Katja Laakkonen
Doctoral Researcher
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 478 7424
My research investigates the multilocal everyday lives of Finnish nurses who maintain a home in Finland while engaging in transnational care work in Norway. The study aims to critically examine the complexities of long-distance commuting within a female-dominated profession. Specifically, it explores how mobile care workers articulate and construct multilocal everyday life across national borders.
Publications
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Home in Finland, Work in Norway: The Multilocal Everyday Life of Finnish Nurses Commuting to Norway
Laakkonen Katja, 2025, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland : dissertations in social sciences and business studies. G4 Doctoral dissertation (monograph) -
”Niinku vaikutusmahdollisuudet on tosi paljon muuttunu viime vuosina”: Norjaan pendelöivien sairaanhoitajien ammatillisen toimijuuden muutos
Laakkonen, Katja, 2024, Futura, 43, 1, 16-25. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ylirajaiset hoivamarkkinat mahdollistavat vaihtoehtoisen työuran suomalaisille sairaanhoitajille
Laakkonen, Katja, 2022, Versus. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article