Study title

Sustainable Society 2024

Dataset ID Number

FSD4043

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4043
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4043

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Seppälä, Tuija (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke))
• Turunen, Anni (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke))
• Ding, Jing (Tampere University)
• Greselin, Alessia (Tampere University)
• Häikiö, Liisa (Tampere University)
• Jalas, Mikko (Aalto University)
• Jäntti, Anni (Tampere University)
• Rannikko, Alisa (Tampere University)
• Peltomaa, Juha (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke))
• Pihlajamaa, Matti (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd)

Abstract

The survey examined Finnish citizens' views on a sustainable society of the future and the public policy measures related to it. The survey was collected as part of the research project Towards EcoWelfare State (ORSI).

First, respondents were asked about their views on what the state and municipalities should do over the next ten years to reduce emissions from transport and housing, as well as to ensure work and livelihoods. The section on democracy explored opinions on measures aimed at strengthening citizen participation and the influence of different societal groups on Finland's future development. The section on public services addressed views on how key basic services and goods should be provided and funded in the future.

Next, the survey charted expectations about consumption over the next ten years, including opinions on limiting the use of natural resources and emissions. Finally, the survey included a discrete choice experiment in which respondents were presented with four of eight choice sets. In each set, they were asked to choose between two alternative future scenarios. The scenarios described potential developments in Finnish society concerning the economy, income inequality, the state of the environment, and the democratic quality of decision-making.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, native language, region, level of education, economic activity, type of accommodation, housing tenure, household size, number of children living in the household, political party preference, and mode of travel in everyday life.

Keywords

climate; climate change; consumption; democracy; environment policy; environmental awareness; environmental changes; future society; political attitudes; politics; public services; sustainability

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (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

• Taloustutkimus

Funders

• Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (352477)

Time Period Covered

2024

Collection Dates

2024-05-16 – 2024-05-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Adults aged 18 and over living in mainland Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

The sample was drawn from Taloustutkimus's online panel. The selection was based on quotas designed to ensure that the final sample would be as representative as possible of the population in terms of gender, age group, and region. However, since panelist activity varies across age groups, a relatively larger number of younger panelists were invited to reach the target number of respondents. Taloustutkimus randomly selected the panelists to be invited to the study based on the desired criteria.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

13.2

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the researchers removed the open‑ended responses to the response option 'Other, please specify” (kt3_Muu) regarding native language from the data and categorized postal codes into regions. Health‑related information and rarer characteristics were also removed from the open‑ended responses. In addition, the number of people in the household and the number of children living in the household were top‑coded.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Seppälä, Tuija (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)) & Turunen, Anni (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)) & Ding, Jing (Tampere University) & Greselin, Alessia (Tampere University) & Häikiö, Liisa (Tampere University) & Jalas, Mikko (Aalto University) & Jäntti, Anni (Tampere University) & Rannikko, Alisa (Tampere University) & Peltomaa, Juha (Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)) & Pihlajamaa, Matti (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd): Sustainable Society 2024 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-02-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4043; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4043

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