10:09 a.m.
Hi all,
Thank you for the great network meeting in Malmö this week! It gave a lot of power for the
winter.
Our Finnish social work delegation would like to advertise a
webinar<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/lgbtqi-research-social-work/news/welcome-research-webinar-lgbtqi-research-social-work-512>
on LGBTQI+ research in social work on 5th of December. The research webinar offers an
opportunity to hear about and discuss current social work LGBTQI+ research in the Finnish
context. In the webinar, researchers will present completed or ongoing research connected
to themes of social work and LGBTQI+ issues. There will be time for discussion and
comments throughout the presentations. Please register for the webinar by December 4th,
2025 through this link: Ilmoittautuminen // Registration – Täytä
lomake<https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rNWbNw0zq6> The participation link will be
sent to registered participants. The webinar will be held bilingually in English and
Finnish.
Research webinar presentations:
Rethinking recognition: Diversity-Centered Social Work
Emilia Brusila, University of Lapland
Attitudes and Knowledge Needs of Social Work Students in Relation to Sexual and Gender
Diversity
Ilo Söderström and Kris Clarke, University of Helsinki
Trans youth and (in)visibility
Joa Hiitola and Valtteri Vähä-Savo, Tampere University
The webinar is organized by SosQ - The Finnish Network for LGBTQI+ Research in Social
Work, which is a newly founded network where many of us are involved. If you want to keep
updated about the LGBTQI+ research in social work in Finland, you can sign up for the SosQ
email list by sending email to me
(ilo.soderstrom@helsinki.fi<mailto:ilo.soderstrom@helsinki.fi>). 😊
SosQ network webpage: LGBTQI+ research in social work | University of
Helsinki<https://www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/lgbtqi-research-social-work>
Best regards, Ilo Söderström
Ilo Söderström
DSocSci, Visiting researcher
Social work
Faculty of social sciences
University of Helsinki
Sosiaalityön sateenkaaritutkimuksen verkosto
SosQ<https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/verkostot/sosiaalityon-sateenkaaritutkimus/ajankohtaista/uutiset/sexuality-and-social-work-konferenssi-ljubljanassa-1-472025>
AFFIRM-ED – Oppimateriaali seksuaalisuuden ja sukupuolen moninaisuudesta sote-alalle
(2025–2026) <https://blogs.helsinki.fi/affirmed-nordic-lgbtqia/>