Youth Barometer studies the values, well-being and everyday life of young people aged 15–29 who live in Finland. It has been carried out annually since 1994.
The Youth Barometer 2018 is on the theme of politics and influence in Europe. According to the results, the young people have chiefly participated by voting, with purchase decisions and by discussing political issues. 66 per cent of the young people feel that membership of the European Union has been of benefit to Finland. The share is now at its highest level in the history of the Youth Barometer.
- Authors:
- Tomi Kiilakoski & Sami Myllyniemi
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Publication number:
- Publications of the State Youth Council (print), no. 63, Finnish Youth Research Society, Finnish Youth Research Network, Internet Publications 143 Finnish Youth Research Society, Finnish Youth Research Network, Internet Publications 143
- ISSN:
- ISSN 2489-9461 (print), ISSN 2489-947X (online)
- ISBN:
- 978-952-7175-91-0 (PDF, online), 978-952-7175-90-3 (print)
Table of contents
FOREWORD ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SURVEY AND BACKGROUND VARIABLES …………………………………………….. 5
YOUNG PEOPLE’S EUROPE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
THE ESSENCE OF EUROPE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
BENEFITS OF THE EU …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
FINLAND, THE EU AND INTERACTION ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8
CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND POLITICS …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
INTEREST IN POLITICS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES …………………………………………………………………………….. 13
FORMS OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION …………………………………………………………………………………………. 15
CONCENTRATION OF PARTICIPATION …………………………………………………………………………………… 16
TRUST IN THE FUTURE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
UNCERTAINTY AND INSECURITY ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
ORGANISATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE YOUTH BAROMETER ………………………………………………………. 25
REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 27
