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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[q1] How interested are you of issues related to Finland's EU membership?

[q2] How well informed do you feel about such issues? Do you feel...

[q3_1] Views on EU membership: Being the neighbour of the unstable Russia, Finland is more secure as a member of the EU than outside the Union

[q3_2] Views on EU membership: European Union membership fees are far too high compared to the advantages brought by the membership

[q3_3] Views on EU membership: Even though EU has its problems, it is still the only power that can guide and control Europe's development

[q3_4] Views on EU membership: Finland must not become a NATO member even if Sweden and the Baltic countries were to join

[q3_5] Views on EU membership: Conditions of employment should be negotiated more often at European level

[q3_6] Views on EU membership: Joining EMU (Economic and Monetary Union) was the right decision for Finland

[q3_7] Views on EU membership: The fact that Finland now holds the presidency of the European Union will make Finns feel closer to the Union

[q3_8] Views on EU membership: The low turnout in EP elections was caused by the citizens' disbelief in the possibility to influence EU politics - Finland's representatives can't influence EP decisions, and EP can't influence EU decisions

[q3_9] Views on EU membership: EU funding should be used to subsidize Finland's remote rural areas rather than to support future member countries

[q3_10] Views on EU membership: There is enough reliable information available to everybody about matters related to Finland's EU membership

[q3_11] Views on EU membership: Finland should leave the EU

[q3_12] Views on EU membership: As an EU member Finland will eventually join some military alliance (NATO, WEU)

[q3_13] Views on EU membership: Finland should be capable of ensuring its own security in all circumstances, others cannot help us

[q3_14] Views on EU membership: EU should be more efficient in safeguarding the purity and safety of food products

[q3_15] Views on EU membership: EU has become a strong counterbalance to United States in the world economy and politics

[q3_16] Views on EU membership: Finland's presidency makes no difference to Finns, since the lives of ordinary citizens are not affected by what the leaders do

[q3_17] Views on EU membership: The war in Kosovo highlighted the need for a common security and defence policy in the EU

[q3_18] Views on EU membership: European Central Bank will certainly succeed in the fight against inflation

[q3_19] Views on EU membership: Member states should be able to influcence Central Bank's policy

[q3_20] Views on EU membership: Transition from the Finnish mark to the single currency euro will cause a lot of confusion and many practical problems

[q3_21] Views on EU membership: EU is a selfish system of affluent European countries, supervising the interests of members states and lacking any sense of global responsibility

[q3_22] Views on EU membership: In the future, the significance of the European parliamentary elections will increase and they will become an essential part of our political system

[q3_23] Views on EU membership: After the introduction of the euro as the single currency, I will closely compare our prices and taxes to those of other countries

[q3_24] Views on EU membership: In the future, the EU will become a tight federation where nation states no longer have any significance

[q3_25] Views on EU membership: Small EU states should work together in order to prevent, if necessary, the biggest member states from dictating the decisions

[q3_26] Views on EU membership: Even though the so called Northern Dimension of the EU has received a lot of media attention, I am not familiar with the content of the project

[q3_27] Views on EU membership: Finland has maintained its national identity even as a member of the EU

[q3_28] Views on EU membership: The resignation of the European Commission as a result of its mismanagement proves that democratic control functions in the EU decision-making

[q3_29] Views on EU membership: Finland has been able to influence EU's decision-making

[q3_30] Views on EU membership: If I did not know Finland is an EU member, nothing in my everyday life would reveal it to me

[q3_31] Views on EU membership: The present regional subsidy system, based on EU subsidies, makes more sense than the previous national system

[q4_1] During its presidency Finland should: Focus mainly on promoting its national interests

[q4_2] During its presidency Finland should: Focus mainly on issues concerning the whole Union

[q4_3] During its presidency Finland should: Promote the efficiency of EU's common environmental policy

[q4_4] During its presidency Finland should: Promote Finnish exports with all available means

[q4_5] During its presidency Finland should: Try to slow down projects that are not important to our country

[q4_6] During its presidency Finland should: Promote good relations between Russia and the EU

[q4_7] During its presidency Finland should: Promote gender equality within the Union

[q4_8] During its presidency Finland should: Promote the introduction of common foreign and security policy in the EU

[q4_9] During its presidency Finland should: Promote common employment policy in the EU

[q4_10] During its presidency Finland should: Preserve and increase the vitality of national cultures

[q4_11] During its presidency Finland should: Promote the efficiency of international crime prevention

[q4_12] During its presidency Finland should: Show how well our forests and the rest of our environment are cared for

[q4_13] During its presidency Finland should: Try to bring EU's common social policy towards the Nordic concept

[q4_14] During its presidency Finland should: Promote EU's common development co-operation policy

[q4_15] During its presidency Finland should: Try to attract foreign enterprises to Finland

[q4_16] During its presidency Finland should: Protect the viability of agriculture also in Finland

[q4_17] During its presidency Finland should: Promote EU enlargement

[q4_18] During its presidency Finland should: Promote Estonia's EU membership particularly

[q4_19] During its presidency Finland should: Reduce bureaucracy and complexity of administration in the EU

[q4_20] During its presidency Finland should: Focus on promoting the reconstruction of Kosovo

[q4_21] During its presidency Finland should: Promote transparency in the EU

[q5_1] EU enlargement: EU's importance in the world economy will increase

[q5_2] EU enlargement: Finland's and other member countries' membership fees will become significantly higher

[q5_3] EU enlargement: Is politically and morally necessary, despite its costs

[q5_4] EU enlargement: Will prevent civils wars like in Yugoslavia or other crises from happening in Europe

[q5_5] EU enlargement: Will isolate Russia from the rest of Europe

[q5_6] EU enlargement: Will further complicate EU decision-making

[q5_7] EU enlargement: Will increase economic growth and wealth throughout Europe

[q5_8] EU enlargement: Will strengthen EU defence

[q5_9] EU enlargement: Agricultural surpluses will become even larger than at present

[q5_10] EU enlargement: Finnish agriculture will lose its competitiveness

[q5_11] EU enlargement: Will turn the EU into a real European Union instead of the current Western-European Union

[q5_12] EU enlargement: Eastern European members will become a burden that slows down development in the western part of the EU

[q5_13] EU enlargement: Will be a short-term economic liability and will offer considerable advantages later

[q5_14] EU enlargement: Will bring new mobile labour force, also to Finland

[q5_15] EU enlargement: Will hinder/slow down integration

[q5_16] EU enlargement: Will enrich the cultural life of the EU

[q6_1] Grade for the performance in EU matters: President Martti Ahtisaari

[q6_2] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Current government

[q6_3] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Current parliament

[q6_4] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Finnish European Parliament members

[q6_5] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Prime minister Paavo Lipponen

[q6_6] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Commisioner Erkki Liikanen

[q6_7] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Finnish civil servants

[q6_8] Grade for the performance in EU matters: The leaders of the main opposition party (Centre Party of Finland)

[q6_9] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Trade unions

[q6_10] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Employers' organizations

[q6_11] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Agricultural producers' unions

[q6_12] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Industry and commerce

[q6_13] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Television and radio (news and current affairs programmes)

[q6_14] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Newspapers (that you follow)

[q6_15] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Europe Information Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

[q6_16] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Decision-makers of your own province

[q6_17] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Decision-makers of your own municipality

[q6_18] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Anti-EU lobby

[q6_19] Grade for the performance in EU matters: Non-governmental organizations

[q7] Should the EU in the near future..(deepen the integration or enlarge)

[q8] What is your attitude towards Finland's EU membership at this moment?

[bv1] Respondent's sex

[bv2] Respondent's age group

[bv3] Size of the respondent's place of residence

[bv4] Respondent's province of residence

[bv5] Respondent's basic education

[bv6] Respondent's vocational education

[bv7] Respondent's economic activity and occupational group

[bv8] Respondent's trade union membership

[bv9] If the parliamentary elections were held now, which party would you vote for?

[nuts2] Major region (NUTS 2)