Digital and learning financial skills

DigiConsumers is a multidisciplinary research project that seeks solutions to improve the financial knowledge and consumption skills of young people aged 13-25, especially in digital environments.

In the work package, research from the perspectives of educational and developmental psychology focuses on factors that affect the learning of digital and financial skills. The purpose is to cover the gap between the skills developed at school and the skills needed outside of school.

Research topics

Kirsti Lonka

Ph.D., Professor

University of Helsinki

Leader in Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Educational psychology, digital learning and education, psychology of learning and motivation (adults and youth), teacher education, innovative learning solutions

kirsti.lonka@helsinki.fi

+358 50 318 2181

Rekar Abdulhamed

Post-Doctoral Researcher

University of Helsinki

Researcher in Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Educational psychology, teacher education, well-being, acculturation, quantitative research

rekar.abdulhamed@helsinki.fi

Milla Niva

University of Helsinki

Researcher in Work Package "The factors affecting young people´s digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Educational psychology, cognitive science, computational thinking, digital learning and education, teacher education, innovative learning solutions

milla.niva@helsinki.fi

Heidi Lammassaari

Project Manager

University of Helsinki / Helsinki Education Hub

Researcher in Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Educational psychology, teacher education, learning environments, blended learning and education, innovative learning solutions

heidi.lammassaari@helsinki.fi

Mette Ranta

PhD, Title of Docent/ Associate Prof.

University of Helsinki

University Researcher in Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Life course transition to adulthood, financial capability, financial well-being, positive and developmental psychology, financial stress, social relationships, quantitative methods, longitudinal research

mette.ranta@helsinki.fi

02 956 53098

Iida Vedenpää

Doctoral Researcher, Class Teacher

University of Helsinki

Researcher in Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school".

Educational Psychology, Teacher Education, Innovative Learning Solutions, Teacher Professional Learning and Wellbeing

iida.vedenpaa@helsinki.fi

Katja Leiman

University of Helsinki

Research Assistant in the Work Package "The factors affecting young people's digital and financial skills inside and outside school"

Educational psychology, psychology of learning and motivation, well-being, blended learning and education, innovative learning solutions

katja.leiman@helsinki.fi