1 To start with, can I ask you what you are studying? I know you mentioned it in the email, but just to get a bit more precisions? - So now you are writing your master thesis?
3 And why did you choose to go to university? [Motivations] - Is there someone in your family who studied at university? [Who?] - By the way, how old are you?
4 And what do you think about the Finnish university system in general? [Efficient? Disappointed? Lack of guidance and advising?] - Do you think you'll find a job related to your level of study? And related to the subject you studied?
4 How do you view the beginning of your working life? [easy? Difficult? Why?] (chances evaluation on the labour market) - [How do you feel about entering working life?] [How do you feel about the situation?] [afraid? Confident? Feelings of insecurity?]
1 Can I ask you where do you live at the moment? [-> Student accommodation? - At parents' place? - With your partner? - Shared accommodation with friends? - On your own? -> is this your own flat?]
2 How do you finance your rent and other living expenses? [Where do you get most of your money from?] [-> parents? - grant/study allowances? - student loan? - housing allowances? - Part-time or full-time job?]
1 What is your priority between finding a job and starting a family? Why? [Does your professional career seem more important at the present time, rather than starting a family?]
4 Do you think you'll be able to develop a professional career and have a family and children at the same time? How? [perheenäiti] (Women's dual-role) [State's aid? Maternity leaves? Child care services? Day-care centres?]
1 Do you have any personal interest or hobbies that are important to you? Or are you involved in associations? Like what? (Social capital) [Leisure activities (music, theatre)? Sports? Travelling? Going out with friends? Social or political activism?
1 According to the statistics, the number of students has largely increased in the last 20 years. In your opinion, what makes young people go to university? Or the young people that you know, like your friends? [motivations for studying]
2 Do you know young people around you who went directly to work? [- What type of education or training did they get?] [- Did they find a job quickly after finishing school?] [- How was their integration on the labour market? And how is it going for them now?
1 How do you view your peers' integration on the labour market? [And how do you perceive their chances and possibilities of finding a job?] [Easy? Difficult?]
1 Where do most of the young people that you know live at the moment? [-> Student accommodation? - At parents' place? - With their partner? - Shared accommodation with friends? - On their own? -> is this your own flat?]
2 How do they finance their rent and other living expenses? [Where do they get most of their money from?] [-> parents? - grant/study allowances? - student loan? - housing allowances? - Part-time or full-time job?]
1 Do your peers or friends have any personal interests or hobbies that are important to them? Or are they involved in associations? Like what? (Social capital) [Leisure activities (music, theatre)? Sports? Travelling? Going out with friends? Social or political activism? Voluntary work? Charity associations? etc] - How do they organise their time, between studies, work, private life and personal activities? [Do they dedicate a lot of time to personal activities?]
2 What do you consider as the most difficult issue when university students enter working life? - Do you think that those who went to vocational school experience the same difficulties, or are better off? - And what is the hardest thing for the young people that you know, who entered working life recently? [for both university and vocational students] [finding a job? Lodging? To become independent? start a family and develop their career at the same time?...]
