4th Conference on Prolonging Working Life, 15-16 April 2027 Helsinki

The 4th Conference on Prolonging Working Life (hybrid)

Towards sustainable working lives in times of demographic changes

Helsinki 15–16 April 2027
Venue: THL, Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki and On-line in Teams

Aim of the Conference 

The aim of the Conference is to share knowledge and discuss research results of the national and international projects related to Prolonging Working Life in times of demographic changes. The presentations can be given on-site or on-line in Teams. 

To whom?

All researchers and experts interested in the topics are welcome. Participants are encouraged to submit an abstract with their own research to be presented at the conference. 

The Keynote speakers of the Conference are

Kerstin Nilsson, Professor, Kristianstad University and Docent/Associate professor, Public Health, epidemiology,  Lund University
Susan Kuivalainen,  D.Soc.Sc, Docent, Director of the DEMOGRAPHY Programme, Head of Research Department, Finnish Center for Pensions

Remember these dates – deadline  for abstracts is 30 November 2026

• Registration opens: 1 June 2026
• Abstract submission opens: 20 August 2026
• Abstract submission closes: 30 November 2026
• Informing decisions on abstracts:  15 January 2027
• Registration closes:  30 March 2027 (On-site) and 11 April 2027 (On-line)

No registration fee

There is no registration fee neither for the On-line participants or On-site participants. Also lunch and coffee are covered by the Organizers. However the On-site participants need to cover their travel and accommodation costs themselves. 

Topics of the conference are e.g.:

• Work environment factors (ergonomic/mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, organizational) 
• Work ability
• Remote work, non-standard work arrangements
• New technologies, digitalization, artificial intelligence
• Senior policies and practical implementation of good senior practice in workplaces
• Pension reforms in different countries
• Age discrimination
• Working while retired 
• Impact of demographic changes on working life ​
• Future generations–young peoples’ position in working life​
• Migrant workers
• Social and health care sector
• Interventions
• Care responsibilities, work-family balance
• Healthy and unhealthy working life expectancy

This conference continues the series initiated by the PEROSH project “Prolonging Working Life” in 2018. The first conference was organized by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA) in Copenhagen in 2020. The PEROSH project aims to identify both push and stay factors influencing the labour market participation of  older workers across different European countries.

Today, the scope of the conference has broadened, and the themes of the Helsinki Conference also include the position of young people in working life as well as the impact of demographic changes on working life.​

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is organizing the Conference in collaboration with the PEROSH network,  LIFECON-project and SustAgeable –project of the Finnish DEMOGRAPHY Programme.

Organizing Committee: Svetlana Solovieva, Taina Leinonen, Kristiina Kulha and representatives of SustAgeable and PEROSH Institutes e.g. NFA and STAMI.