EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Spring 2023

The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the Spring 2023 survey included the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, politics, foreign policy, taxation, and public finance. First, the respondents were presented with attitudinal statements concerning a variety of social topics, such as politics, immigration, political parties, taxation, the right to strike, the labour market and foreign policy. Next, the respondents were asked about their intentions to vote in the parliamentary elections of spring 2023, their voting behaviour, and how many political parties had candidates for whom they would vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Opinions on what were the most important themes (e.g. social security, taxation, public finance, national security) that impacted the respondents' choice of political party and candidate were also surveyed. Questions charted what the new government should focus on (e.g. improving employment, lowering taxation, increasing funding for education, stricter environment policy, cutting public expenditure) and what the respondents' views were on the composition of the new government (which political parties should or should not be included in the new government, and which qualities (e.g. determination, adaptability, independence) the respondents desired from political leaders in Finland. Opinions on tax policy were examined with questions concerning whether different taxes should be increased or decreased and attitudes towards taxation were investigated with a series of statements (e.g. taxation in Finland is too harsh, tax cuts should not be made if they lead to the deterioration of social security and public services, tax cuts would increase tax revenue as economic activity would increase). The respondents' views on balancing Finland's public finances were investigated, and opinions on the reformation of labour legislation were surveyed with attitudinal statements on various measures that would limit workers' right to strike. The respondents were also asked to assess which factors (e.g. climate and weather, Finnish education system, cost of living and taxation, security and stability of Finnish society) would be attractive or unattractive for potential immigrants moving to Finland. The respondents were asked which issues (e.g. relationship with Russia, relationship with USA, relationship with China, co-operation with Nordic countries, Finland's NATO membership, international crisis management) should be prioritised in Finland's foreign policy. Additionally, the respondents were asked how well-acquainted they were with issues concerning Finland's foreign policy and state security policy. Opinions were also charted on Finland's NATO membership, Finland's EU membership and the currency change to euro. Background variables included the respondent's age group, number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence, region (NUTS3), type of employer, working hours, type of employment contract, education, economic activity and occupational status, employment sector, trade union membership, what political party would vote for in parliamentary elections, self-perceived social class, mother tongue and annual gross income of the respondent's household.

本研究描绘了芬兰民众的价值观念与态度。2023年春季调查的主题涵盖了2023年春季议会选举、政治、外交政策、税收及公共财政等方面。首先，受访者被呈现了一系列关于各种社会议题的态度陈述，如政治、移民、政党、税收、罢工权、劳动力市场及外交政策等。随后，调查了受访者对于2023年春季议会选举的投票意向、投票行为，以及他们将在即将到来的议会选举中投票支持哪些政党候选人的数量。此外，还调查了受访者对于哪些主题（例如社会保障、税收、公共财政、国家安全）是最重要的，这些主题影响了他们对政党和候选人的选择。调查还涉及了新政府应关注的重点（例如改善就业、降低税收、增加教育资金、更严格的环境政策、削减公共支出）以及受访者对新政府组成的看法（哪些政党应被纳入新政府，以及受访者期望政治领袖在芬兰展现出的品质，例如决心、适应性、独立性）。通过一系列问题，考察了税收政策，并探讨了受访者对税收的态度，例如是否应增加或减少不同税种，以及税收政策对经济活动的影响。调查还探究了受访者对平衡芬兰公共财政的看法，以及通过一系列态度陈述对劳动法改革（限制工人罢工权利的措施）的意见。受访者还被询问哪些因素（例如气候和天气、芬兰教育体系、生活成本和税收、芬兰社会的安全和稳定性）对潜在的移民移居芬兰具有吸引力或缺乏吸引力。受访者还被询问哪些问题（例如与俄罗斯的关系、与美国的联系、与中国的关系、与北欧国家的合作、芬兰的北约成员国身份、国际危机管理）应在芬兰的外交政策中优先考虑。此外，受访者还被询问他们对芬兰外交政策和国家安全政策相关问题的熟悉程度。还对芬兰的北约成员国身份、芬兰的欧盟成员国身份以及货币转换为欧元等议题的意见进行了调查。背景变量包括受访者的年龄组、居住市的居民数量、区域（NUTS3）、雇主类型、工作时间、雇佣合同类型、教育、经济活动、职业状况、就业部门、工会会员资格、议会选举中的投票意向、自我感知的社会阶层、母语以及受访者的家庭年度总收入。