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Study title

Church Monitor 1999

Creator

Church Research Institute

Study number / PID

FSD2031 (FSD)

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2031 (URN)

10.60686/t-fsd2031 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Church Monitors

The survey series, produced by the Church Research Institute, studies the religiosity and beliefs of continental Finns, and their relationship to the Evangelical Lutheran Chruch of Finland and other religious communities. Themes studied include supernatural phenomena, spirituality and morality, and the importance of different parish activities. The survey data have been collected as part of a separate, cross-national RISC Monitor study. The surveys are carried out by MDC RISC International and Gallup Finland (TNS Gallup, Kantar). FSD collections cover data for 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2007.

Abstract

The survey charted opinions on the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and its range of activities. The respondents were asked to present their view of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the help of a number of opposite adjective pairs (e.g. honest - dishonest, rich - poor, reliable - unreliable, tolerant - intolerant, efficient - inefficient). They also rated the importance of different congregational activities, for example, Sunday school, development cooperation, missionary work, support for the unemployed, food banks, help for the elderly. The survey studied perceptions of supernatural phenomena and beliefs with attitudinal statements relating to ghosts, witchcraft, reincarnation, psychics, angels, UFOs, healing by prayer, astrology, horoscopes and fortune-telling. Opinions on different religious denominations and religions were charted. The respondents were asked whether they belonged to a church or other religious denomination. Evangelical-Lutherans were asked whether they had considered leaving the church. Those who did not belong to any denomination were asked whether they had considered joining the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Background variables included respondent's gender, marital status, basic education, type of municipality, and province of residence.

Topics

Social sciencesHumanitiesReligion and values

Keywords

ChurchCongregationsParanormal phenomenaReligious affiliationReligious groupsReligious institutionsSupernatural

Methodology

Data collection period

1999

Country

Finland

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

People aged between 15 and 75 living in Finland

Excludes: the Åland Islands

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Kind of data

Quantitative

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Publication year

2005

Terms of data access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Related publications

  • Kääriäinen, Kimmo & Niemelä, Kati & Ketola, Kimmo (2005). Religion in Finland: Decline, Change and Transformation of Finnish Religiosity. Jyväskylä: Gummerus. Publication of the Research Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland; 54.
  • Taira, Teemu (2012). More Visible But Limited in Its Popularity. Atheism (and Atheists) in Finland. Approaching Religion. Special Issues on the New Visibility of Atheism in Europe 2(1): 21-35.
  • Monikasvoinen kirkko. Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko vuosina 2004-2007 (2008). Kirkon tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja; 103. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus.
  • Kääriäinen, Kimmo & Kati Niemelä & Kimmo Ketola (2003). Moderni kirkkokansa. Suomalaisten uskonnollisuus uudella vuosituhannella. Jyväskylä: Gummerus. Kirkon tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja; 82.
  • Ketola, Kimmo (2010). Uskontotilanteen muutos ja suomalaisten suhtautuminen eri uskontoihin. Teoksessa: Religionens återkomst. Brytningspunkter i kyrkan, religionen och kulturen - Uskonnon ylösnousemus. Kirkon uskonnon ja kulttuurin murros (toim. Tuomas Martikainen & Ville Jalovaara), 40-51. Magma-studie 4/2010. Helsinki: Finlands svenska tankesmedja Magma.
  • Taira, Teemu (2014) Väärin uskottu? Ateismin uusi näkyvyys. Turku: Eetos.
  • Ketola, Kimmo & Sohlberg, Jussi. 2022. Ketkä näkevät enkeleitä? Suomalaisten yliluonnolliset kokemukset ja enkeliusko kyselytutkimusten valossa. Teoksessa: Minna Opas & Tiina Mahlamäki (toim.), Uushenkisyys, 94-117. (Tietolipas 275) Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.