Citizens' Opinion (in Finnish) is a survey panel focusing on society and politics. Members of the panel participate in different online surveys a few times each year. 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 Academy of Finland. The recruiting of members for the panel began in 2019, and the panel currently has thousands of participants. The Citizens' Opinion panel offers possibilities to track developments in public opinion over time and makes it possible to react swiftly to current events and launch quick surveys that examine public opinion with a representative sample.
The study examined the attitudes of Finnish-speaking individuals toward Finland-Swedes, the Swedish language, and Swedish-speaking culture in Finland. The data was collected as part of the Citizens' Opinion Panel, which is part of the national infrastructure for measuring public opinion (The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion, FIRIPO).
In the survey, respondents were first asked to express their views on various statements regarding Finland-Swedes, the Swedish language, and Swedish-language education. They were also asked to assess their own proficiency in Swedish. The survey then explored respondents' participation in Swedish-language cultural events, focusing on how frequently and what types of events they had attended. Finally, respondents were asked for their opinions on how Swedish-language education and cultural events compare to their Finnish-language counterparts.
The dataset includes background variables such as gender, level of education, statistical municipal classification, age group, mother tongue, and region.
The majority of the panel was recruited using probability sampling. Some participants were recruited through other means, such as social media. The survey was sent only to Finnish-speaking panel members, meaning that Swedish-speaking members were excluded from the sample.