Study title

Finnish Memories of Colonies 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3775

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3775
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3775

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Abstract

The data consists of writings related to Finns' memories of the colonies.

The aim of the data collection was to gather information on how the European colonies and colonialism were reflected in Finnish everyday life in the 20th century. In the call for writings, a number of questions were given to help with the writing process. The questions asked the respondents to write about, for example, what the word 'colony' brought to mind, where they got information about the people, cultures and products of the colonies, and what kind of opportunities there were for meeting people from far away in Finland. Other questions included memories of colonial product shops and of buying exotic fruits, spices and other products. In the help questions, participants were also asked to reflect on how colonialism is seen in Finland and the world today.

Background information includes the respondent's gender, year of birth, occupation and place of residence, if provided by the respondent. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

colonialism; food; foreign relations; shops

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Foreign trade (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

2021-02-01 – 2021-05-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Open call, not restricted

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The call was open to anyone who wanted to share their memories of the colonial period. The call for entries was published on the website of the Finnish Literary Society (SKS).

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

28 writings in txt 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

The names and pseudonyms of the authors and any other direct identifiers have been removed from the entries in the FSD. Identifying information referring to third parties has also been removed, for example, persons who are historically known or who are already deceased and relevant to the subject. In addition, images and clippings accompanying the articles have been removed. Entries made by the data archives are indicated by [[double square brackets]] and black bars in the pdf files.

The data archived in the FSD contains only those writings that the author has allowed to be archived also in the FSD. The complete material is available in the archives 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: Finnish Memories of Colonies 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-02-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3775

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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.