Study title

Childhood Friendships in 20th Century Finland 2018-2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3395

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3395

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Malinen, Antti (Tampere University)
• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Archive

Abstract

This dataset consists of 65 texts written on Finnish childhood memories of friendship from the 20th Century. Data collection was organised by the Finnish Literature Society and researcher Antti Malinen.

In the writing guidelines, the participants were asked to write about their own childhood, concentrating on themes such as the meaning of friends and what they discussed or did with their friends as a child. Suggested themes to discuss also included bullying, loneliness and the participants' social relationships at school. Additionally, the participants were asked to discuss the influence adults had had on their childhood friendships.

Background information included the participant's name or pseudonym, occupation, year 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

bullying; childhood; friends; loneliness; parents; play

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (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 (SKS). Archive

Time Period Covered

1900 – 2000

Collection Dates

2018-09-15 – 2019-01-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who have childhood memories from the 20th Century

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Writing guidelines were posted as an open invitation 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 writings and/or diaries: Web-based

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

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

65 texts in ODT or PDF 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: 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 individuals, mentions of writers' names and other direct identifiers were removed. The names of persons mentioned in the texts were either removed or replaced with a pseudonym if they occurred more than once. Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

102 texts were received. This dataset consists of the 65 responses where the writer consented to the archiving of their text at FSD. Five texts were removed from the data during the archiving process due to reasons of privacy and copyright. Two photographs out of the three sent with the texts were removed before archiving due to copyright issues. The archived data include one photograph. All the texts that were received are stored 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

Malinen, Antti (Tampere University) & Finnish Literature Society (SKS): Childhood Friendships in 20th Century Finland 2018-2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-09-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3395

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.

Related Publications

Malinen, Antti & Tuomo Tamminen (2022). Leikitäänkö? Lasten kaverisuhteet 1900-luvun Suomessa. Gaudeamus.

Saijonkari, Wilma (2024) ”Me ei olla rikkaita eikä köyhiä" - Lasten kokemuksia lähisuhteista ja toimeentulosta 1990-luvun Suomessa. Humanistisen tiedekunnan kandidaatin tutkielma. Turku, Turun yliopisto.