The Finnish Youth Research Society conducts its own research activities through the Finnish Youth Research Network, founded in the beginning of 1999. The Youth Research Network is a community of researchers which works together with universities, research institutes and institutes and various professionals in the field of youth work and youth policy.

The purpose of the Finnish Youth Research Society’s and Network’s common publication series is to provide publications that are socially relevant, scientifically sound and take up fresh perspectives. This publication series is composed of monographs such as doctoral dissertations related to contemporary youth issues, article collections and research reports. The majority of the publications are in Finnish.

The Finnish Youth Research Society's primary activities are various kinds of seminars and discussion forums. The goal of the seminars is to offer forums for cooperation to researchers, government officials, teachers, students and youth work professionals.

The Finnish Youth Research Society's activities have increased greatly in recent years: the Society has established international contacts with other European research institutes and also functioned actively in the field of Finnish youth research both as a publisher and a research coordinator.