Proactive support of work well-being during structural changes in the work

The three-year study (Metsä-project) begun in the beginning of 2016.  Its aim is to promote work ability and work well-being among employees and entrepreneurs of forest machine and logging companies.

The research evaluates the effectiveness of work wellbeing investments and health promotion activities on improving work ability and work wellbeing and their impact on companies’ success.

Funding
The Finnish Work Environment Fund
Metsämiesten Säätiö Foundation

Research group
Pricipal Investigator
Clas-Håkan Nygård, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, clas-hakan.nygard@tuni.fi

Anna Siukola, anna.siukola@tuni.fi, University of Tampere
Heikki Karinen, heikki.karinen@tuni.fi, University of Tampere*
Hannu Pursio

Collaborators
Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere (Jukka Uitti, Virpi Liukkonen)
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Kimmo Vänni)
The Trade Association of Finnish Forestry and Earth Moving Contractors
Woodworker’s Union are partners in the project.