Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2016

The annual survey charted Finnish public opinion on foreign policy, defence policy, security, military alliances, military service, and international armed conflicts at the time of the survey. Some questions examined views on factors affecting safety and security. Opinions were charted on the success of foreign policy in the previous few years, funds allocated to the Defence Forces, whether Finland should resort to armed defence in case of any sort of attack, and how the global security situation would develop in the next five years. Views were probed on the current, conscription-based defence system and whether women should also participate in conscription. The respondents were asked whether Finland should form military alliances and whether Finland should apply for NATO membership. Some questions pertained to issues affecting the safety and security of Finland. These included, among others, Finland's EU membership, potential NATO membership, participation in the EU defence and in international crisis management, and military non-alignment. Satisfaction with defence policy in the previous few years was investigated. The respondents were also asked about Russia's recent actions and their possible impacts on Finland's security. Views were charted on Finnish military cooperation in the EU, with NATO, other Nordic countries, and the United States. The respondents were asked to evaluate what effect several countries and organizations, such as Russia, China, US, UN, and EU had on Finland's security. Views were studied on Finland's preparedness for the prevention of various security threats, such as armed threat, infectious diseases and epidemics, environmental hazards, uncontrolled immigration, political pressure from other states, economic crisis, terrorism, and attacks against information systems and networks. Concern caused by certain phenomena and issues was charted, such as the economic situation in Europe, global warming, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism, cybercrime, increase in the number of asylum-seekers, racism, and current conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, and Turkey. Finally, the respondents were asked about their trust in the European Union. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, economic activity and occupational status, marital status, occupation of the household head, household composition, ages of children living at home, gross annual income of the household, level of education, type of accommodation, region of residence, number of inhabitants in the municipality of residence, Internet use, political party choice in the previous parliamentary elections, and political party choice if the parliamentary elections were held at the time of answering.

本年度调查描绘了芬兰民众在调查时对外交政策、国防政策、安全、军事同盟、兵役制度以及国际武装冲突等方面的观点。部分问题探讨了影响安全与安全的因素。调查记录了民众对过去几年外交政策成功与否的看法、分配给国防军的资金、芬兰在遭受任何形式攻击时是否应诉诸武装防御，以及未来五年全球安全形势的发展趋势。调查还涉及当前基于征兵的国防体系，以及女性是否也应参与征兵的问题。受访者被问及芬兰是否应建立军事同盟，以及是否应申请加入北约。一些问题涉及影响芬兰安全与稳定的问题，包括芬兰的欧盟成员国身份、潜在的北约成员国身份、参与欧盟国防以及国际危机管理，以及军事非集团化。调查了民众对过去几年国防政策的满意度。受访者还被问及俄罗斯近期行动及其对芬兰安全的潜在影响。调查了芬兰在欧盟、北约、其他北欧国家和美国之间的军事合作。受访者被要求评估俄罗斯、中国、美国、联合国和欧盟等国家和组织对芬兰安全的影响。调查了芬兰预防各种安全威胁，如武装威胁、传染病和流行病、环境危害、无序移民、来自其他国家的政治压力、经济危机、恐怖主义以及针对信息系统和网络攻击的准备工作。调查了某些现象和问题引起的关注，如欧洲的经济形势、全球变暖、大规模杀伤性武器的扩散、国际恐怖主义、网络犯罪、寻求庇护者人数的增加、种族主义，以及乌克兰、叙利亚和土耳其当前的冲突。最后，受访者还被问及他们对欧盟的信任度。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄、经济活动与职业状况、婚姻状况、户主职业、家庭构成、居住在家中的子女年龄、家庭毛年收入、教育水平、住宿类型、居住地区、居住市镇的居民数量、互联网使用情况、上次议会选举中的政党选择，以及如果议会选举在回答时进行，受访者将选择的政党。