Presentation
I am a researcher at Kela’s Research Unit. I study the need of services and benefits for customers in vulnerable or difficult living situations and the way the healthcare and social welfare system is responding to that need. In recently ended projects, multiprofessional services have been a particular interest of mine. I have also investigated different maternity package programmes all over the world. I am Kela's representative on the global social policy network of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
Expertise
- qualitative research
- wellbeing of children and adolescents
- customer research
- multiprofessional services
- public health and global health
- healthcare and social welfare policy
- maternity package
- organisational communication
Ongoing research projects
Previous research projects
Publications
- Näsi, E., Karjalainen, A., & Teittinen, A. (2024). Kun lapsi sairastuu syöpään, koko perhe tarvitsee pitkäkestoista tukea. Sylva tutkimus. https://www.sylva.fi/uploads/sites/1/2024/09/380e43ba-sylva_lehti_3-24_0924_v4.pdf
- Näsi E, Koskenvuo K, Hokkanen K, Välimäki T. Kelan erityispalvelu tarjoaa nuorille kokonaisvaltaista ohjausta. Kuntoutus 2023; 46 (1): 35-43.
- Näsi, E., & Koskenvuo, K. (2022). The Finnish baby box: From a volunteer initiative to a renowned social security benefit. In C. de la Porte, G. B. Eydal, J. Kauko, D. Nohrstedt, P. 't Hart, & B. S. Tranøy (eds.) Successful public policy in the Nordic countries: Cases, lessons, challenges. Oxford University Press.
- Näsi Ella, Perkiö Mikko, Kokkinen Lauri (2021). The complexity of decreased work ability: Individuals’ perceptions of factors that affect returning to work after sickness absence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(1), 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010113
- Koskenvuo Karoliina, Laaksonen Mikko, Blomgren Jenni, Pösö Reetta, Seppänen-Järvelä Riitta, Näsi Ella (2021). Selvitys kuntoutustukea saaneista. Aiempi tutkimus ja rekisteriseuranta vuonna 2015 kuntoutustuen aloittaneista. Kelan työpapereita 163. Helsinki: Kelan tutkimus. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021061036324
- Mattila Hannu, Laatu Markku, Näsi Ella, Heinonen, Hanna-Mari, Korpela Tuija, Tervola Jussi, Joensuu Matti, Unkila Kirsi (2021). Asiakasnäkökulma sosiaaliturvan monimutkaisuuteen. Teoksessa Virrankari Lotta, Mattila Hannu, Saikku Peppi. Sihvonen Ella, Tervola Jussi (toim.): Sosiaaliturvan monimutkaisuus. Sosiaaliturvauudistuksen työpaperi. Sosiaaliturvakomitean julkaisuja 1. Helsinki: Valtioneuvosto. (pp. 48-61). http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-00-5434-2
- Koivu Annariina, Phan Yen T, Näsi Ella, Abuhamed Jad, Perry Brittany L, Atkins Salla, Perkiö Mikko, Koivusalo Meri (2020). The baby box. Enhancing the wellbeing of babies and mothers around the world. Kelan erillisjulkaisu, Helsinki: Kelan tutkimus. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020081360377
Publications and research projects
Maternity package survey 2025
The survey looks at the experiences of families that received the maternity grant benefit in 2022 or 2023 and how satisfied they were with the items in the maternity package, and invites suggestions for improving the contents of the package.
The Finnish Baby Box: From a Volunteer Initiative to a Renowned Social Security Benefit
The ‘baby box’ is an example of a successful social policy in Finland.
When a child falls ill – The need for family benefits and services and experiences of service processes
The study investigates the safety net provided by the healthcare and social welfare system from the point of view of families where the child has cancer.
The Complexity of Decreased Work Ability: Individuals' Perceptions of Factors That Affect Returning to Work After Sickness Absence
In our qualitative study, we sought to understand how affected individuals themselves perceive and experience the multifaceted factors that are related to their decreased work ability.
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