Study title

Finnish Memories of Cars and Driving 2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3776

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3776

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Abstract

The dataset consists of self-administered written texts on memories related to cars and motoring. The car memories collected range from the 1930s to the present day. The data collection was organised in collaboration between the Finnish Literature Society, the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland and Espoo Car Museum.

The writing guidelines directed participants to write about their memories of driving and what cars and driving mean to them. Participants were asked to write about their most memorable car journeys and their favourite or most infuriating car. In addition, participants were invited to consider how their relationship with cars and driving had changed over the years and how they viewed the future of motoring. Many of the received responses were biographical, often covering such topics as the participants earliest memories of cars, their relationship with cars and the changes that had occurred in that relationship, and experiences related to different car brands.

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

The dataset is available only in Finnish.

Keywords

car traffic; cars; driving; memories (mental objects); road travel

Topic Classification

• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Engineering and technology (Fields of Science Classification)
• Historia (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Transport and travel (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)

Collection Dates

2022-04-25 – 2022-09-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People with memories related to cars or driving

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to participate in the study was targeted at all individuals in Finland who had memories of cars and driving. The invitation was published on the webpage of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS) and the Espoo Car Museum. Furthermore, a writing invitation was sent to regular SKS contributors. The text could be delivered using an online form on the SKS website or by letter.

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

47 files 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, references to the participants' names, images that contained identifiers, and other direct identifiers were removed at FSD. Additionally, the participants' exact dates of birth were replaced with years of birth. Identifiers related to any third persons were also removed from the data and the names that appeared in the texts were replaced with fictitious names if they occurred more than once. Changes made at FSD are marked with [square brackets].

53 texts were received in response to the writing invitation. Two texts were removed from the dataset because they only contained the writers' background information, and three texts were removed due to data privacy and copyright reasons. Additionally, one text was removed as it was a duplicate of another text in the dataset. The dataset does not include images as these were not delivered to FSD. The complete dataset is available from 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: Finnish Memories of Cars and Driving 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-08-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3776

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.