NAME: Kontula, Osmo
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
Ph.D., University of Helsinki
Research Professor, Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland
Docent (Senior Lecturer) in Sociology at University of Helsinki
Honorary Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Science, University of Sydney
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Tel.int. +358 9 2280 5123, GSM int. +358 40 5827369, e-mail: name.surname@vaestoliitto.fi
POSITION:
Research Professor, Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland
Secretary General, European Federation of Sexology (EFS)
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:
Sexology, sexual science, sex research, sexual and reproductive health, cultural differences in sexual issues, adolescent sexuality, couple relationships, family, population and sexual policies, fertility, demographic behaviour, public health
CAREER:
Research Professor, The Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland 1998-, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki 1996-1997, Senior Researcher, National Crime Prevention Council, Ministry of Justice 1995, Research Director, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki 1991-1994, Research Fellow, Academy of Finland 1986-1990, Researcher, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Ministry of Justice 1985.
SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS OF TRUST:
Member of Executive Committee of the European Federation of Sexology (EFS), 2006 – 2014
- Secretary General, European Federation of Sexology (EFS), 2010 – 2014
- EFS Gold Medal Award, 9.5.2010
The Journal of Sex Research, Associate Editor, 2005 –
Member of the Board of Directors of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), 1999 – 2002; 2010 -
- Chair of International SSSS Task Force Committee, 2000 – 2004
- Member of Nomination Committee, 2003-2004
International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Full Member, 1996 –
- Host of the Annual IASR Meeting in 2004 in Helsinki
- Member of Program Committee, 2003-2004
- IASR Committee on Professional Development, 2009 -
President of The Nordic Association for Clinical Sexology (NACS), 2001 – 2003
- Member of NACS Board, 1999-2003; 2005 – 2010
- Member of NACS expert group that created a common training program and authorization for sexologists in the Nordic countries, 1998 –2000
- Member of NACS Authorization Committee, 2001-2003
- Chair of NACS Authorization Committee for Sexological Education and Science (NACSES), 2005 -
President of the Finnish Association for Sexology (FIAS), 1997-2002, 2005 - 2010
- Member of FIAS Authorization Committee, 1999 –
- Chair of FIAS Research Section, 2002 –
- Vice President, 2010 -
Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), 2006 -
European Journal of Sexual Health, Sexologies, International Correspondent, 2006 –
Archive for Sexology, Berlin, Advisory Board, 2005 -
Consultant of the European Population Committee (CAHP) in sexual and reproductive health issues, Council of Europe, 2002 - 2005
European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance (ESDA), Member of Executive Committee, 2004 - 2007
President of the Finnish Foundation for Sex Education and Therapy (SEXPO), 1988-1991; 2003 – 2007
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Altogether over 300 publications, of which around 50 books. See List of Publications.
Examples:
Suvivuo Pia, Tossavainen Kerttu & Kontula Osmo (2010): Can there be such a delightful feeling as this? Variations of sexual scripts in Finnish girls’ narratives" The Journal of Adolescent Research. (Accepted 28.1.2010)
Osmo Kontula: Between Sexual Desire and Reality: The Evolution of Sex in Finland. The Family Federation of Finland: The Population Research Institute D49/2009. Helsinki 2009. 255 pp
http://www.vaestoliitto.fi/tieto_ja_tutkimus/vaestontutkimuslaitos/julkaisut/
kaikki_julkaisut_all_publication/between_sexual_desire_and_realit/
OsmoKontula: Parisuhdeonnen avaimet ja esteet. Perhebarometri 2009 (Keys and obstacles of happiness in couple relationships. Family barometer 2009). Katsauksia E 38/2009. Väestöntutkimuslaitos, Väestöliitto. Helsinki. 150 pp.
http://vaestoliitto-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/0bdead067a879adb383324042c299dab/1264174346/application/
pdf/318644/Perhebarometri%202009.pdf
Osmo Kontula & Elina Haavio-Mannila: The Impact of Aging on Human Sexual Activity and Sexual Desire. The Journal of Sex Research 46:1:46-56.
Osmo Kontula: Halu & intohimo: tietoa suomalaisesta seksistä (Desire & passion: knowledge of Finnish sex). Otava. Helsinki 2008. 384 pp.
Osmo Kontula: The Influence of Education and family Policies on Age at First Birth. In “People, Population Change and Policies. Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study” (Eds. Charlotte Höhn, Dragana Avramov & Irena E. Kotowska). Volume 1: Family Change. Springer. Dordrecht 2008. pp. 259-275.
Osmo Kontula & Ismo Söderling: Demographic Change and Family Policy Regimes. In “People, Population Change and Policies. Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study” (Eds. Charlotte Höhn, Dragana Avramov & Irena E. Kotowska). Volume 2: Demographic Knowledge – Gender - Ageing. Springer. Dordrecht 2008. pp. 3-20.
Osmo Kontula & Henna Meriläinen: Koulun seksuaalikasvatus 2000-luvun Suomessa (Sex education in school in Finland in the 2000s). Katsauksia E26/2007. Väestöntutkimuslaitos. Väestöliitto. Helsinki 2007. 187 pp.
http://www.vaestoliitto.fi/tieto_ja_tutkimus/vaestontutkimuslaitos/julkaisut/
kaikki_julkaisut_all_publication/koulun_seksuaalikasvatus_2000-lu/
Elina Haavio-Mannila, Osmo Kontula & Anna Rotkirch: フィンランドにおける
性的ライフスタイルの変容 -３世代200の自分史による調査研究 (The change of sexual lifestyles in Finland - A Research study based on over 200 autobiographies in three generations). (Translation into Japanese by Noriko Hashimoto). Ohtsuki publishing Co., Ltd. Tokyo 2006.
224 pp.
Osmo Kontula: Hallazgos sobre la conducta sexual juvenil, los embarazos y los nacimientos en Europa: el rol de la educación y la información en la salud sexual (Findings in sexual behavior, pregnancies and births among young people in Europe: The role of education and information on sexual health). Construyendo una agenda temática en sexualidad (Ed. Jaime Barrientos). Ediciones Universidad Católica del Norte. Chile. Antofagasta 2006. pp. 29-61.
Osmo Kontula & Sirpa Valkama: Characteristics of the sexology profession in Finland in the beginning of 2000s = Caractéristiques de la profession de sexologue, en Finlande, au début des années 2000. Sexologies – European Journal of Sexual Health, 2006:15:1:22-29.
Olev Poolamets, Elina Haavio-Mannila, Osmo Kontula & Kai Haldre (Eds.): Seksuaalsus Eestis: Ajalugu. Tänapäev. Arengud (Sexuality in Estonia: History, Contemporary, Progress). Eesti Akadeemiline Seksoloogia Selts. Tallinn 2006. 360 pp.
Osmo Kontula & Anneli Miettinen: Synthesis Report on Demographic Behaviour, Existing Population Related Policies and Expectations Men and Women Have Concerning the State. DIALOG Work package 4, Report D15. Working Papers E19/2005. The Population Research Institute. The Family Federation of Finland. Helsinki 2005. 151 pp.
http://vaestoliitto-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/058fc755329f5ed4c24142269c873ee0/
1264492646/application/pdf/386771/Dialog%20D%2015.pdf
Osmo Kontula: Reproductive health behaviour of young Europeans. Volume 2: The role of education and information. Population Studies No. 45. Council of Europe Publishing. Council of Europe. Strasbourg 2004. 100 pp.
http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/N%B0%2045%20Reprod%20Heath%20vol2.pdf
Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila: Renaissance of Romanticism in the Era of Increasing Individualism. In The State of Affairs: Explorations in Infidelity and Commitment (Eds. Jean Duncombe, Kaeren Harrison, Graham Allan & Dennis Marsden). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. New Jersey 2004. pp. 79-102.
Kontula Osmo: Bi- and Homosexuality in the National Surveys in Europe. In Same-sex couples, same-sex partnerships, and homosexual marriages: A Focus on cross-national differentials (Eds. Digoix, Marie & Festy, Patrick). Documents de travail n°124, Ined, 2004, pp. 211-223.
http://www-same-sex.ined.fr/WWW/04Doc124OsmoKontula.pdf
Nathalie Bajos, Agnés Guillaume & Osmo Kontula: Le comportement des jeunes Européens face à la santé génésique. Volume 1. Etudes démographiques No.42, Editions du Conseil de l'Europe. Conseil de l’Europe. Strasbourg 2004. 150 pp.
http://www.coe.int/t/f/coh%E9sion_sociale/population/5471-6_Demog.%20no42%20Fr.pdf
Elina Haavio-Mannila and Osmo Kontula: Sexual Trends in the Baltic Sea Area. Publications of the Population Research Institute, Series D41, The Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland. Helsinki 2003. 272 pp.
http://www.vaestoliitto.fi/tieto_ja_tutkimus/vaestontutkimuslaitos/julkaisut/
kaikki_julkaisut_all_publication/sexual_trends_in_the_baltic_sea/
Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila: Finland (Suomen Tasavalta) With up-dates by the original authors. The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality (Ed. Robert T. Francouer & Raymond Noonan). Continuum. New York 2003. pp. 381-411.
Osmo Kontula: Trends in Teenage Sexual Behaviour, Pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV infections in Europe. In ‘Reproductive health behaviour of young Europeans.’ Volume 1. Population Studies No. 42. Council of Europe Publishing. Council of Europe. Strasbourg 2003. pp. 77-137.
http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/D%E9mographie%20n%B042%2016x24%20En.pdf
Elina Haavio-Mannila and Osmo Kontula: Single and Double Sexual Standards in Finland, Estonia and St. Petersburg. Journal of Sex Research 2003:40:1:36-49.
Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila: Masturbation in a Generational Perspective. In Masturbation as a Means of Achieving Sexual Health (Eds. Walter O. Bockting and Eli Coleman). The Haworth Press. New York 2003. pp. 49-83.
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Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila: Masturbation in a Generational Perspective. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 2002:14:2/3:49-83.
Elina Haavio-Mannila, Osmo Kontula and Anna Rotkirch: Sexual Lifestyles in the Twentieth Century: A Research Study. Palgrave. Hampshire and New York 2002. 224 pp.
Ilsa Lottes and Osmo Kontula (Eds.): New Views on Sexual Health: The Case of Finland. D37/2000. The Population Research Institute. Väestöliitto, Family Federation of Finland. Helsinki 2000. 339 pp.
http://www.vaestoliitto.fi/tieto_ja_tutkimus/vaestontutkimuslaitos/julkaisut/kaikki_julkaisut_all_publication/
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Osmo Kontula and Elina Haavio-Mannila: Sexual Pleasures: Enhancement of Sex Life in Finland, 1971 - 1992. Dartmouth. Hampshire 1995. 287 s.
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/FINHOME.HTM