Hanna Varjakoski
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hanna Varjakoski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Varjakoski |
| SIGNATURE | VARJAKOSKI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0471-4652 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nuoret ja vanhat televiestinnän murroksessa
Ikään liittyvät kulttuuriset oletukset muovaavat teknologiaan ja sen käyttöön liittyviä ymmärryksiä. Siinä missä iäkkäämmät ihmiset on usein nähty stereotyyppisesti teknologisesti osaamattomina, nuorten on kuviteltu omaksuvan helposti uusien teknologisten laitteiden käytön. Ylipäätään uutena näyttäytyvään teknologiaan on kulttuurisesti liitetty käsityksiä nuoruudesta. Tämä artikkeli fokusoi viestintäteknologiaan ja tarkastelee matkapuhelinoperaat…
Small acts of resistance – community-dwelling oldest old reclaiming autonomy during a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted societies and social lives worldwide, leading to wide research interest in its consequences across age groups. This paper investigates the ways in which older adults strived to maintain autonomy during the confinement measures and age-based restrictions. The study draws on empirical data collected as part of the Cardiovascular Risk factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE85+) study. Data include qualitative interviews wit…
Challenging Health Citizenship
This article investigates how older citizens perceive and utilise digital health technologies as part of their everyday health management, health-related risk monitoring and illness prevention. This study draws on empirical data collected as part of the HAIDI research project and include interviews and media go-alongs with 71 individuals aged 75-100 years living in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Interviews were conducted in 2023, and the transcribe…
Age Diversity in Neighborhoods—A Mixed-Methods Approach Examining Older Residents and Community Wellbeing
This paper focuses on age diversity in neighbourhoods and its possible impacts on community wellbeing. The aims of this paper are (a) to investigate whether age diversity in neighbourhoods contribute to older residents' wellbeing and (b) to explore older residents' experiences and views on age diversity in their neighbourhood. These questions are addressed using a mixed-method approach combining survey and interview data and analysis. The data is…
Death, loved ones and relationality
This article explores the bonds between the living and the dead in contemporary Finland. The research data consists of approximately 100 letters collected via a writing call asking respondents to describe their understandings, memories and lived experiences related to deceased loved ones. By using qualitative analysis, the study endeavours to investigate the kinds of relational dimensions that emerge in these continuing bonds. This article looks …
In and out of control
This article analyzes representations of older women in contemporary Finnish film. It focuses on comedies since traditionally the genre has granted older female characters more visibility and offered a space where stereotypes can be dissolved, alternatives imagined and the conventional contested. The article sets out to investigate what kinds of representational spaces the figures of an elderly mother with dementia, a ‘bag lady’, an older female …
In and out of control
This article analyzes representations of older women in contemporary Finnish film. It focuses on comedies since traditionally the genre has granted older female characters more visibility and offered a space where stereotypes can be dissolved, alternatives imagined and the conventional contested. The article sets out to investigate what kinds of representational spaces the figures of an elderly mother with dementia, a ‘bag lady’, an older female …
Death, loved ones and relationality
This article explores the bonds between the living and the dead in contemporary Finland. The research data consists of approximately 100 letters collected via a writing call asking respondents to describe their understandings, memories and lived experiences related to deceased loved ones. By using qualitative analysis, the study endeavours to investigate the kinds of relational dimensions that emerge in these continuing bonds. This article looks …
In and out of control
This article analyzes representations of older women in contemporary Finnish film. It focuses on comedies since traditionally the genre has granted older female characters more visibility and offered a space where stereotypes can be dissolved, alternatives imagined and the conventional contested. The article sets out to investigate what kinds of representational spaces the figures of an elderly mother with dementia, a ‘bag lady’, an older female …
Age Diversity in Neighborhoods—A Mixed-Methods Approach Examining Older Residents and Community Wellbeing
This paper focuses on age diversity in neighbourhoods and its possible impacts on community wellbeing. The aims of this paper are (a) to investigate whether age diversity in neighbourhoods contribute to older residents' wellbeing and (b) to explore older residents' experiences and views on age diversity in their neighbourhood. These questions are addressed using a mixed-method approach combining survey and interview data and analysis. The data is…
Nuoret ja vanhat televiestinnän murroksessa
Ikään liittyvät kulttuuriset oletukset muovaavat teknologiaan ja sen käyttöön liittyviä ymmärryksiä. Siinä missä iäkkäämmät ihmiset on usein nähty stereotyyppisesti teknologisesti osaamattomina, nuorten on kuviteltu omaksuvan helposti uusien teknologisten laitteiden käytön. Ylipäätään uutena näyttäytyvään teknologiaan on kulttuurisesti liitetty käsityksiä nuoruudesta. Tämä artikkeli fokusoi viestintäteknologiaan ja tarkastelee matkapuhelinoperaat…
Small acts of resistance – community-dwelling oldest old reclaiming autonomy during a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted societies and social lives worldwide, leading to wide research interest in its consequences across age groups. This paper investigates the ways in which older adults strived to maintain autonomy during the confinement measures and age-based restrictions. The study draws on empirical data collected as part of the Cardiovascular Risk factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE85+) study. Data include qualitative interviews wit…
Challenging Health Citizenship
This article investigates how older citizens perceive and utilise digital health technologies as part of their everyday health management, health-related risk monitoring and illness prevention. This study draws on empirical data collected as part of the HAIDI research project and include interviews and media go-alongs with 71 individuals aged 75-100 years living in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Interviews were conducted in 2023, and the transcribe…
Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aging in place (1 works) · Art (1 works)