Authors

• Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
• Grönlund, Kimmo (Åbo Akademi University)
• Strandberg, Kim (Åbo Akademi University)

Keywords

attitudes, democracy, elections, political attitudes, politics, presidential candidates, presidential elections, voting, voting behaviour

Abstract

The data include views on Finland's 2024 presidential election, collected from the same respondents in three rounds of surveys. The data was collected as part of the Public Opinion Panel, which is part of The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO).

The survey started by asking respondents about their voting behaviour, for example whether they planned to vote in the presidential election and, if so, which presidential candidate they planned to vote for. In the same context, reasons for not voting were also asked. The survey started by asking respondents about their voting behaviour, for example whether they planned to vote in the presidential election and, if so, which presidential candidate they planned to vote for. In the same context, reasons for not voting were also asked. Next, respondents were asked what they thought about each of the presidential candidates and who they thought would be running against each other in the second round of the election. Respondents were also asked questions about their political and societal knowledge. In the next round of the survey, respondents were asked which candidate they voted for in the first round. They were also asked whether they intended to vote in the second round of the presidential election and, if so, for which candidate. In the same context, they were asked about the possibility of not voting. In the last round of the questionnaire, respondents were asked which candidate they voted for and what factors influenced this decision.

Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, highest level of education, political party preference, electoral area, and municipality type.