Wellbeing and health
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Toini Palo, Johanna Niemi, Anna Kaipainen, Miia Rolamo
Towards better ageing – do more years lead to a meaningful life?
To build more meaningful life years, we need deeper insight into older people’s everyday lives. Read how Metropolia has taken initiative with its co-developed storytelling project.
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Riitta Kärkkäinen, Kati Ylikahri, Niko Cajander, Susanna Mattila, Sari Tappura
Perspectives on occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work – a qualitative SWOT analysis
This study examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work in Finland. While previous studies have highlighted weaknesses and threats in temporary work, these findings also identified clear strengths and opportunities.
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Evelin Delic, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 3: Triumphs of bilingual nursing
In this episode of the Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast third-year student Evelin Delic reflects on her growth through Finland’s bilingual nursing programme, sharing honest insights on overcoming imposter syndrome, building confidence, and becoming a compassionate nurse with host Eunice Siame-Moono.
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Nishanie Reckerman, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 2: Developing care skills across cultures
In this Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast Nishanie Reckerman, a third-year student, explores how cultural background and bilingual learning foster empathy, cultural competence, and deeper patient relationships in Finnish nursing.
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Eija Raatikainen, Johanna Niemi
Trust and homelessness spoken by professionals
Homelessness is a dynamic phenomenon that is difficult to define, evaluate and monitor. For instance, individuals experience homelessness in different ways. Some go through brief episodes of homelessness or housing insecurity, while others stay longer time without housing (“chronic homelessness”; see OECD 2025, 8-9).
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Chinazam Ojiyi, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 1: Bridging the language gap
In the opening episode of the Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast, second-year nursing student Chinazam "Naza" Ojiyi shares how she transformed language barriers into bridges of confidence, care, and connection in the TOKASA bilingual nursing programme.
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Eija Raatikainen, Nea Vänskä, Linda Dinda
Reflections on collaboration and co-creation in international digital environments
Leading complex projects online demands significant commitment, careful planning, and a strong sense of shared purpose.
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Liisa Nuutinen, Heini Maisala-McDonnell
SAFE project paves the way to an age-friendly working life
Solutions for Age-Friendly Employer (SAFE) project explores practices that support work ability of older employees in healthcare and social sectors – while also benefitting younger colleagues. How to achieve that win-win situation?
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Amir Dirin, Toini Harra
The critical role of usability and user experience in healthcare and agetech in the AI era
To ensure safety, usability and user experience must be prioritized in products when human users are involved, regardless of the development methods or technology used. What do we need to consider when developing AI and using it in service design processes in healthcare, agetech and beyond?
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Xanthippi Panagiotou
Just a flash away from ableism and disablism
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to live in a place that is not designed for you, and where other people seem to avoid you? This is common among people belonging to minorities, like those with disabilities.