Letters sent to respondents
We have sent the respondents a letter when the inquiry started. Have a look at the letter!
The survey is part of a large international research project, European Social Survey (ESS). The topics include people's personal well-being and perceptions of fairness in the society.
The survey is carried out to gain a comprehensive picture of changes occurring in society so that they can be understood better. The data measuring attitudes, values and opinions of people residing in Finland will be utilised for the purposes of scientific research as well as to support policy making. In addition, journalists and civil society actors will all have access to the results and data.
The survey is conducted in Finland in collaboration between Statistics Finland and the Department of Social Research at the University of Turku. Statistics Finland collects data for the survey. Questions can be answered in Finnish or Swedish.
In cooperation:
If you have been selected to answer this survey, you have received an invitation letter from Statistics Finland.
The survey is carried out as a face-to-face interview, i.e. our interviewer visits the participants or interviews them via video.
Some respondents will be invited to take part in an online survey instead of an interview. You will find more information in the letter sent to you.
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There is no need to prepare in advance for responding. You can reply in Finnish or Swedish.
This is how you do it:
Arrange the best interview time for you by contacting your statistical interviewer. You can find the contact information in the letter sent to you. Depending on your choice, the interview will be done face-to-face at a place of your choice or via video. If you do not contact us, our statistical interviewer will try to reach you after some time.
Some respondents will be invited to take part in an online survey instead of an interview. If you have been selected as an online respondent, you will find more information and instructions on how to log in to the form in the letter sent to you. If you have received an email from us, you can also follow the instructions there. More detailed instructions can be found on the response form.
We have sent the respondents a letter when the inquiry started. Have a look at the letter!
The random sample includes a total of 4,600 people residing in Finland aged 15 or above. Thus each individual survey respondent represents around 2,00 Finnish residents. Respondents' participation helps us to ensure that the survey represents the experiences and views of people living in Finland accurately.
You have been selected to represent people of your age living in your area. The selection has been made with statistical methods. The responses provide reliable statistical data on people living in Finland and their life situations.
No. The respondents have been selected to represent the population of Finland. You have been selected based on your age and area of residence. No one else can replace you. Your response is needed in order to obtain reliable data for the statistics concerning the population groups you represent.
Your responses can be seen at Statistics Finland only by those employees who compile statistics based on the responses. Your data will be treated as strictly confidential and we will ensure your data protection at all stages of the production of the statistics. Every person employed by Statistics Finland has signed a pledge of secrecy.
We publish statistics in the manner that the responses of individual persons cannot be identified from the data.
Your responses are confidential. We never release your responses for administrative decision-making, investigation, surveillance, legal proceedings or similar purposes, such as to the Tax Administration or the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.
We never hand over or sell your contact information outside Statistics Finland.
The contact details of individual respondents are the address, email and telephone number as well as corresponding information in the names of members of the same household. The data derive from the population Information System and from those authorities from which data are obtained based on the Statistics Act. In addition, contact details are obtained from public sources, such as telephone operators.
Statistics Finland is also entitled to receive for surveys the contact information of
persons who have a ban on direct marketing.
All data collected for statistical purposes are confidential. When processing data, it is seen to that no person's privacy or business or professional secret are endangered. Every person employed by Statistics Finland has signed a pledge of secrecy.