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Pathways to Adulthood: Sequences in the School-to-Work Transition in Finland, Norway and Sweden

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  • Thomas Lorentzen

    (University of Bergen)

  • Olof Bäckman

    (Stockholm University)

  • Ilari Ilmakunnas

    (University of Turku
    National Institute for Health and Welfare)

  • Timo Kauppinen

    (National Institute for Health and Welfare)

Abstract

Research on youth transitions often follows the lines of classic welfare state typologies. Thus, given the institutional similarities, the transition from youth to adulthood in the Nordic countries has often been considered a specific type of trajectory. However, little research exists on how country differences within the Nordic cluster shape young people’s pathways from education to work. Thus, little is known about intra-Nordic variations caused by national labour market regulations and social safety nets (e.g. parental insurance, public day care and unemployment security). In this article, we use sequence analysis to examine the transition process from school to work in Finland, Norway and Sweden and to find how these processes are linked to family formation patterns. The results indicate that Finland, Norway and Sweden to a great extent share the same general types of school-to-work trajectories. The role of family establishment in workforce entry trajectories, on the other hand, differs in some respects. There is a very strong link between early parenthood among Finnish women and trajectories leading to labour market exclusion. This is interpreted in light of the Finnish labour market and family policy.

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  • Thomas Lorentzen & Olof Bäckman & Ilari Ilmakunnas & Timo Kauppinen, 2019. "Pathways to Adulthood: Sequences in the School-to-Work Transition in Finland, Norway and Sweden," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 1285-1305, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:141:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s11205-018-1877-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-1877-4
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