Study title

Citizens' Pulse: Combined Data 2025

Dataset ID Number

FSD4064

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4064
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4064

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Statistics Finland
• Prime Minister's Office

Abstract

The Citizens' Pulse surveys examine Finnish attitudes and opinions on current issues, such as trust in other people and institutions, international relations, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and physical activity habits. They also assess respondents' general state of mind and concerns. This combined dataset includes two Citizens' Pulse datasets collected in 2025. The variable kierros25 contains information on the collection round in which each question was asked. The questionnaire files are available in the study descriptions of the individual datasets in the Citizens' Pulse series.

Background variables included the language responded in, the respondent's gender, age group, region, level of education, as well as information on household composition and the household's financial situation.

Keywords

institutions; invasion; national security; physical activities; social influence; trust; voting; well-being (health)

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social conditions and indicators (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Public health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Citizens' Pulse

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Statistics Finland

Time Period Covered

2025

Collection Dates

• 2025-04-02 – 2025-04-07
• 2025-10-01 – 2025-10-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish nationals aged 15-74 in mainland Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

The samples for the individual collection rounds were formed from respondents living in mainland Finland who had responded to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey and for whom a current telephone number meeting the criteria could be found. The sample size of the first collection round was 5,591 persons and that of the second 5,062. The persons included in the survey samples had first responded to the Labour Force Survey and then agreed to participate in a follow-up study. The sample for the Labour Force Survey is drawn as a stratified random sample from Statistics Finland's population database, which is based on the Central Population Register.

An invitation and a personal direct link to the online questionnaire were sent to those included in the sample by text message. The text message also contained a link to Statistics Finland's data collection webpage, where respondents are informed about, among other things, data protection. The data collection page also includes a link to the privacy notice. Reminder messages were sent to those who had not responded after two days, on Friday, and on the morning of the last day, Monday. The response rate of the first collection round was 39 per cent and that of the second 33.4 per cent. More information on the sampling methods is available in the study descriptions of the individual datasets in the Citizens' Pulse series from 2025.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Self-administered questionnaire: Messaging (SMS/MMS)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3991 Citizen's Pulse 1/2025

FSD4022 Citizen's Pulse 2/2025

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset archived at the Finnish Social Science Data Archive does not include responses to open-ended questions.

Weighting

The data contain two weight variables. The variable kierrospaino ('round weight”) can be used when looking at data from a specific collection round, and the variable vuosipaino ('annual weight”) when using the entire dataset. The weight variables weight the data to correspond to the target population (people aged 15-74 residing in mainland Finland).

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

Statistics Finland & Prime Minister's Office: Citizens' Pulse: Combined Data 2025 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-06-01). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4064; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4064

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.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

More information can be found on the Citizens' Pulse webpage of the Finnish Government.

Related Publications

Kansalaispulssi 10.4.2025. Kansalaispulssi: 62. kierros. Verkkokysely 2.4.-7.4.2025. 15-74-vuotiaat mannersuomalaiset [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Valtioneuvosto. VNK Strategiaosasto. https://valtioneuvosto.fi/kansalaispulssi/yhteenvedot [viitattu 16.10.2025].

Kansalaispulssi 9.10.2025. Kansalaispulssi: 63. kierros. Verkkokysely 1.10.-6.10.2025. 15-74-vuotiaat mannersuomalaiset [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Valtioneuvosto. VNK Strategiaosasto. https://valtioneuvosto.fi/kansalaispulssi/yhteenvedot [viitattu 16.10.2025].