Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2149

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2149

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management

Abstract

The survey focused on the service provision, administration and development of cultural services in Finnish municipalities. The respondents were heads of cultural services, or other management level employees responsible for cultural services. Similar surveys were carried out in 1996 and 2002.

Questions covered the services, resources, facilities and staff of cultural services. A number of questions investigated what kind of services and facilities there were (e.g. museums, theatres, orchestras, dance groups, movie clubs), who provided these services, and whether the municipality allocated funds for them. The respondents estimated the number of cultural events in the municipality, number of people attending, and number of associations, groups and other organisations operating within certain sectors (e.g. music, theatre, fine arts, literature). The respondents were also asked about contracted-out services and competitive tendering. Other themes covered charges and user fees, decision-making in the cultural administration, the impact of different bodies on the department of cultural services, and the use of performance measures. Development of the sector since 1994, the present state, and development policies for the future were charted.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, mother tongue, year of birth, job title, responsibility areas at work, work experience in the field, education, and the location of the job.

Keywords

cultural activities; cultural economics; cultural events; cultural facilities; cultural life; cultural organizations; cultural resources; development; local government services; management; personnel; public services; subcontracting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities. Total study of heads of cultural services or other management level employees responsible for cultural services in the selected municipalities.

The project municipalities were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, industry structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. The selected municipalities form a small scale model of all Finnish municipalities. The Åland Islands municipalities were excluded because of special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

96

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2148 Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 1996

FSD2150 Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 2002

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

University of Vaasa: Finnish Local Government 2004: Cultural Services 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2149

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Related Materials

Hyyryläinen, Esa (2002). Palvelut, johtaminen ja kehittäminen kunnallisessa vapaa-aikatoimessa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; 35). http://www.kunnat.net/attachment.asp?path=1;29;348;31540;4980;5042;41659;51836 [viitattu 28.9.2006].

Related Publications

Mattila, Juha & Ikola-Norrbacka, Rinna (2004). Vaihtelevat vapaa-aikapalvelut. Tutkimus kuntien kirjasto-, kulttuuri-, nuoriso- ja liikuntapalveluista 1996-2002 [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. http://hosted.kuntaliitto.fi/intra/julkaisut/pdf/p041216133533D.pdf [viitattu 28.9.2006].

Hyyryläinen, Esa (2002). Palvelut, johtaminen ja kehittäminen kunnallisessa vapaa-aikatoimessa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia; 35). http://www.kunnat.net/attachment.asp?path=1;29;348;31540;4980;5042;41659;51836 [viitattu 28.9.2006].