Study title

Unemployed Young Adults' Perceptions of Work, Livelihood and Well-being 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3375

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3375
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3375

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hirvilammi, Tuuli (University of Jyväskylä. Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius)
• Matthies, Aila-Leena (University of Jyväskylä. Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius)

Abstract

This dataset consists of six group interviews with unemployed young adults and young adults who participated in employment promoting services. 29 young adults, aged between 20 and 29, were interviewed. Themes of the interviews included work, livelihood, well-being and sustainability. The dataset is mostly in Finnish, but one interview was conducted partly in Swedish. The interview data were collected as part of the Contribution of Social Work and Systems of Income Security to the Ecosocial Transformation of Society (ECOSOS) project funded by the Academy of Finland between 2015 and 2019.

The interviews discussed, for example, the young adults' views and attitudes regarding the appeal of working life and paid work and the flexibility of the social security system. Opinions on how financial circumstances and nature are connected to a person's well-being were discussed, and the interviewees shared what they thought a sufficient standard of living meant. The interviewees also talked about their experiences regarding unemployment, living with scarce resources and the services of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) and TE Offices.

Background information included the date of the interview and the age distribution and gender of the interviewees. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in the original languages (Finnish and Swedish).

Keywords

employment services; expectation; occupational life; psychological well-being; social security; social security benefits; social status; social welfare; sustainability; unemployment; well-being (health); youth unemployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (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

• Hirvilammi, Tuuli (University of Jyväskylä. Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius)
• Väyrynen, Marianne (University of Jyväskylä)

Collection Dates

2016-10-12 – 2016-11-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Helsinki, Tampere, Porvoo, Kokkola, Jyväskylä

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Unemployed young adults aged between 20 and 29 residing in Finland who participated in employment promoting services

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The young adults who participated in the interviews were found through six different projects promoting employment and with the help of workshop employees. The 29 interviewees were found from workshops on nature and environment, preparation for working life, rehabilitative work and work try-outs. The interviews were conducted in Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kokkola and Porvoo.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Structured questionnaire

Data Files

Six group interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

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

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

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of participants, the researcher anonymised the data. Changes made by the researcher were marked with [square brackets]. Names of the interviewees and direct references to their municipality of residence and other identifiable information were removed from the data. The data were anonymised further at FSD, and the changes were marked with [[double square brackets]].

Responses to a survey collected at the same time with the interviews were not archived.

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

Hirvilammi, Tuuli (University of Jyväskylä) & Matthies, Aila-Leena (University of Jyväskylä): Unemployed Young Adults' Perceptions of Work, Livelihood and Well-being 2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-06-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3375

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

Tuuli Hirvilammi, Marianne Väyrynen, Ingo Stamm, Aila-Leena Matthies & Kati Närhi (2019). Reflecting on Work Values with Young Unemployed Adults in Finland. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 2019, 9 (2), 87-104.

Valtonen, Riku (2021) "Se, et sulla on ruokaa ja näin, että toivottavasti on varma, et sitä on huomennakin" - Työttömien nuorten käsityksiä toimeentulosta, hyvinvoinnista sekä näiden välisestä yhteydestä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Yhteiskuntapolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.

Tuula Helne & Tuuli Hirvilammi (2021) Puristuksissa? Nuoret ja kestävän hyvinvoinnin ehdot. Helsinki: Kela. https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/331450

Huila, Emmisofia (2021) Näkökulmia hyvinvointiin. Työttömien nuorten antamia merkityksiä hyvinvoinnille. Turku: Turun Yliopisto. Valtiotieteiden maisteri, sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Helne, T. & Hirvilammi, T. (2022) Balancing needs: young unemployed Finnish adults' discourse on well-being and its relation to the sustainability transformation. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2030115

Rättäri, Petra (2022) "Yleensä ne mitkä on haitaksi itelle on myös haitaksi sille ympäristölle" - Näkökulmia nuorten työttömien ekososiaalisen hyvinvoinnin rakentumisesta ekososiaalityön viitekehyksessä. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos, Itä-Suomen yliopisto.

Kupila, Carita (2021). Työpajalla työskentelevien nuorten näkemyksiä niukoilla taloudellisilla resursseilla elämisestä ja ekologisesta kestävyydestä. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202106173847

Lehtinen, Janina (2022) Toimijuus työttömien nuorten työelämänäkemyksissä. Sosiaalipolitiikan pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Helne, Tuula (2022). Voicing relationality: the nature connectedness of young Finnish adults in the promotion of sustainability. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2097507

Koskinen, Kalle & Väänänen, Leevi (2023) Työttömien nuorten kokemuksia työmarkkinastatuksen merkityksestä hyvinvoinnille. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. Joensuu: Itä-Suomen yliopisto. https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/29987

Outinen, Lotta. (2024) Merkityksellisen työn rakentuminen työttömien nuorten puheessa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto.