The Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns survey opinions, attitudes, habits and trends among the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The first barometer was fielded in 2002, and since then the barometer has been conducted once every year. FSD collections cover data from 2002 to 2009 and from 2019 onwards.
Since 2019, the surveys targeted at the Swedish-speaking population of Finland have been conducted using a citizen panel consisting of Swedish-speaking Finns (Den finlandssvenska medborgarpanelen Barometern). The panel is administered by Åbo Akademi University's Social Science Research Institute and is part of the Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO) funded by the Research Council of Finland.
The survey designed for Finland-Swedes focused on the 2023 parliamentary elections and the performance of the 2019-2023 government. 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).
The questionnaire began by examining voting behavior in the 2023 parliamentary elections. Respondents were asked which party they voted for, whether they voted in advance, which parties they had considered voting for before making their final choice, and how easy or difficult it was to choose a party. The survey also explored factors influencing party choice, such as the role of tactical voting, and examined respondents' online political behavior during the elections. Additionally, respondents were asked which parties they would prefer or not prefer to be part of the government after the elections.
The survey then asked which party's candidate the respondent had voted for in the 2019 parliamentary elections. Respondents were also asked to assess the performance of the Marin and Rinne governments during the 2019-2023 period. Furthermore, they were asked to evaluate the perceived development trends in various societal sectors, such as social and health care, compared to the situation at the time of the 2019 elections. Finally, the survey explored respondents' attitudes toward supporters of different political parties through hypothetical scenarios related to social and family contexts.
Background variables in the dataset include residence at the regional level, gender, age, year of birth, and level of education.
The questionnaire was sent to members of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern). In total, 4,215 individuals responded to the survey.