Authors

• Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO)
• Rapeli, Lauri (Åbo Akademi University)

Keywords

attitudes, democracy, local government, local government policy, political attitudes, political parties, politics, social systems

Abstract

The questionnaire surveys the opinions of municipal decision-makers on municipal policy and the functioning of democracy in Finland. The respondents are municipal councilors. The data was collected as part of the Politician Panel, which is part of The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO).

First, respondents were asked general questions about Finnish democracy and society. Respondents were then asked to place themselves on the left-right axis and were asked about their views on how much power certain actors have in decision-making in municipalities. Next, they were asked about their satisfaction with the functioning of democracy in Finland and asked to respond to statements related to politics and society. Finally, statements were made on civic participation and cooperation between municipalities and residents.

Background variables include party membership, size of municipality of residence, age, gender, mother tongue, education level and electoral district.