Maria Ponkilainen will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled
"Childbearing and Divorce among Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples in the Nordic
Context - A Register-Based Analysis"
in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, on 17 March 2026 at 13:00
(Helsinki time zone) in Metsätalo, B116 (sali 1), Unioninkatu 40.
Professori Eva Jaspers, Utrecht University, will serve as the opponent.
The defense will be
livestreamed<https://tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/fi-FI/page/698d0d9bfafad1b3a6ae567f>
<https://tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/fi-FI/page/698d0d9bfafad1b3a6ae567f> and the
dissertation is also available in electronic form Helda
https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/f1a18bc0-405c-4936-8248-87358b05c91a