal sleep matter? (2025)
- International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Parttimaa, Hilla; Paavonen, E. Juulia; Perasto, Laura; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Polo‐Kantola, Päivi
