Aineiston nimi

Experiences of Postal Voting in the 2019 Finnish Elections 2020-2021

Aineistonumero

FSD3573

Pysyvä tunniste

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3573

Aineiston laatu

Kvalitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Peltoniemi, Johanna (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Weide, Marjukka (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Nemcok, Miroslav (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Wass, Hanna (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Sisällön kuvaus

The dataset consists of interviews with and self-administered written texts by Finnish expatriates on their attitudes towards and experiences with postal voting in Finnish elections. The data were collected as part of the Facilitating Electoral Participation from Abroad (FACE) research project, and the project was funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.

The writing guidelines and interview questions charted the factors that motivated expatriates to vote, the obstacles and challenges expatriates associated with voting, and ways in which voting could be made easier. Postal voting was introduced as a new voting method during the 2019 Finnish parliamentary elections. The study examined how Finnish expatriates viewed postal voting and what their relationship to postal voting was. The questions investigated participants' experiences of the functionality of postal voting, possible risks associated with postal voting, and how the opportunity to use postal voting to vote had affected voter turnout. The impact that voting method had on the experience of voting was also examined.

Background variables included the date of the interview/self-administered written text submission, the type of data (interview vs. self-administered written text), whether the participant had voted or attempted to vote using postal voting, and whether the participant had voted in advance at an advance polling station during the 2019 Finnish parliamentary elections. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD. In addition to this qualitative dataset, a quantitative dataset (FSD3575 Political Participation of Finnish Expatriates 2019) that was produced as part of the FACE research project has also been archived at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Asiasanat

European parliament elections; elections; expatriates; living abroad; national identity; parliamentary elections; political participation; satisfaction; social influence; suffrage; voting; voting behaviour

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Elections (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

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

Kerääjät

• Weide, Marjukka (Helsingin yliopisto, valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta)

Ajallinen kattavuus

2019

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2020-05 – 2021-04

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Oceania, North America, South America

Havainto/aineistoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Finnish expatriates who had the right to vote in the 2019 parliamentary elections

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Havainto/aineistoyksiköiden valinta

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to participate in the study was sent to individuals who had taken part in a previous survey and who had given their contact information for this purpose. Additionally, the invitation was shared via the Finland Society's channels (e.g. the Finland Society's newsletter and the Finland Bridge magazine), and on social media in Facebook groups for Finnish expatriates.

Aineistonkeruun tekniikka

Telephone interview

Web-based interview

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

E-mail interview

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Aineiston määrä

32 interviews and 26 self-administered written texts in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineisto sisältää datatiedostoja seuraavilla kielillä: englanti, suomi ja ruotsi.

Kvalitatiiviset aineistot ovat saatavilla vain alkuperäiskielellä, niitä ei käännetä.

Datan versio

1.0

Katso myös

FSD3575 Political Participation of Finnish Expatriates 2019

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

To prevent identification of participants, the names of individuals, exact place names, and other indirect identifiers that could be used to determine where the participants reside have been removed from the data. Dates and other details have also been changed to prevent identification when necessary. Changes made by the researcher are indicated by [brackets]. Additionally, the names of countries and information related to the participants' personal histories and countries of residence were removed or coarsened at FSD. Changes made at FSD are marked with [[double brackets]].

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Peltoniemi, Johanna (University of Helsinki) & Weide, Marjukka (University of Helsinki) & Nemcok, Miroslav (University of Helsinki) & Wass, Hanna (University of Helsinki): Experiences of Postal Voting in the 2019 Finnish Elections 2020-2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-10-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3573

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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

Varaumat

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

Julkaisut aineistosta

Wass, H., Peltoniemi, J., Weide, M., & Nemcok, M. (2021). Signed, Sealed and Delivered with Trust: Non-Resident Citizens' Experiences of Newly Adopted Postal Voting. Frontiers in Political Science - Elections and Representation, 3(83).

Weide, M. (2021). Practicing Ballot Secrecy: Postal Voting and the Witness Requirement at the 2019 Finnish Elections. Frontiers in Political Science - Elections and Representation, 3(65).

Peltoniemi, J., Wass, H. & Weide, M. (2020). Kotini on vaalikoppini. Joustavien äänestysmuotojen merkitys yhdenvertaiselle poliittiselle osallistumiselle. Teoksessa Borg, S., Kestilä-Kekkonen, E. & Wass, H. (toim.) Politiikan ilmastonmuutos. Vaalitutkimus 2019. Helsinki: Oikeusministeriö, 334-363.