A Year of COVID-19: Finnish Experiences of Everyday Life during the Pandemic 2021

The dataset consists of self-administered written texts on experiences related to the coronavirus epidemic. The data chart people's everyday lives as the pandemic continued in 2021. The dataset is a continuation of the Finnish Literary Society's previous COVID-19 related data collection, Koronakevät ('COVID-19 Spring”), which was carried out in 2020. The Koronakevät dataset is available from the archive of the Finnish Literature Society. The writing guidelines directed participants to write about their experiences during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2021. Participants were asked to reflect on how they personally perceived the time period affected by the coronavirus epidemic and how their attitudes towards the coronavirus had changed as the pandemic had continued. The study investigated participants' attitudes towards restrictions and security measures and their efforts to avoid contracting COVID-19. Participants were also prompted to write about their possible personal experiences of contracting COVID-19, the experiences of individuals in their immediate circle who had contracted COVID-19, and their attitudes towards contracting the virus. In relation to the coronavirus, participants were asked about their attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines and their general attitudes towards COVID-19. Additionally, participants could write about the impact COVID-19 had had on their everyday lives, interpersonal relationships, and life in general. Any possible positive effects of COVID-19 and factors affecting participants' well-being and resilience were also charted. Background information included the participant's gender, year of birth, occupation, and area of residence. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD. The dataset is only available in Finnish.

本数据集收录围绕新冠疫情相关经历的自撰书面文本，记录了2021年疫情持续蔓延期间民众的日常生活图景。该数据集是芬兰文学学会2020年新冠相关数据采集项目"Koronakevät（COVID-19春季）"的后续项目，原始Koronakevät数据集可从芬兰文学学会档案馆获取。

本次撰写指引要求参与者记述2021年春季新冠疫情持续期间的个人经历，反思自身对疫情影响时段的主观感知，以及随着疫情发展自身对新冠病毒态度的转变。本研究考察参与者对防疫限制措施与安全防控手段的态度、规避感染新冠病毒的相关行为；同时引导参与者撰写自身感染新冠病毒的可能经历、身边亲近人员的感染经历，以及自身对感染病毒的态度。此外，调研还涵盖参与者对新冠疫苗的态度、对新冠疫情的整体看法；参与者亦可记述新冠疫情对其日常生活、人际关系及整体生活造成的影响。本次调研同时记录了新冠疫情可能带来的积极影响，以及影响参与者幸福感与心理韧性的各类因素。

背景信息涵盖参与者的性别、出生年份、职业与居住地区。相关数据已被整理为易于使用的HTML格式版本，部署于FSD平台。本数据集仅提供芬兰语版本。