Study title

Interviews of Active Members of the Association for Cultural Workers in Finland 2012-2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD3126

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3126

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hyttinen, Elsi (University of Turku)
• Lehtonen, Mikko (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The data comprise interviews with active members in the former Association for Cultural Workers in Finland (Kulttuurityöntekijäin liitto, KTL), which was a Finnish Marxist-Leninist association founded in 1972. All interviewees had had a significant role in the founding and activities of the association, and they appear in the data with their real names.

The interview questions were structured around five main themes: personal background; motivations for participating in political activism and joining KTL; activities of the association and the interviewees' attitudes toward e.g. the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia; interpersonal relations inside the association; and difficult issues such as attitudes toward homosexuality in Finnish leftist circles in the 1970s and the case of musician Wolf Biermann (a large share of KTL members signed a letter supporting his expatriation from the DDR).

Background information in the data includes the date and duration of the interview, and the name and occupation of the interviewee.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

artistic activities; communism; cultural associations; culture; marxism; political history; political movements; political participation; political philosophy

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political ideology (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Hyttinen, Elsi (University of Turku)

Time Period Covered

1968 – 1991

Collection Dates

2012-11-28 – 2013-12-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Active members in the Association for Cultural Workers in Finland (Kulttuurityöntekijäin liitto)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Nine interview trancriptions in txt format.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

FSD has removed identifiers in the transcriptions regarding third persons. Anonymisations were marked with [[double square brackets]].

Twelve interviews were conducted in total, but the archived data only contain those interviews for which the interviewees gave archiving permission. One archived interview only contains an audio recording. Audio recordings are not included in the downloadable dataset because identifiers regarding third persons have not been removed from them. The user may send a query regarding the audio recordings to FSD's user services, but the data collector decides on whether they shall be provided to the user.

Citation Requirement

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.

Bibliographical Citation

Hyttinen, Elsi (University of Turku) & Lehtonen, Mikko (University of Tampere): Interviews of Active Members of the Association for Cultural Workers in Finland 2012-2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2017-03-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3126

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

If an interviewee during the interview forbids the publication of certain parts of the interview or the linking of issues mentioned there to him/her, this request shall be obliged.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Lehtonen, M., & Hyttinen, E. (2020). Virtahepo kulttuurin olohuoneessa. Teoksessa Työväen taide ja kulttuuri muutosvoimana: Kirjoituksia työväen musiikista, kirjallisuudesta, teatterista ja muusta kulttuuritoiminnasta (s. 419-438). (Acta Musicologica Militantia; No. 3). http://hdl.handle.net/10138/319634

Mikko Lehtonen ja Elsi Hyttinen (2020) Virtahepo kulttuurin olohuoneessa. Kurkistus kulttuuritaistolaisuuden moniin merkityksiin. Teoksessa Saijaleena Rantanen, Susanna Välimäki ja Sini Mononen (toim.) Työväen taide ja kulttuuri muutosvoimana. Tutkimusyhdistys Suoni ry & Työväen historian ja perinteen tutkimuksen seura.