The Finland’s and Consumer’s Economy Survey measures consumers' confidence in their own and Finland's economy. In addition, consumers' intentions of making large purchases, saving and raising loans are examined.
Similar matters are surveyed each month in all EU countries.
Log in to the form with the user ID and password you received in a letter. Reserve five to ten minutes for responding.
If you have been selected as a respondent, you have received a user ID and password for the inquiry by letter. Take the identifiers and press the Start responding button above. Alternatively, you can read the QR code in the letter, in which case you enter the form directly.
If you have received a text message or an email from us, you can also follow the instructions there. More detailed instructions can be found on the response form. There is no need to prepare in advance for responding.
Set up a time for an interview by contacting the statistical interviewer. You can find the contact information in the letter sent to you.
We want to give all those selected to the survey the opportunity to take part. If we have not received your response online and you have not tried to set up a time for an interview, our statistical interviewer will try to reach you.
Your response is needed for producing statistics.
We have sent the respondents a letter when the inquiry started. Have a look at the letter!
The participants in the survey have been selected at random from the Finnish population. The research area is the entire country and the respondents represent the Finnish population aged 18-74 in terms of age, gender, area of residence and mother tongue.
We ask about everyday matters related to the economy, such as your intentions of making small or larger purchases, saving or taking out a loan.
We are interested in your experiences and opinions because you represent your area and age group in the survey. We want to ensure that all population groups are heard in the survey.
If you respond online, you will get a link at the end of the survey. Through the link you can learn more from data collected by Statistics Finland concerning your area of residence.
The Finland’s and Consumer’s Economy Survey asks questions about the respondent's views and expectations concerning the economy and everyday issues concerning the personal economy, which are easy to answer.
The survey does not test the respondent's knowledge but collects information about persons' (consumers') views, expectations and plans about the economy, for example, views about economic development in Finland or possible plans to buy a dwelling. The survey is easy and you do not need to be afraid of giving wrong answers: the questions concern things that we can only collect data on by asking you and where you are the best and only expert.
The data collection on Finland's and consumer's economy will be made on a one-off basis in spring 2024. The data collection will be made on a new data collection platform with a web form filled in by the respondent and with telephone interviews. The survey is based on the Consumer Confidence Survey, which measures Finnish consumers’ confidence in the economy, such as their views and expectations about the development of their household’s own and Finland’s general economic situation. We will use the given data predicting economic
development to test the data collection platform for statistics.
A group of people of different ages living in different areas in Finland have been selected for the survey. 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.
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.
In data collections directed at individuals, the grounds for processing personal data are Article
6, Paragraph 1, point e of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, performing a task in the public interest.
If you have been selected as a respondent for a data collection, Statistics Finland will always contact you in advance by letter or email. This communication will explain what data will be collected and for what purpose the data will be used.
To make responding easier, the collected data can be supplemented with data available from administrative registers.