Research on neighborhood effects on youth educational outcomes has been mainly an
American tradition. This study reviews the European evidence on this subject and brings …

Will housing mix create social mix, and will social mix create social opportunity? This
question is central in American and European urban debates. In Europe, however, there is a …

Segregation is a relatively recent issue in larger Finnish cities. The existence of segregation
contradicts the Nordic welfare model, and segregation has been raised to the national policy …

Social and local differentiation of the urban structure characterise urban regions. This theme
has been the target of many national and international research projects. City of Helsinki …

Virtually every city-region in West and Central Europe has developed policies and strategies
to attract, retain and encourage creative industries and knowledge-intensive services. Since …

Helsinki provides an interesting case for the comparison of European mixing policies, as it
has a relatively short history as a city of immigration. In contrast to prevailing desegregation …

Studies consistently show that the Finnish educational system is one of the best in the world
with only small variations in educational outcomes between pupils and schools. In this …

This chapter provides a unique contribution to the neighbourhood effects literature by
demonstrating that data from in-depth interviews is capable of revealing some of the …

This article contributes to research on the homeownership gap between immigrants and
native-born residents in Western countries, extending earlier research using longitudinal …

Although much valuable research has been carried out on the patterns and determinants of
immigrant distribution in residential space, nuanced longitudinal studies that focus on the …