MD, PhD Linnea Karlsson - UTU Research Portal

Linnea Karlsson
MD, PhD

- Professor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

linnea.karlsson@utu.fi

+358 40 744 5052

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

: A505

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-0176

FinnBrain

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.

Public health

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Dynamics of gut metabolome and microbiota maturation during early life (2025)
- iScience
Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Lamichhane, Santosh; Isokääntä, Heidi; Sen, Partho; Kråkström, Matilda; Amaral Alves, Marina; Keskitalo, Anniina; Munukka, Eveliina; Karlsson, Hasse; Perasto, Laura; Lukkarinen, Minna; Oresic, Matej; Kailanto, Henna-Maria; Karlsson, Linnea; Lahti, Leo; Dickens, Alex M.
Effect of gestational anemia on breastfeeding- a prospective follow-up -study (2025)
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Kemppinen, Lotta; Mattila, Mirjami; Ekholm, Eeva; Perasto, Laura; Karlsson, Hasse; Mäkikallio, Kaarin; Karlsson, Linnea
(2025)
- BMC Psychiatry
Ainamani, Herbert E.; Mbwayo, Anne Wanjiru; Mathai, Muthoni; Karlsson, Linnea; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Hall, Jonathan
Exposure to childhood maltreatment is associated with specific epigenetic patterns in sperm (2025)
- Molecular Psychiatry
Tuulari, Jetro J.; Bourgery, Matthieu; Iversen, Jo; Koefoed, Thomas Gade; Ahonen, Annukka; Ahmedani, Ammar; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Karlsson, Linnea; Barrès, Romain; Karlsson, Hasse; Kotaja, Noora
Gestational diabetes mellitus and children's social-emotional development, behavioral problems, and psychological adjustment (2025)
- Pediatric Research
Mattila, Inka; Nolvi, Saara; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Korja, Riikka; Scheinin, Noora M.; Kaaja, Risto; Karlsson, Hasse; Ekholm, Eeva; Karlsson, Linnea
Gestational Duration and Postnatal Age-Related Changes in Aperiodic and Periodic Parameters in Neonatal and Toddler Electroencephalogram (EEG)Latent Profiles of Early Language Development in a Large Finnish-Speaking Sample of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
- Human Brain MappingEuropean Journal of Oral Sciences
Luotonen, Silja; Railo, Henry; Acosta, Henriette; Huotilainen, Minna; Lavonius, Maria; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Tuulari, Jetro J.
Infant temperament predicts early communicative skills in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
- Journal of Communication DisordersArchives of Women's Mental Health
Ollas-Skogster, Denise; Rautakoski, Pirkko; Kautto, Anna; Karlsson, Hasse; Mainela-Arnold, Elina; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara
Insomnia and sleepiness during pregnancy: Associations with gestational diabetes mellitus (2025)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournal of Experimental Child Psychology
Forsbom, Otto; Perasto, Laura; Aukia, Linda; Paavonen, E. Juulia; Mattila, Inka; Reinilä, Sanni; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Polo-Kantola, Päivi
Kaksisuuntainen mielialahäiriöMielenterveyden edistäminen ja ennaltaehkäisy (2025) Lastenpsykiatria ja nuorisopsykiatria Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Puustjärvi, Anita; Karlsson, Linnea
Lasten ja nuorten masennusParticipation in early childhood education and care in Finland mitigates the associations between maternal psychological distress and child social and emotional problems at age two2025Lastenpsykiatria ja nuorisopsykiatria Karlsson, Linnea; Marttunen, Mauri; Kumpulainen, Kirsti
2025
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing ResearchPLoS ONE
Saloranta, Essi; Yada, Akie; Mccauley, Stewart; Yli-Savola, Aura; Savo, Satu; Renvall, Kati; Eskola, Eeva; Fernandes, Michelle; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Mainela-Arnold, Elina
Longitudinal study of factors predicting toothbrushing less than twice daily at age 2 years in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
Suokko, Hanna; Tolvanen, Minni; Virtanen, Jorma; Suominen, Auli; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Lahti, Satu
Maternal alexithymia and caregiving behavior: the role of executive functioning - A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study (2025)
Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Karrasch, Mira; Laine, Matti; Pelto, Juho; Holmberg, Eeva; Lahtela, Hetti; Ahrnberg, Hanna; Kajanoja, Jani; Karukivi, Max; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Korja, Riikka
Maternal Emotional Availability Supports Child Communicative Development Regardless of Child Temperament: Findings From the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
- Infancy
Ollas-Skogster, Denise; Korja, Riikka; Yada, Akie; Mainela-Arnold, Elina; Karlsson, Hasse; Bridgett, David J.; Rautakoski, Pirkko; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara
Measuring adverse childhood experiences by interviewing children at 9 and 10 years of age : Prevalence, concordance with mother-reports, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and subjective experience of being asked about adverse childhood experiences in FinnBrain Birth cohort study (2025)
Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Sinisalo, Susanne; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Perasto, Laura; Juusola, Aino; Salama, Essi; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse
(2025) Lastenpsykiatria ja nuorisopsykiatria Karlsson, Linnea; Santalahti, Päivi
(2025)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Tervahartiala, Katja; Korja, Riikka; Sarelius, Vilma; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Karlsson, Hasse; Carter, Alice S.; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara
Paternal adverse childhood experiences and offspring’s attentional disengagement from faces at 8 months—Results from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2025)
Klimek, Magdalena; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Korja, Riikka; Nolvi, Saara; Häikiö, Tuomo; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
Post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study among refugee children and adolescents living in a Ugandan refugee settlement (2025)
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Ainamani, Herbert E.; Mbwayo, Anne Wanjiru; Mathai, Muthoni; Karlsson, Linnea; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associated with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds (2025)
- European Psychiatry
Vartiainen, Elena; Copeland, Anni; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kumpulainen, Venla; Silver, Eero; Rajasilta, Olli; Jolly, Ashmeet; Luotonen, Silja; Audah, Hilyatushalihah K.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Bano, Wajiha; Suuronen, Ilkka; Saukko, Ekaterina; Häkkinen, Suvi; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.