The Barometers for Swedish-speaking Finns survey opinions, attitudes, habits and trends among the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The first barometer was fielded in 2002, and since then the barometer has been conducted once every year. FSD collections cover data from 2002 to 2009 and from 2019 onwards.
Since 2019, the surveys targeted at the Swedish-speaking population of Finland have been conducted using a citizen panel consisting of Swedish-speaking Finns (Den finlandssvenska medborgarpanelen Barometern). 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 Research Council of Finland.
The dataset concerns Finland-Swedish magazines and respondents' willingness to read them. The data were collected as part of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern), which is part of The Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO).
The survey first examined which Finland-Swedish magazines respondents read and how frequently they read them. Respondents were then asked about magazine subscriptions and reading habits, as well as the main reasons for not reading Finland-Swedish magazines. Next, the respondents were asked to evaluate a series of statements concerning the significance, quality, and willingness to pay for magazines. Finally, the survey explored what kinds of topics respondents would like to see covered more extensively and which factors they considered most important when deciding whether to subscribe to a magazine.
Background variables in the dataset include region of residence (at the regional level), type of municipality, gender, age, year of birth, and level of education.
The questionnaire was sent to members of the Citizen Panel of Swedish-speaking Finns (Barometern). In total, 2,062 individuals responded to the survey.