Finns: Liberal, broad-minded, accepting
Some encouraging results from a recent Euro RSCG survey via Helsingin Sanomat…
- Finns above the age of 65 had more liberal views on social and economic values than other Europeans in the same age group.
- Finnish seniors were largely accepting of differences and equality among people, as well as free economic competition. Broad-mindedness was also seen in the values of other Finnish age groups.
- The competitive spirit appears to run high in the Nordic countries, where 82% felt that free competition is beneficial for growth and employment.
- Individual freedoms, involving mothers going to work, and abortion, are generally appreciated in Finland.
- More than half of Finnish young people do not feel that faith is an important part of their lives.
- The younger the respondent, the more positive the attitudes are toward homosexuality.
- Only Italians and Poles are more welcoming to immigrants than Finns.
