The University of Jyväskylä's Alumnus of the Year is Arja Paananen, the award-winning special journalist of Ilta-Sanomat. She has been reporting on events in Russia for over 30 years.
FM Aino Sarkia defends their doctoral dissertation in social work "Epävirallinen ja virallinen taloudellinen apu vähävaraisten lapsiperheiden lasten ja vanhempien kokemana. Fenomenologis-hermeneuttinen tutkimus".
A study at the Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, investigated the contribution of young children beginning in early childhood education and care (ECEC) during their first days in the new environment.