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Objectives. The objective of this study is to discover the meaning of being multi-skilled in everyday life for men, as well as to show how being multi-skilled is manifested and visible in their lives. The issue is topical in the sense that it is by no means a given anymore that it the smooth running of day-to-day life in the family is the responsibility of a woman. In addition, more and more households are formed by only one person. Furthermore, alternative types of housing are an increasingly important alternative to a traditional nuclear family, especially for young men. The basis of the study is a synthesis of skills based on the existing literature. This creates the opportunity to study the day-to-day lives of men from several viewpoints at once, and to create the basis for the concept of being multi-skilled. Methods. The empirical data used in the study was collected by conducting individual, semi-structured, thematic interviews with seven men between the ages of 21 and 59, living in the capital region or western Uusimaa. The data was analysed principally using qualitative methods in a theory-driven analysis with a phenomenographic approach. In order to increase the reliability of the results, the data was also submitted to quantitative analysis. The data collected in the first part of the survey was analysed based on the knowledge gained from source literature. In the second stage of analysis, larger skillsets were formed in order to describe the actual meaning of being multi-skilled. In the third stage of analysis the skills described by the men were organised into a description of what being multi-skilled is. At the same time, the whole concept became visible in their lives. The men interviewed in the course of the study came to be seen as "products" of their national culture, upbringing, education, life experiences, friendships and other aspects of their private lives. Results and conclusions. The results of this master's thesis show that the skills that men need to navigate their everyday lives can be described with the concept of being multi-skilled. The concept includes three individual factors: the skill of being a human, actual productive skills and a vision of skills to be learned in the future. Being multi-skilled appears in the lives of men as various social, functional and cognitive skills. The experience of doing things together and offering and receiving assistance was described as essential. It is possible to conclude that mastering everyday life via being multi-skilled is both the right and the duty of each person regardless of their gender.