Study title

Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B4/2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3812

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3812
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3812

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
• Lindell, Marina (Åbo Akademi University. Social Science Research Institute)

Abstract

The survey explored the attitudes and opinions of Swedish-speaking Finns in relation to the municipal elections and more broadly to referendums. The data was collected as part of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern), which is part of The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO).

First, respondents were asked how important they consider certain social issues to be from the perspective of Swedish-speaking Finns. They were then asked whether they had voted in the 2017 municipal elections and whether they intended to vote in the 2021 municipal elections. In addition, reasons for not voting were asked, as well as which party the respondent would vote for and whether the party or the candidate was more important. Further questions were asked about interest in local politics and general attitudes to referendums. Finally, questions were asked about voting activity and the share of votes cast for individual candidates.

Background variables included the respondent's NUTS3 region of residence, level of education, age and gender.

Keywords

elections; local government elections; minority language users; minority languages; party identification; political attitudes; political behaviour; politics; referendums; voting; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Elections (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern)

Funders

• The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland

Time Period Covered

2017 – 2020

Collection Dates

2020-10-26 – 2020-11-16

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People residing in Finland (including Åland) aged 18 and over who have Swedish as their registered mother tongue

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Mixed probability and non-probability

The survey was answered by 2240 members of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern). 35,000 randomly selected Swedish-speaking Finns received an invitation by post to join the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns in summer 2019. It was also possible to register for the panel themselves. In the end, more than 4,700 people registered for the panel.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Swedish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended responses were removed from the data at FSD. In addition, the municipality variable has been removed at FSD.

Weighting

The data include a weight variable (Weight) that weights the sample to correspond to the target population based on gender, age, education, and region of residence distributions.

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 Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO) & Lindell, Marina (Åbo Akademi University): Barometer for Swedish-speaking Finns B4/2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-08-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3812

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

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

Karv, T. & Backström J. (2021). Följderna av en folkomröstning - Lärdomar från Korsholm. Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi.

Karv, T. & Backström J. (2021). Kansanäänestyksen seuraukset - Oppeja Mustasaaresta. Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi.

Karv, T. & Backström J. (2022). Svenskfinland i pandemitider- Resultat från den finlandssvenska medborgarpanelen Barometern 2020-2022. Institutet för samhällsforskning (Samforsk), Åbo Akademi.