Timo Toikko
Head of Department
Professor
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 524 9708
Research groups
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IASSW Nordic Baltic Regional Resource Centre Finished 02.09.2019 - 01.09.2022 -
Interprofessional interaction in professional pro… -
Social work research and education team 01.08.2023 - -
Income support and child protection Finished 01.11.2021 - 31.12.2023
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House of Effectiveness 01.11.2018 -
Projects
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Multiagency social work to support clients released from prison in a digitalizing society (VAPAA) 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025 -
Youth services at a crossroads - mapping the challenges of youth health and social services in wellbeing services counties Finished 01.11.2022 - 30.11.2023
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Social Enterprises for Innovations in Environmental Sustainability, Africa & Finland (SES) Finished 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024
Publications
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Investigating the Capability Approach: How Long-Term Unemployed People in Finland Perceive Their Access to Commodities, Conversion Factors and Capabilities
Ahonen, Tiina; Mäki-Opas, Tomi; Kouvo, Antti; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Social indicators research. [Epub ahead of print 5 Feb 2025]: 1-23 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Systems Complexity in Child Protection and Welfare: Policy, Leadership, Practice and Evaluation By Aisling Gillen, John Canavan, Carmel Devaney, and Caroline McGregor, Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2024. 186 pp. $162.00 (hardback); $51.29 (ebook). ISBN: 978-1-03-260118-2
Zhu, Ning; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Child abuse review. 34: B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
The role of political orientation in shaping deservingness perceptions and immigration attitudes in Europe: A multilevel analysis
Häkkilä, Laura; Kouvo, Antti-Jussi; Oinas, Tomi; Pfeifer, Michael; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Journal of international and comparative social policy. [Epub ahead of print 3 March 2025]: 1-20 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Assessing Organizational Culture and Support on Justice Perceptions Among Disabled Employees
Tassybekov, Almat; Burkhanova, Dana; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Journal of ethnic and cultural studies. 11: 207-227 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Child Maltreatment and Self-rated Health: Mediating Effect of Parent–child Conversation and Moderating Effect of Gender
Seppälä, Piia; Pfeifer, Michael; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Social work in public health. 39: 854-869 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Family intimacy and depression: a comparative study among adolescents in Finland
Barzoki, Meysam Haddadi; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Nordic journal of psychiatry. 2025; 79: 70-78 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Female immigrant entrepreneurship – predicted by women’s empowerment in host country
Gaweł, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2024. International journal of sociology and social policy. 44: 586-606 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Lay perceptions of mental health among Afghan forced migrants residing in Finland
Farahani, Hadi; Martikainen, Jari; Golamrej Eliasi, Laleh; Tavakol, Mohamed; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Social work in mental health. 22: 645-674 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Macro-level predictors of child removals: Do social welfare benefits and services reduce demand for children’s out of home placements?
Toikko, Timo; Gawel, Aleksandra; Hietamäki, Juulia; Häkkilä, Laura; Seppälä, Piia; Zhu, Ning. 2024. Children and youth services review. 160: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Narratives of experts by experience: A journey from criminal to expert
Lindström, Janika; Rantanen, Teemu; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Journal of social work. 24: 415-433 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research