European Election Study 2004: Finland

dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Department of Political Science - Mattila, Mikko
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Tampere. Department of Political Science and International Relations - Raunio, Tapio
dc.contributor.authorMattila, Mikko
dc.contributor.authorRaunio, Tapio
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.temporal2004-06-14 - 2004-06-23
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T12:50:32Z
dc.date.issued2005-03-29
dc.descriptionThe data is Finland's contribution to the fourth data collection round of the European Election Study (ESS). The survey which was collected immediately after the 2004 European Parliament elections (13 June 2004) charts opinions on the European Union and elections. Firstly, respondents were asked what are the most important problems in Finland, which of them is the single most important, which political party would be best at dealing with it and at which level (regional, national or EU) it is/should be mainly dealt with. Frequency of watching television news programmes and reading newspapers, and the preferred newspaper and TV news programme were surveyed. Respondents were also asked how often they watched programmes or read about the European election and talked to friends and attended public meetings in relation to the elections during the four weeks preceding the election. Interest in the election campaign was examined. Respondents' voting behaviour was charted with questions about preferred political party in the European Parliament elections, the 2003 Finnish Parliament elections and future parliamentary elections. Probability of voting various political parties was investigated. One theme covered respondents' trust in various matters, for example, people from various countries, the Finnish Parliament and government and the European Parliament, Commission and Council of Ministers. Respondents' were asked to place themselves and different political parties on the left-right axis. Views on the general economic situation in Finland and other EU citizens' entitlement to Finnish social security and their right to vote in Finnish municipal elections were examined. Respondents were also asked whether employers should give priority to Finns over citizens from other Member States when jobs are scarce in Finland. Opinions on the European integration were investigated by asking respondents what they think about Finland's EU membership and whether the unification should be pushed further. In conclusion, respondents were asked are they proud to be citizens of the European Union, are they satisfied with the way democracy works in Finland and the EU, do they approve of Finnish government's actions and which political party they feel closest to. Background variables included respondent's age, gender, year and country of birth, age of ending full-time education, year of coming to Finland, trade union membership, current economic activity, employment sector, self-designated social class, municipality type, province of residence, religion, attendance in religious services, number of household members aged over 18, and monthly income of household.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2006
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/473
dc.languageFinnish
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rightsRestricted use
dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectäänestäminen
dc.subjectpoliittinen käyttäytyminen
dc.subjectvaalit
dc.subjectpuolueet
dc.subjectmielikuvat
dc.subjecteuroparlamenttivaalit
dc.subjectjoukkoviestimet
dc.subjectEuroopan unioni
dc.subjectintegraatio
dc.subjectidentiteetti
dc.subjectluottamus
dc.subjectpoliittiset instituutiot
dc.subjectvoting
dc.subjectpolitical behaviour
dc.subjectelections
dc.subjectpolitical parties
dc.subjectpolitical attitudes
dc.subjectEuropean Parliament elections
dc.subjectmass media
dc.subjectintegration
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectpolitical institutions
dc.subjectEuropean Union
dc.subjecttrust
dc.subjectKansainvälinen politiikka ja järjestöt
dc.subjectPoliittinen käyttäytyminen, poliittiset asenteet ja mielipiteet
dc.subjectVaalit, ehdokkaat ja kansanäänestykset
dc.subjectInternational politics and organisations
dc.subjectPolitical behaviour and attitudes
dc.subjectElections
dc.titleEuropean Election Study 2004: Finland
Finnish Social Data Archive (FSD)


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