Finnish EU Attitudes 2007

The survey charted Finnish public opinion on the European Union membership, foreign policy, the relationship between Finland and Russia, and the potential NATO membership. The respondents were first asked how interested they were in matters related to the Finnish EU membership, and how well they thought they were informed about these matters. The survey also carried a number of statements relating to the EU membership and international issues, such as the EU membership fee, abolishing compulsory military service in Finland, defence policy, the relationships between Finland and the other Nordic countries, globalisation, various countries applying for EU membership, and climate policy. Finnish foreign policy was canvassed by presenting the respondents with a list of current international issues (e.g. the relationships with Russia and the Baltic States, Nordic defence cooperation, increasing development cooperation funds, mediating international crises, preventing climate change) and asking them to what extent Finnish foreign policy should concentrate on each topic. The respondents also graded the bodies responsible for foreign policy in Finland (the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence, three last governments, etc.). Some questions focused on the EU and its actions. The respondents' views were queried on changes in the EU's actions in view of Finland's influence, the strength of the Union as an economic actor in the world, and the openness/transparency of the Union. The respondents' opinions on the current questions connected to the relationship between Finland and Russia (e.g. Russian wood tariffs, other obstacles to trade, the St. Petersburg area's environmental load to the Baltic Sea) and the importance of solving them were charted. The potential effects of Finnish NATO membership on various issues, such as international influence, the share of defence expenditure in the budget, and the personal feeling of safety were also examined. Finally, the respondents estimated the influence of globalisation on their work and gave their current opinion on the EU membership, the transition to the euro, and the EU enlargement in May 2004. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, size of municipality of residence, region of residence (NUTS3), basic and vocational education, economic activity, industry of employment, occupation group, trade union membership, and which party R would vote for if the parliamentary elections were held at the time of the survey.

本调查针对芬兰公众就欧盟（European Union）成员国身份、外交政策、芬俄关系以及芬兰潜在北约（NATO）成员国身份的态度展开调研。调查首先询问受访者对芬兰欧盟成员国身份相关事务的关注程度，以及自身对该类事务的了解程度。本次调查还设置了多项涉及欧盟成员国身份及国际议题的表述问题，涵盖欧盟成员国会费、芬兰取消义务兵役制、国防政策、芬兰与其他北欧国家的关系、全球化进程、多国申请欧盟成员国身份以及气候政策等内容。针对芬兰外交政策，调研人员向受访者列出一系列当前国际议题，例如与俄罗斯、波罗的海国家的关系、北欧国防合作、增加发展合作资金、斡旋国际危机、应对气候变化等，并询问受访者认为芬兰外交政策应在各议题上投入多大关注度。受访者还需对芬兰负责外交政策的相关机构进行评分，包括总统、总理、外交部长、国防部长、上三届政府等。部分问题聚焦于欧盟及其相关行动，调研人员询问受访者关于欧盟在考虑芬兰影响力后调整行动的看法、欧盟作为全球经济主体的实力，以及欧盟的开放性与透明度。针对芬兰与俄罗斯当前相关的议题，例如俄罗斯木材关税、其他贸易障碍、圣彼得堡地区对波罗的海造成的环境负荷等，调研人员记录了受访者的观点，并了解其认为解决这些问题的重要程度。本次调查还考察了芬兰潜在北约成员国身份对各类议题的潜在影响，包括国际影响力、国防预算占比以及民众个人安全感等。最后，受访者需评估全球化对其工作的影响，并就欧盟成员国身份、向欧元过渡以及2004年5月欧盟东扩发表当前看法。背景变量涵盖受访者性别、年龄组、居住城市规模、居住地区（NUTS3）、基础教育与职业教育情况、经济活动状态、就业行业、职业群体、工会会员身份，以及若调查期间举行议会选举时受访者会支持的政党。