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The purpose of the study is to review stress studies of primary school pupils. The aim is to find out how much and what kind of research has been published on the subject in Finnish. The second aim of the study is to survey the study of stress in general and to find out which reference groups stress the researches contained. Before starting the study, it was assumed that few articles would be published on stress of a primary school student. According to background information, researchers have historically been less interested in middle childhood than other ages. Stress as a phenomenon is affecting this age group as well and affects their development and hence the future well-being. The study reviewed all 360 research article in two peer-reviewed domestic publications, Kasvatus and Psykologia journals in the years 2009-2018. The survey searched articles with research on stress and looked at which reference group stress the article dealt with. In addition, research articles focused on primary school age children with results on anxiety, strain or load were selected for the survey. A total of 30 articles were selected for the research material. The articles were categorized according to the age group in which they dealt with stress and the context in which the word stress was used. Stress is a widespread phenomenon affecting many disciplines. Stress has no well-established scientific definition, and the word is used for very different purposes. Stress is studied directly by measuring and looking at the triggers or symptoms. None of the articles dealing mainly with stress focused on primary school children. The results of studies of three articles on primary school age also found observations related to stress, or anxiety, strain, or load, which are used as close concepts of stress. According to the study, there is a great need for research into childhood stress, as there has been alarmingly little research in Finland.