Sociobarometer 2021

The sociobarometer is a wide-ranging survey charting expert opinion on the welfare of Finnish citizens and the present state of welfare services in Finland. The 2021 sociobarometer charted issues such as changes in the responsibilities for organising services, income support, employment services and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social, health and employment services. Respondents included healthcare managers and social workers at municipalities and joint municipal authorities, directors of operational units and service experts at Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) and managers of local employment and economic development offices (TE Offices) and the officials responsible for employment services in municipalities. One of the themes of the survey was the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on services and support needs at the end of the previous year. Respondents were asked, among other things, which groups of people in the area were particularly concerned, how clients' needs had been met and whether the need for multidisciplinary services had changed since the spring of the previous year. In particular, they were asked about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the service needs of older people and the support targeted at them. Another broader theme was cooperation between different organisations and coordination of services. Questions covered issues such as the support provided by churches, associations and volunteers, as well as the division of labour within the municipality or region and its clarity. The questionnaire also asked whether, for example, some services were outsourced to the voluntary sector during the pandemic. The third broader theme of the survey was related to changes in the responsibility for organising services, such as the health and social services reform (sote-uudistus) and the local government pilots. In the context of the reform, respondents were asked to assess the reform and its impact. The questions related to the organisation of employment services concerned, for example, the local government pilot scheme, whereby employment services for certain client groups in 25 pilot areas were transferred to Kela. Other questions included affordable housing, income support and the reform of the client fees. Background variables included the respondent's sector of work, the size of the area of activity and the major region. For respondents from TE Offices, the data also include a regional variable at the level of the province

社会晴雨表是一项广泛的调查，旨在描绘芬兰公民的社会福祉状况以及芬兰社会福利服务的当前状态。2021年的社会晴雨表记录了诸如服务组织责任变更、收入援助、就业服务以及新冠疫情对社会保障、健康和就业服务的影响等问题。受访者包括市镇和联合市镇当局的医疗保健管理者及社会工作者、Kela（芬兰社会保险机构）的操作单位负责人及服务专家，以及地方就业和经济开发办公室（TE办公室）的管理者和负责市镇就业服务官员。调查的主题之一是新冠疫情对上年年末服务和支持需求的影响。受访者被问及诸多问题，例如在区域内哪些群体尤为关注，客户需求如何得到满足，以及自上年春季以来对跨学科服务需求是否有所变化。特别地，他们被问及新冠疫情对老年人服务需求及其所获得支持的影响。另一个更广泛的主题是不同组织之间的合作以及服务协调。问题涉及诸如教会、协会和志愿者提供的支持，以及市镇或区域内劳动分工及其清晰度等问题。问卷还询问了例如在疫情期间是否将某些服务外包给非营利部门。调查的第三个更广泛的主题与组织服务责任的变化相关，例如健康和社会服务改革（sote-uudistus）和地方政府试点项目。在改革的背景下，受访者被要求评估改革及其影响。关于就业服务组织的问题涉及例如地方政府试点方案，即25个试点地区的特定客户群体的就业服务被转移至Kela。其他问题还包括可负担住房、收入援助和客户费用改革。背景变量包括受访者的工作领域、活动区域规模以及主要地区。对于TE办公室的受访者，数据还包括省级的区域内变量。