Study title

The Narratives of Finland: Exhibition Creator Interviews 2021-2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3909

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3909
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3909

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Viita-aho, Mari 0000-0002-3796-5004 (University of Helsinki)
• Kortti, Jukka 0000-0003-0086-4143 (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The data consists of interviews with the creators of the Narratives of Finland exhibition at the National Museum of Finland. The data was collected as part of a study that examined how images of Finnishness have been constructed in official and unofficial historical culture.

The interviews explore the perspectives of the creators of the Finnish National Museum's Narratives of Finland exhibition on the content of the exhibition. The interviews started with a description of the exhibition project, its starting points and objectives. The interviewees were also asked for example about possible challenges in creating the exhibition and about the use of research findings in the making of the exhibition. At the end of the interviews, the interviewees were also asked for their opinion on the most important role of the National Museum of Finland and the direction in which they would like to see it develop.

Background information includes the date of the interview and the job title of the interviewee. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

exhibitions; history; identity; minority groups; museums; national background; national identity

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Minorities (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Viita-aho, Mari (University of Helsinki)
• Kortti, Jukka (University of Helsinki)

Funders

• Kone Foundation

Collection Dates

2021-12-01 – 2022-02-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

The creators of the Narratives of Finland exhibition at the National Museum of Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Web-based interview (Some of the interviews were conducted on the Zoom web platform, where video was also available.)

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

6 interview transcript in odt files. 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

Related Datasets

FSD3910 The Narratives of Finland: Visitor Interviews 2021-2022

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The identity of the data has been minimised. The authors have removed the names of the interviewees and replaced some of the names mentioned during the interview with author names.

In FSD, the remaining person's names were removed from the interview transcripts.

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

Viita-aho, Mari (University of Helsinki) & Kortti, Jukka (University of Helsinki): The Narratives of Finland: Exhibition Creator Interviews 2021-2022 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-01-08). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3909; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3909

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

Mari Viita-aho & Jukka Kortti (2024) Kansallismuseon Suomen tarina -näyttely suomalaisuutta rakentamassa. Teoksessa Jukka Kortti, Mari Viita-aho, Aleksi Marti & Rami Mähkä (toim.) Kertomuksia kansakunnasta. Suomi ja suomalaisuus muuttuvassa historiakulttuurissa. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. https://www.gaudeamus.fi/teos/kertomuksia-kansakunnasta/