Teo Keipi

• PhD Economic Sociology
• Senior Researcher at Aalto University

Online interaction through the use of social networking sites (SNS) continues to be a significant component of the socialization of young people today, yet little research exists toward linking various relational forms to prevalent and much-studied online risks cross-nationally. This article provides a link between relational dynamics and online ri...

Over the past few decades, various types of hate material have caused increasing concern. Today, the scope of hate is wider than ever, as easy and often-anonymous access to an enormous amount of online content has opened the Internet up to both use and abuse. By providing possibilities for inexpensive and instantaneous access without ties to geogra...

This study examined the commonality of exposure to sites that advocate eating disorders, self-injury and suicide among American, British, German and Finnish respondents (N = 3565) aged 15–30 (age M = 23.06, 50.15% male). The analysis focused on both cross-national and socio-demographic differences and on user characteristic including happiness, pre...

This article explores youth narratives of Internet risks and opportunities brought about by user anonymity. Using an essay-based study of 258 youth (mean age 15.4 years, 56% female), we examined youth narratives concerning the effects of Internet anonymity on youth behavior online. Narratives were written anonymously to maximize disclosure. The nee...

The dominance of computer-mediated communication in the online relational landscape continues to affect millions of users; yet, few studies have identified and analyzed characteristics shared by those specifically valuing its anonymous aspects for self-expression. This article identifies and investigates key characteristics of such users through on...

The emergence of fake news has systematically challenged traditional media institutions as disinformation and misinformation are increasingly utilised in political attacks on social media. As in many countries, also in Finland, the emergence of current counter media sites is closely connected to the rise of the anti-immigration movement, and immigr...

Muotoilu tarjoaa ihmislähtöisen lähestymistavan muutokseen ja kehittämiseen monitahoisissa ja epävarmoissa olosuhteissa. Se on organisaatioissa usein tervetullut muutos kohti tasapainoisempaa toimintamallia, joka täydentää innovoinnin liiketoiminta- ja teknologiavetoisia lähestymistapoja. Viime vuosikymmenen aikana muotoiluajattelu ja palvelumuotoi...

This report takes stock of how design adds value and interconnects with advancing sustainability in 101 Finnish organizations.

In this study, we examine how political party preference and politically active social media use associate with social media behaviors – namely, conformist, provocative, and protective – in the context of the current political sphere in Finland. In our empirical analysis, we use a nationally representative dataset collected from 3,724 Finnish citiz...

This article aims to map the information-seeking habits of population groups in a digital economy. The growing use of technologies in the modern online era has increased the availability of information regarding services and items through user-generated content and applications. However, the potential for leverage through ICTs may not be evenly dis...

This article examines the changing patterns of Finnish social media use during the years 2008–2016. This is the first temporal look at changes in Finnish social media use with representative population-level data. We assess how social media use has evolved between socio-economic and demographic groups in advanced information societies, with a focus...

The article examines the recent trends in online gambling in Finland from 2006 to 2016. The data are derived from the “Use of Information and Communication Technology Statistics by Individuals and Household Survey” collected by Statistics Finland (N = 29,214). The analysis focuses on the frequencies of online gambling and the amounts of money spent...

Societal threats are a growing concern in European democracies in light of risks of terrorism. At the same time, we are witnessing a visible trend of political polarization across the countries. Therefore, there is a need to understand how risk perceptions have changed over time ideologically and demographically. This article provides a novel look...

The role of designers is changing in many organizations, yet we know little of how designers themselves construct their professional identities. Based on 38 interviews of designers working in a design agency, we use Bakhtinian literary genres and chronotopes as a lens to identify four embedded narrative types. These highlight different aspects of d...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the association between political party preference and trust in knowledge-based institutions, while also considering how political trust facilitates the association. The authors focus on the opinions of supporters of the six largest parliamentary political parties in Finland. Design/methodology/appro...

Collaboration through innovation is central to the discussion of how today's universities can respond to new interdisciplinary challenges, competitive environments and stakeholder complexity. Innovation hubs represent a dynamic example of how the public sector, including higher education, is responding to the need for new methods and perspectives t...

Social media provides new platforms for political participation and ideological categorization. However, little research has been done on how party preference is related to politically active social media use. We begin with a consideration of how political participation on social media has evolved between various socio-economic and demographic grou...

This study provides a new frame of reference for understanding intraparty dynamics by analyzing party members' representativeness with respect to party supporters regarding socioeconomic status and ideological spectrum in a multiparty system, namely that of Finland. The analysis is based on a unique member-based survey of Finland's six major politi...

The products, services, technologies, ecosystems, and networks of today are much more interconnected and complicated than ever before. As a result, private and public organizations alike are turning to design to find new ways to create value, manage uncertainty and innovate in a sustainable manner. Design can play a variety of roles on different le...

While Twitter has become an essential part of daily politics across Western countries, little research has focused on origins of politicians’ social circles on social media. This paper contributes to how structural, ideological and contextual factors affect tie formation between parliamentarians’ Twitter networks. The study focuses on Finland, wher...

This report examines the "Finland in the Digital Age" (Digitalisoituva Suomi) research data. The data were gathered using two different procedures: a postal survey and an online panel. The postal survey was carried out by the unit of Economic Sociology at the University of Turku in the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018. The online panel data wa...

This study is focused on questions regarding online identifications. We intend to examine the extent to which different demographic groups and generations in Finland identify with online communities in 2009 and 2017. Our empirical data are derived from nationally representative surveys collected in Finland in 2009 (n=1,202) and 2017 (n=1,648). The...

This study investigates social media users' preferences of encountering or actively avoiding undesired content and conflicts in social interaction with others. Based on a nationwide survey (N=3706) conducted in Finland and using principal component analysis, we identify three different types of social media use in relation to online information sha...

Although online hate has become a phenomenon in online interaction, we do not know how the quality of online social relations is linked to the risk of being a target of hostile behavior online. In this article, we examine how cognitive social capital online (i.e., trust and sense of belonging) is associated with the risk of being a victim of online...

Poliitikkojen harkitsematonta puhetta tieteestä ja tieteenharjoittajista havainnollistaa pääministeri Sipilän paljon huomiota saanut tokaisu kaiken maailman dosenteista. Turkulaiset Arttu Saarinen, Aki Koivula ja Teo Keipi päättivät tehdä ensimmäisen suomalaisten puolueiden kannattajien tiedeasenteita koskevan tutkimuksen laajaan vuonna 2017 kerätt...

Political party members are still a significant group in driving both party values and future changes. In this respect, sources of party representativeness hold significance in assessing the party landscape in a national setting. This study provides a new frame of reference for understanding intra-party dynamics by analyzing party members' represen...

Political party member perceptions of risk continue to attract a great deal of attention in current public discourse and media coverage, yet little research exists in terms of a comparative analysis of Finnish political parties’ views on the issue. Party members are in many ways a highly significant social group, one that exercises a great deal of...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of household spending on physical recreation and the structural distribution of spending over the years 1985-2012 in Finland linked to various contextual factors including education level, income and area of residence. Design/methodology/approach The study uses Statistics Finland’s...

Hateful, threatening or degrading content has become a common part of today’s online interactions. However, little is known about the people who produce such content. This study analyzes online hate content production and its associations with cognitive indicators of social capital in both offline and online social networks. The data are derived fr...

This study examines the social Internet use-purposes of Finns along with links to perceived life satisfaction. Here, associations between life satisfaction and various online behaviors linked to socialization are explored among the Finnish adult population, sigh data coming from nationally representative surveys focused on adult populations in Finl...

This study examines the relationship between average means of generalized trust on two groups of social connections, namely people in general and people only met online, and respondents' past experiences with online and offline victimization. Our data was collected from four countries, Finland, the U.S., Germany and UK from participants aged 15-30...

Political division has become an increasingly common and noticeable practice after the proliferation of social media, which affords a favorable platform for ideological categorizations and political conflicts. However, little research has focused on political party supporters’ use and perceptions of social media. We begin with a consideration of ho...

Purpose: This study explores the relationship between subjective wellbeing (SWB) and exposure to online hate material using samples of Finnish and American youth and young adults. We aim to identify socio-demographic determinants of SWB and the social ties prevalent both online and offline that may be relevant to the discussion of how hate material...

The wealth of beneficial tools for online interaction, consumption, and access to others also bring new risks for harmful experiences online. This study examines the association between cybercrime victimization and subjective well-being (SWB) and, based on the buffering effect hypothesis, tests the assumption of the protective function of social be...

This article explores youth narratives concerning the effects of internet anonymity on social ties online. Using an essay-based study of 78 youth (mean age 15.5 years), the effects of internet anonymity on relationships were examined. Results of the qualitative thematic approach showed that anonymity online has led to new forms of relational risk,...

For most of us, the workplace is a shared social space that involves effective teamwork and collaboration to accomplish our organization’s mission. If teamwork and collaboration are to be sustainable in the long term, it necessitates building conflict resolution practices into our organizational cultures. Otherwise, the inevitability of workplace c...

For most of us, the workplace is a shared social space that involves effective teamwork and collaboration to accomplish our organization’s mission. If teamwork and collaboration are to be sustainable in the long term, it necessitates building conflict resolution practices into our organizational cultures. Otherwise, the inevitability of workplace c...

For most of us, the workplace is a shared social space that involves teamwork and collaboration to accomplish our organization’s mission. If so, then conflict resolution practices must be equally critical. If collaboration is to be sustainable it necessitates building conflict resolution practices into our organizational cultures. Otherwise, the in...

This study examined the feasibility of routine activity theory in predicting online harassment victimization of people aged 15 to 30 years in the USA, Finland, Germany, and the UK. Logistic regression models controlled for socio-demographic factors, exposure to offender, target suitability, and absence of guardianship. According to the results, bet...

Drawing from routine activity theory (RAT), this article seeks to determine the crucial factors contributing to youth victimization through online hate. Although numerous studies have supported RAT in an online context, research focusing on users of particular forms of social media is lacking. Using a sample of 15- to 18-year-old Finnish Facebook u...

The study of websites displaying methods of both physical self-harm and suicide has become an important aspect of deliberate self-injury and suicide research. However, little is known about contextual factors related to entering such sites. Using data from 3,567 respondents aged 15-30 in the US, UK, Germany, and Finland, we found that experiences o...

Background: The Internet has facilitated the existence of extreme and pathological communities that share information about ways to commit suicide, or deliberately harm or hurt oneself. This material is user-generated and easily accessible. Aims: The present study analyses the buffering effect of the social belonging to a primary group in the situa...

Drawing from routine activity theory (RAT), this article seeks to determine the crucial factors contributing to youth victimization through online hate. Although numerous studies have supported RAT in an online context, research focusing on users of particular forms of social media is lacking. Using a sample of 15- to 18-year-old Finnish Facebook u...

Background: The Internet has facilitated the existence of extreme and pathological communities that share information about ways to complete suicide or to deliberately harm or hurt oneself. This material is user-generated and easily accessible. Aims: The present study analyzed the buffering effect of social belonging to a primary group in the situa...

Background: Pro-anorexia communities exist online and encourage harmful weight loss and weight control practices, often through emotional content that enforces social ties within these communities. User-generated responses to videos that directly oppose pro-anorexia communities have not yet been researched in depth. Objective: The aim was to study...

Harm-advocating online content includes pro-eating disorder, pro-self-harm, pro-suicide, and the positive portrayal of the deaths of real people (snuff or death sites). This material is often user-generated and easily accessible for an average online user, therefore offering a potential source of risk for many Internet users. This cross-sectional s...

This study examines cybercrime victimization, what some of the common characteristics of such crimes are and some of the general predictors of cybercrime victimization among teenagers and young adults. A combined four-country sample (Finland, US, Germany and UK; n = 3,506) is constructed from participants aged between 15 and 30 years old. According...

This study investigates cybercrime, which has become a significant phenomenon within the last two decades. Being a victim of fraud, defamation or harassment online concerns, younger age groups who are active Internet users. A population-based cross-sectional survey collected from 15 to 74 year olds in Finland (n = 46,139) is used as data. The first...