Study title

ISSP 2025: Work Orientations V: Finnish Data

Dataset ID Number

FSD4075

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4075
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4075

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
• Purhonen, Semi (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Tampere University. Finnish Social Science Data Archive
• Koivula, Johanna (Statistics Finland)
• Saarenmaa, Kaisa (Statistics Finland)

Abstract

In 2025, the theme of the international International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) survey was Work Orientations. The study examined Finns' working lives and labour market position, as well as their experiences, attitudes, and concerns related to work, working conditions, and digitalisation.

Respondents were asked how important they considered various job- and work-related characteristics, such as meaningful work, opportunities for advancement, and job security. In addition, questions covered working conditions, including work intensity, stress, working hours, remote work, and the balance between work and other areas of life.

The survey also collected information on the use of digital technologies at work, digital skills, skills development, and concerns about the impacts of technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence on jobs, one's own work, and employment opportunities. Labour market attitudes and societal views were measured through statements concerning, among other things, the role of trade unions, employment among older workers, the value of work, and willingness to make compromises regarding working conditions in order to gain employment or avoid unemployment. Furthermore, respondents' perceptions of their likelihood of finding employment and concerns related to financial security were assessed.

Background variables in the dataset include, among others, the respondent's gender, year of birth, education, labour market status, occupation, type of employment contract, monthly gross income, marital status, household size, number of children, area of residence, trade union membership, religiosity, social class, and voting behaviour.

Keywords

Internet; artificial intelligence; employment; family life; hours of work; job hunting; job satisfaction; labour and employment; occupational life; unemployment; work attitude; workers; working conditions; workloads

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

ISSP (International Social Survey Programme)

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Statistics Finland

Time Period Covered

2025

Collection Dates

2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged between 15 and 75 living in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Systematic random

Respondents were selected by systematic random sampling from a population database. The sample size was 3100 persons, of whom 1330 responded to the survey. Before sampling, the respondents were sorted by municipality code and date of birth. Respondents were contacted a maximum of six times during the survey, by letter invitations, e-mail and paper forms. The total loss was 1768, of which 35 were drop-outs and 7 were refusals.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

42.9

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.

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2133 ISSP 2005: Work Orientations III: Finnish Data

FSD3106 ISSP 2015: Work Orientations IV: Finnish Data

FSD4076 Finns and Work 2025

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The dataset includes four questionnaires as appendices, two in each language. One is a paper form sent by post, and the other is an online form, both preceded by all the cover letters used. The question sections in the forms are identical in content.

The variables k87 and k88 related to internet use and the reduction of internet use are national variables and are not part of the international ISSP module.

For identification reasons, the following information have been categorised at FSD: the regional variable (nuts2), the country of birth of the parents (k85a and k85b), and the respondent's gross income (k82, top-coded). In addition, for Åland respondents, identifying information on the following variables has been removed: group membership, the country of birth the parents, and occupation. The open-ended variable k79_muu was also removed.

Weighting

The data contain two weight variables, which were created using a calibration method in order to improve estimation efficiency and to correct non-response bias. The weights are based on the following population distributions: 1) gender, 2) age groups (six groups), 3) NUTS3 areas so that Greater Helsinki area was treated separately, and 4) municipality type (urban, semi-urban, rural). The first weight variable (otospaino) weights the results to match the whole Finnish population (the sum of the weights equals the size of the Finnish population). The second weight variable (analyysipaino) does not produce this kind of extension (the weighted mean is 1 and the sum equals the number of cases). Both variables are based on the same calibration process, only the scale is different.

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Bibliographical Citation

International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) & Purhonen, Semi (Tampere University): ISSP 2025: Work Orientations V: Finnish Data [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-04-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4075; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4075

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