Education
Jallinoja completed her Doctor of Philosophy in sociology at the University of Helsinki in 1983, with a dissertation entitled "Suomalaisen naisasialiikkeen taistelukaudet" (Finnish women"s movement fighting seasons).
Jallinoja completed her Doctor of Philosophy in sociology at the University of Helsinki in 1983, with a dissertation entitled "Suomalaisen naisasialiikkeen taistelukaudet" (Finnish women"s movement fighting seasons).
She is known, among other things, for studying the role of women, the family and modern life. Jallinoja has published several books on the subject of the changing dynamics of the family and participated in numerous international research projects in the field of family sociology. Jallinoja has been acknowledged in the national scientific publication, as well as being presented with the joint venture Snellman and Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio Awards.
She is currently the Vice Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences.
Her husband is an architect Reijo Jallinoja. Jallinoja elected to the Finnish Academy of Science and a member in 2001.