Tekijät

• 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)

Asiasanat

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

Sisällön kuvaus

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.