Authors

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

Keywords

LGBTQI+, attitudes, environmental conservation, immigration, minority language users, minority languages, neighbourhoods, political attitudes, social systems, vaccination

Abstract

The survey charted the attitudes and opinions of Swedish-speaking Finns on current social issues. The questionnaire included questions on issues such as environmental protection and climate change, immigration, sexual minorities, income inequality and vaccine criticism. 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 for their opinions on current social and political issues. Respondents were also asked to indicate their willingness to be friends, colleagues or family members with people who have different political opinions and how this makes them feel. Respondents were then asked how they would feel about having people from different backgrounds as neighbors. Finally, respondents were asked how different human characteristics describe certain people and groups of people.

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