About Us

The KIHD is a population-based, prospective cohort study primarily designed to investigate risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and related outcomes in middle-aged men from Eastern Finland. A total of 2682 participants living in Kuopio and its rural communities were enrolled in the baseline examinations between March 1984 and December 1989.

Project Personnel

KIHD Board of Directors

Professor Jussi Kauhanen — Jussi Kauhanen
Professor
Public Health, Head of the Department; Director of the MPH Master’s Program; Head of the KIHD Research…
Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
[email protected] | 040 552 5104
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/jussi.kauhanen/

Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen
Professor
Epidemiology
Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]** | 040 355 2956
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/tomi-pekka.tuomainen/

Jyrki Virtanen
Research Director
Nutritionist
Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]** | 040 355 2957
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/jyrki.virtanen/

Ari Voutilainen,
Research Manager
The Data Manager’s duties include managing large research and registry data, ensuring data protection…
Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]** | 040 355 2826
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/ari.voutilainen/

Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]** | 050 476 1958
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/javkhlanbayar.dorjdagva/

KIHD Project Team

Tommi Tolmunen
Professor
Coordination of basic education and specialist training in adolescent psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry…
Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]**
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/tommi.tolmunen/

Sudhir Kurl
Clinical researcher
Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]** | 040 355 2966
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/sudhir.kurl/

Laboni Akter
Doctoral Researcher
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
**[email protected]**
https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/laboni.akter/

Acknowledging Key Contributors to the KIHD Study

We extend our deepest gratitude to the exceptional individuals whose dedication and expertise have been instrumental in the success of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. Their invaluable contributions have shaped the study’s impact on health research.

Honoring:
Jukka T. Salonen, MD, PhD
George A. Kaplan, PhD
Juhani Julkunen, PhD
Rainer Rauramaa, MD, PhD
Kimmo Ronkainen, MSc
Kristiina Nyyssönen, PhD
Sonja Rissanen
John Lynch, PhD
Niklas Krause, MD, PhD
Timo Lakka, MD, PhD

Their commitment to advancing scientific knowledge continues to inspire and drive meaningful progress in the field.