Annina Ropponen
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Division of Insurance Medicine at CNS
- Twinstudies on health conditions and sickness absence – Pia Svedberg's research group
About me
I'm an affiliated researcher at Pia Svedberg's research group.
Docent in University of Helsinki, Finland (Public health) 2013PhD in University of Jyväskylä, Finland (Exercise medicine) 2006
MSc in University of Jyväskylä, Finland (physiotherapy and teacher of health science) 1998
Physical therapist in Lappeenrannan terveydenhuolto-oppilaitos, Finland 1992.
Research
Since 2006, I have had the privilege to collaborate with KI. In 2018-2025 I had a position at CNS/IM at KI alongside my professorship at the
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. While running various projects about sickness absence and disability pension based on survey and register
data of Swedish twins, I'm also interested in sustainable working life and utilizing machine learning and other data-driven models.
Articles
- Journal article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2026;:10519815261467021Poutanen J; Haukka E; Asikainen I; Saynajakangas P; Ropponen A
- Article: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. 2026;64(3):2025-0082Harma M; Karhula K; Turunen J; Koskinen A; Shiri R; Sallinen M; Vanttola P; Haavisto O; Hakola T; Ropponen A
- Article: SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK. 2026;17(1):64-69Ropponen A; Hirvonen M; Poutanen J; Saynajakangas P; Haukka E
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2026;54(1):24-33Ropponen A; Pettersson E; Narusyte J; Svedberg P
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. 2026;68(1):uiaf077Narusyte J; Alaie I; Ropponen A; Wang M; Svedberg P
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;:14034948251398693Wang M; Svedberg P; Silventoinen K; Bockerman P; Narusyte J; Ropponen A
- Journal article: SOSIAALILÄÄKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSLEHTI. 2025;62(4)Ropponen A; Ahola E; Haavisto O; Varje P
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;13:1683731Ropponen A; Haapakangas A
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(11):e101586Ropponen A; Alaie I; Narusyte J; Svedberg P
- Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;:1-7Zellers S; Niemi De Paiva S; Olkkonen M; Karhunen H; Maczulskij T; Ropponen A; Kaprio J; Latvala A
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;:14034948251380639Ropponen A; Haapakangas A
- Journal article: SLEEP SCIENCE. 2025;18:s1-s40Tucker P; Öster K; Söderström M; Harris A; Ropponen A; Dahlgren A
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35:ckaf161.1013Svedberg P; Alaie I; Narusyte J; Ropponen A
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35:ckaf161.1014Narusyte J; Oelrich O; Alaie I; Ropponen A; Svedberg P
- Article: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2025;130:104638Karhula K; Shiri R; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Ropponen A; Sallinen M; Turunen J; Harma M
- Article: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. 2025;63(4):398-407Ropponen A; Wang M; Narusyte J; Svedberg P
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):18592Alaie I; Svedberg P; Ropponen A; Narusyte J
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2025;26(2):199-222Kuusi T; Kulvik M; Harma M; Ropponen A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2025;163:104996Turunen J; Karhula K; Ropponen A; Shiri R; Hamalainen K; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Haavisto O; Sallinen M; Pehkonen J; Harma M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(2):e0317675Ropponen A; Bergstrom J; Narusyte J; Svedberg P
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All other publications
- Review: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2026;15(1):132Andersen FB; Pallesen S; Egaas IT; Vedaa O; Nielsen MB; Sunde E; Holmelid O; Kysnes BB; Bjorvatn B; Waage S; Ropponen A; Garde AH; Dahlgren A; Djupedal ILR; Harris A
- Conference publication: SLEEP SCIENCE. 2025;18:s1-s40Härmä M; Koskinen A; Haavisto O; Sallinen M; Turunen J; Karhula K; Vanttola P; Ropponen A
- Conference publication: SLEEP SCIENCE. 2025;18:s1-s40Karhula K; Shiri R; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Turunen J; Ropponen A; Sallinen M; Härmä M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35:ckaf161.821Saynajakangas P; Poutanen J; Haukka E; Rauttola A-P; Ropponen A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35:ckaf161.1877Prevalence of healthcare visits and sick leaves due to mental health diagnoses since 2010 in FinlandRopponen A; Ahola E; Haavisto O; Varje P
- Conference publication: 2025;:a75.1-a7a75Turunen J; Karhula K; Ropponen A; Shiri R; Hämäläinen K; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Haavisto O; Sallinen M; Pehkonen J; Härmä M
- Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2025Zellers S; de Paiva SN; Olkkonen M; Karhunen H; Ropponen A; Latvala A; Kaprio J
- Editorial: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2025;51(2):53-57Ropponen A
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023Wang M; Svedberg P; Silventoinen K; Böckerman P; Narusyte J; Ropponen A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac130.213Narusyte J; Alaie I; Ropponen A; Svedberg P
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac131.473Alaie I; Svedberg P; Ropponen A; Narusyte J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac129.093Wang M; Raza A; Narusyte J; Silventoinen K; Bockerman P; Svedberg P; Ropponen A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac129.440Svedberg P; Narusyte J; Ropponen A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac130.092Ropponen A; Ervasti J; Harma M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac129.179Peutere L; Pentti J; Ropponen A; Kivimaki M; Harma M; Krutova O; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Virtanen M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:III373Peutere L; Terho K; Pentti J; Ropponen A; Kivimaki M; Harma M; Krutova O; Ervasti J; Koskinen A; Virtanen M
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022Härmä MI; Shiri R; Ervasti J; Karhula K; Turunen J; Koskinen A; Ropponen A; Sallinen M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:340Ropponen A; Koskinen A; Puttonen S; Harma M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:256Adverse outcomes of sick leave due to mental disorders: prospective studies of discordant twin pairsMather L; Narusyte J; Ropponen A; Bergstrom G; Blom V; Helgadottir B; Svedberg P
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:ckz185.165Svedberg P; Helgadottir B; Mather L; Narusyte J; Ropponen A; Blom V
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Utilizing digital data to improve working conditions in health careResearch Council of Finland1 January 2020 - 31 May 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2019 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011
- Risk factors for disability pension due to low back disorders - A twin study.Research Council of Finland1 January 2008 - 31 December 2012
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2028
- Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025