Finnish Opinions on Security Policy and National Defence 2001: Autumn

The survey studied Finnish public opinion on foreign policy, security policy and military alliances. Respondents assessed the country's foreign policy and relations with a number of other countries. Views were probed on whether Finland should join a military alliance or join the Nato if the Baltic countries also join. Opinions on defence expenditure and the conscript army versus the professional army were surveyed. Respondents were asked whether Finland should participate in peace-keeping operations led by the UN, Nato or EU and in which part of the world. Questions covered EU crisis management forces, Finnish expenditure on civil crises management and whether there should or should not be defence material industry in Finland and why. Background variables included the respondent's sex, age group, main economic activity, employment, marital status, education, type of accommodation, type of neighbourhood, region of residence, household type and composition, household income, party preference, ownership of mobile phone, Internet use, location and frequency of Internet use.

本调查针对芬兰民众对外交政策、安全政策和军事同盟的观点进行深入研究。受访者对芬兰的外交政策及其与其他国家的交往进行了评估。研究探讨了芬兰是否应加入军事同盟，以及若波罗的海国家亦加入北约，芬兰是否应加入北约的问题。调查还包括了对国防开支以及征兵制军队与职业军队的看法。受访者被询问芬兰是否应参与由联合国、北约或欧盟领导的维和行动，以及应在世界的哪个地区参与。调查内容涵盖欧盟危机管理部队、芬兰在民事危机管理上的支出，以及芬兰是否应拥有国防材料工业及其原因。背景变量包括受访者的性别、年龄组、主要经济活动、就业状况、婚姻状况、教育程度、住所类型、社区类型、居住地区、家庭类型与构成、家庭收入、政党偏好、手机拥有情况、互联网使用情况、互联网使用位置和频率。