Study title

The Narratives of Finland: Visitor Interviews 2021-2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3910

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3910
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3910

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Viita-aho, Mari 0000-0002-3796-5004 (University of Helsinki)
• Marti, Aleksi (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The data consists of interviews with visitors to 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 interviewees were both residents of Finland and foreign tourists.

The interviews explored visitors' experiences of the exhibition. The interviews asked, for example, whether the interviewee felt nostalgia, pride or gratitude, or alternatively guilt, discomfort or sadness. They were also asked whether the interviewee felt that the exhibition was truthful, and whether the interviewee felt that the exhibition contained a moral or political message.

Interviewees were not asked for background information. 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 (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Viita-aho, Mari (University of Helsinki)
• Marti, Aleksi (University of Helsinki)

Funders

• Kone Foundation

Collection Dates

2021-12-14 – 2022-01-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Visitors to the Narratives of Finland exhibition at the National Museum of Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Non-probability: Purposive

Some interviewees were invited to visit the exhibition, after which they were interviewed. This was done in order to have two groups from different backgrounds to compare. Some interviewees were selected on the basis that they had seen the exhibition and agreed to be interviewed.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

20 interview transcripts in odt format. 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: English, multilingual and Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3909 The Narratives of Finland: Exhibition Creator Interviews 2021-2022

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) & Marti, Aleksi (University of Helsinki): The Narratives of Finland: Visitor Interviews 2021-2022 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-01-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3910; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3910

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

Jukka Kortti, Mari Viita-aho, Rami Mähkä & Aleksi Marti (toim.) (2024) Kertomuksia kansakunnasta. Suomi ja suomalaisuus muuttuvassa historiakulttuurissa. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Marti, A. & Viita-aho, M. (2024) Kansallismuseon Suomen tarina -näyttely yhteisöllisen muistamisen paikkana. Teoksessa Kortti, J., Viita-aho, M., Mähkä, R. & Marti, A. (toim.) Kertomuksia kansakunnasta: Suomi ja suomalaisuus muuttuvassa historiakulttuurissa. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 145-160.