Study title

Interviews with Descendants of Finnish Workers in Kostamus 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3351

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3351

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Heikkinen, Saara (University of Oulu. Faculty of Humanities)

Abstract

The data consist of interviews with descendants of Finnish workers in Kostamus. Two of the interviewees had worked in Kostamus themselves. In the interviews, the interviewees recalled their life between the years 1977 and 1985 during the construction project in Kostamus in the Soviet Union, when many Finnish workers were employed there. The majority of the interviewees were either children or young people during the construction project.

In the theme interviews, the interviewees were asked, for example, about their childhood memories during the project, their own relationship with Kostamus and the visits they had made to Kostamus. Additionally, interview questions focused on, for example, how the relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union had been visible in the interviewee's family life and whether the time period of the Kostamus project had had a larger meaning in their life. The interviewees were also asked about the 1980 Kostamus bus crash, which left many dead and injured, and whether the crash had closely touched their own family life.

Background information included, among others, the interviewee's gender, year of birth and information on which family members had worked in Kostamus.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

childhood; community behaviour; construction industry; employment abroad; internationalism

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (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

• Heikkinen, Saara (University of Oulu. Faculty of Humanities)

Time Period Covered

1977 – 1985

Collection Dates

2018-10-23 – 2018-12-20

Nation

Finland, Soviet Union

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Persons who had had a family member work in the Kostamus construction project between 1977 and 1985

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The interviewees were found through relatives and acquaintances as well as through notices in local papers and social media.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

6 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, an HTML file was formed from the data at FSD.

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

The researcher has anonymised the data by changing the personal data, proper nouns and place names so that they cannot be used to directly identify the interviewee or any third parties.

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

Heikkinen, Saara (University of Oulu): Interviews with Descendants of Finnish Workers in Kostamus 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-02-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3351

Deposit Requirement

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

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

Heikkinen, Saara 2019: "Mun mielestä sillä on ollut valtava vaikutus" : Kostamus-hankkeen merkitys rakentajien lasten näkökulmasta. Pro gradu. Oulun yliopisto, humanistinen tiedekunta. http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfioulu-201905031574