Finnish Local Government Barometer 2001: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards

The survey charted the views of municipal leaders (i.e. municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on Finnish municipalities as employers. Respondents were asked to evaluate the wage level, holiday entitlement, career opportunities, incentives, efficiency, and job satisfaction of municipal employees. Views were also probed on whether municipalities should promote the attractiveness of municipalities as employers by increasing task variety, working hours flexibility, employees' control over their job, and employees' possibilities to have a say in decisions. One topic pertained to whether the status and resources of certain bodies (provincial government, Employment and Economic Development Centres, and regional organisations), with which municipalities co-operate, should be strengthened. Respondents evaluated the usefulness of co-operation with certain other bodies (e.g. trade unions, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, employer organisations, the Ministry of the Interior) to the municipalities. Satisfaction with particular government ministers in terms of local government issues was charted. Background variables included the number of inhabitants in the municipality, the respondent's status in municipal administration, gender, political party identification, and the region in which the municipality was located.

本调查描绘了市镇领导（即市镇管理者及市镇执行委员会主席）对芬兰市镇作为雇主的看法。受访者被要求评估市镇员工的薪资水平、休假权益、职业发展机会、激励措施、工作效率以及工作满意度。此外，还探讨了市镇是否应通过增加任务多样性、工作时间的灵活性、员工对工作控制权的增强以及员工在决策中发言的可能性，来提升市镇作为雇主的吸引力。其中一个议题涉及与市镇合作的某些机构（如省政府、就业与经济开发中心、区域组织）的地位和资源是否应得到加强。受访者还对与某些其他机构（例如，工会、芬兰社会保险机构、雇主组织、内政部）合作的实用性进行了评估。同时，还对地方政府议题上特定政府部长的工作满意度进行了调查。背景变量包括市镇居民数量、受访者在市镇行政中的地位、性别、政党认同以及市镇所在地区。