Study title

Finnish Views on Sustainable Development 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3392

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3392
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3392

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society. Archive
• Talonpoikaiskulttuurisäätiö [Foundation for Peasant Culture]

Abstract

This dataset contains writings on sustainable development, obtained through a Finnish Literature Society (SKS) writing competition.

In the invitation to write, the participants were asked to describe their thoughts on sustainable development and how sustainability was visible in their life and the lives of people close to them. Additionally, they were asked to describe their own choices regarding sustainability and the reasons behind those choices, as well as what kinds of choices they would be ready to make to support sustainable development and what kinds of choices would feel impossible.

The invitation to write suggested several different viewpoints that the writers could adopt in writing their texts. The viewpoints included, for example, their habits as a consumer, nourishment, travel, and technology.

Background information included the participant's name or pseudonym, occupation, date of birth, area of residence and gender. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

consumer behaviour; consumption; recycling; sustainability

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Consumption and consumer behaviour (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Collection Dates

2018-05-21 – 2018-12-16

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People willing to write about sustainable development

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Writing guidelines for the competition were posted on the Finnish Literature Society website. Furthermore, a writing invitation was sent to regular SKS contributors. The text could be delivered using an online form on the SKS website, by e-mail, or by letter.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

73 texts. 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: 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 the participants, references to the writer's name or other direct references to the personal or contact information of the writer or any third persons were removed during archiving. The names that appeared in the texts were removed if they occurred once and changed if they occurred more often. Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

91 texts were received. This dataset consists of the 73 responses where the writer consented to the archiving of their text at FSD. Two texts were not archived because they were not written in Finnish. Three pictures were sent with the texts, of which two were removed due to copyright issues. The archived data include one picture. All the texts (N: 91) are archived at the archive of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS).

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

Finnish Literature Society & Talonpoikaiskulttuurisäätiö [Foundation for Peasant Culture]: Finnish Views on Sustainable Development 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-06-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3392

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

The data may contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

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

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