DDI description: Finnish Local Government Strategies for Cutting Expenditure 1998 DDI-kuvailu: Kunnalliset säästöstrategiat Suomessa 1998 1192 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 1.1.0 Finnish Local Government Strategies for Cutting Expenditure 1998 [metadata]. Metadata version 1.1.0 (2004-05-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1192; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1192 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Finnish Local Government Strategies for Cutting Expenditure 1998 Kunnalliset säästöstrategiat Suomessa 1998 1192 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1192 10.60686/t-fsd1192 Ståhlberg, Krister Kettunen, Pekka Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Comparative Nordic Politics and Administration In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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1.1 Ståhlberg, Krister (Åbo Akademi University) & Kettunen, Pekka (Åbo Akademi University): Finnish Local Government Strategies for Cutting Expenditure 1998 [dataset]. Data version 1.1 (2004-05-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1192; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1192 economic recession privatization local government local finance local finance central government economic policy public services outsourcing Social sciences Government, political systems and organisations Social welfare policy Economic policy, public expenditure and revenue

The data have been collected as part of a research programme studying municipal priorities, financed by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (Svenska kommunförbundet). The programme compared the strategies used by Finnish and Swedish municipalities to cope with the economic recession in the 1990s.

In the survey, municipal managers were asked to compare their municipality's financial difficulties to that of other municipalities. Respondents evaluated how successful the strategies and policies adopted by their municipality had been. The nature of the problems, and main obstacles in overcoming them were charted. The questionnaire listed a large number of strategies for cutting expenditure, and respondents were asked to indicate to what degree the municipality had used these strategies. Strategies listed included, among others, tax rises, higher fees for services, borrowing, delaying investments, job cuts, changes in the employment terms and conditions of municipal staff, local bargaining, service cuts, outsourcing, changes in decision-making systems, increased co-operation between different sectors and municipalities, competitive tendering, restructuring. The survey also studied the ways in which municipalities sought to gain the support of residents for these strategies and agreed priorities.

One topic pertained to how much central government policy changes (e.g. in taxation policy, regulations concerning local government service production, state subsidies) affected municipal finances. Respondents were asked about the impact of the cuts and other recovery measures on municipal administration, care of the elderly, social services, education, health care, cultural services, housing, maintenance, technical services and environment. Respondents compared the situation in their municipality to that of other municipalities as regards the opposition offered by residents, the degree of public support gained for the adopted measures, and the ease or difficulty of making rationalisation decisions.

The data contain one background variable: the name of the municipality.

Autumn 1998 Finland Finland Alahärmä Alajärvi Alastaro Alavieska Alavus Anttola Asikkala Askainen Aura Elimäki Enonkoski Enontekiö Eura Eurajoki Evijärvi Forssa Haapajärvi Hailuoto Halikko Halsua Hamina Hankasalmi Hanko Harjavalta Hartola Haukipudas Haukivuori Helsinki Vantaa Hirvensalmi Hollola Houtskari Huittinen Humppila Hämeenkyrö Hämeenlinna Iisalmi Iitti Ikaalinen Ilmajoki Ilomantsi Inari Inkoo Iniö Isojoki Imatra Jaala Janakkala Joensuu Jokioinen Joroinen Juankoski Jurva Juuka Juupajoki Jyväskylä Jämsä Jämsänkoski Jäppilä Kaarina Kaavi Kalajoki Kalvola Kangasala Kangasniemi Kankaanpää Kannonkoski Karijoki Karinainen Karjaa Karkkila Karvia Kauhajoki Kauhava Kaustinen Keitele Kemi Kemiö Kempele Kerava Kerimäki Kestilä Kesälahti Kihniö Kiikala Kiikoinen Kiiminki Kinnula Kisko Kitee Kittilä Kiuruvesi Kodisjoki Kokemäki Kokkola Kolari Konnevesi Korppoo Korsnäs Kortesjärvi Koski Hl Koski Tl Kotka Kristiinankaupunki Kruunupyy Kuhmalahti Kuhmoinen Kuorevesi Kurikka Kuusamo Kuusankoski Kuusjoki Kylmäkoski Kyyjärvi Kälviä Kärkölä Kärsämäki Köyliö Kemijärvi Lahti Laihia Lammi Lapinlahti Lappajärvi Lappeenranta Lappi Lapua Laukaa Lavia Lehtimäki Leivonmäki Lempäälä Lemu Leppävirta Lestijärvi Lieksa Lieto Liljendal Liminka Liperi Lohtaja Loimaa the Municipality of Loimaa Loppi Luhanka Lumijoki Luumäki Luvia Längelmäki Lohja Maalahti Maksamaa Marttila Masku Mellilä Merijärvi Merikarvia Merimasku Mietoinen Mikkeli Muhos Muonio Mustasaari Muurame Mynämäki Myrskylä Mäntsälä Mänttä Mäntyharju Naantali Nakkila Nilsiä Nokia Noormarkku Nousiainen Nummi-Pusula Nurmes Nurmijärvi Nurmo Närpiö Oravainen Orimattila Oripää Orivesi Oulainen Oulu Oulunsalo Parainen Padasjoki Parkano Pelkosenniemi Perho Pernaja Perniö Pertunmaa Peräseinäjoki Petäjävesi Pieksämäen mlk Pielavesi Pietarsaari the Rural Municipality of Pietarsaari Pihtipudas Piikkiö Piippola Pirkkala Pohja Polvijärvi Pori Pornainen Posio Pudasjärvi Punkaharju Punkalaidun Puumala Pyhtää Pyhäjoki Pyhäjärvi Pylkönmäki Pälkäne Pöytyä Porvoo Raisio Rantasalmi Rauma Rautalampi Rautjärvi Reisjärvi Renko Riihimäki Ristiina Rovaniemi Ruokolahti Ruovesi Rusko Rääkkylä Ruukki Saari Saarijärvi Sahalahti Salo Sauvo Savukoski Seinäjoki Siikainen Siikajoki Simo Sipoo Anjalankoski Siuntio Sodankylä Soini Sotkamo Sulkava Suodenniemi Suolahti Suomenniemi Suomussalmi Suonenjoki Sysmä Säkylä Särkisalo Vaala Taivalkoski Taivassalo Tammela Tammisaari Tampere Tarvaskoski Temmes Tervo Teuva Tohmajärvi Toholampi Toivakka Tornio Turku Pello Tyrnävä Ullava Urjala Utajärvi Uurainen Uusikaarlepyy Uusikaupunki Vahto Valkeakoski Valkeala Vammala Varkaus Vehkalahti Vehmaa Velkua Vesanto Vesilahti Västanfjärd Veteli Vihanti Vihti Viiala Viitasaari Viljakkala Vilppula Vimpeli Virtasalmi Värtsilä Vöyri Ylihärmä Yli-Ii Ylikiiminki Ylistaro Ylitornio Ylivieska Yläne Ylöjärvi Ypäjä Äetsä Ähtäri Äänekoski Political-administrative area PoliticalAdministrativeArea Municipality Finnish municipalities Quantitative Cross-section CrossSection Ståhlberg, Krister Kettunen, Pekka Total universe/Complete enumeration TotalUniverseCompleteEnumeration

The questionnaire was posted to the municipal managers of all Finnish municipalities. 318 managers responded.

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire.Paper Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. 73 Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The data do not contain responses to the open-ended question 14. The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. Ståhlberg, Krister (1999). Anpassningspolitiken i finländska och svenska kommuner under 90-talet - en jämförelse. Kommunal ekonomi och politik 3(1). Anpassningspolitiken i finländska och svenska kommuner under 90-talet - en jämförelse