Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland Pekka Penttinen & Jussi Ronkainen Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences Juvenia Centre for Youth Research and Development
Rural area called Eastern Finland Eastern Finland consists of three regions: South Savonia, North Savonia and North Karelia Population 568 477, which is 10,5 % Finland s total population 5 400 000 Youth amount 98 096 (10-24 year) is 17,3 % Half of them are living in three center cities of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Kuopio, Mikkeli) Eastern Finland is getting older
South Savonia 18 768 km 2 North Savonia 20 366,7 km 2 North Karelia 21 584 km 2 Total area 60 718,7 km 2 Holland 41 543 km 2 Belgium 30 528 km²
Background of Youth Barometer The Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland was conducted as a survey in 2010 and 2011 The recipients came from three regions of Eastern Finland: South Savonia, North Savonia and North Karelia These regions were selected because on a bureaucratic level issues concerning young people are treated within the unity of these three regions. Data about wellbeing was needed.
Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland Serves the purposes of monitoring and estimation of young people s wellbeing and the development of youth policy (Municipality Act 1996, Act of Children s Protection 2007, Youth Act 2006) Produces important local and areal knowledge by acknowledging the special features of Eastern Finland knowledge
Youth Barometer of Eastern Finland Number of recipients: 2067 (2010), 1676 (2011), sample was well representative Data gathered by Webropol tool Institutions participating in the survey: basic education (ninth-graders), upper secondary vocational education, universities of applied sciences, universities and youth workshops
Themes of Youth Barometer 2010 barometer: Migration and regionality Multiculturalism Participation Exclusion 2011 barometer Migration and regionality Wellbeing Attitudes towards work-life & entrepreneurship Internationality
Youth barometer of Eastern Finland 2010 - regionality
Should I stay, or should I go? Part one Favorite residence in the future Current place of residence in Eastern Finland Countrysi de Village or small center Town City or regional center Regional center of Helsinki Foreign country Total Countryside 156 34 53 25 14 37 319 Village or small center 32 146 141 55 22 30 426 Town 70 81 475 232 75 113 1046 City or regional center 11 27 47 75 12 21 193 Total 269 288 716 387 123 201 1984
Should I stay, or should I go? Part two Undesirable residence in the future Current place of residence in Eastern Finland Countrysi de Village or small center Town City or regional center Regional center of Helsinki Foreign country Total Countryside 53 27 11 64 108 50 313 Village or small center 119 18 8 55 163 60 423 Town 375 82 23 68 379 109 1036 City or regional 77 13 5 6 63 19 187 center Total 624 140 47 193 717 238 1959
Migration within Region Migration between Regions
I am happy with my place of residence Services are good: basic public services, transportation connections, affordable housing Friends live here, relatives are nearby and the place of residence is familiar and safe Nature is close and the living surroundings are nice Employment opportunities are good
Why do young people move? Career: better and more interesting employment opportunities Services: better public transportation networks, municipal services and leisure opportunities Pleasant and safe living environment Following one's own path: desire for independence and adventures Grass is greener on the other side following friends, better services of the other municipality, bad reputation of the current place of residence
How do you young people perceive Eastern Finland? Community: people care about each other, and young people are perceived positively Introverted: narrow-minded, stagnant and backward On the other hand open-minded: international and multicultural Humane: safe, child-friendly and close to nature.
How is Eastern Finland rated? Scores: 8 ½
Youth barometer of Eastern Finland 2011 young people s attitudes towards entrepreneurship
Attitudes towards entrepreneurship 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 % Yrittäjänä voisin... As an entrepreneur I could... tehdä unelmatyötäni (n=1590) 48 33 19 Do my dream job Carry toteuttaa out my omat own hyvät good ideas ideani (n=1587) 40 38 22 Fully hyödyntää use my täysin knowledge osaamistani (n=1587) 39 38 23 Organize... my järjestää work independently työni itsenäisesti (n=1594) 28 46 26 Realize toteuttaa my omaa own arvomaailmaani values (n=1586) 27 43 30 Get... rich rikastua (n=1589) 24 40 36 Gain power, respect and success saada menestystä, arvostusta ja vaikutusvaltaa (n=1586) 19 42 39 Continue my family s entrepreneurship jatkaa perheeni yrittäjyyttä (n=1588) 10 23 68 Tärkeä Important syyreason Mahdollinen Possible reason syy Ei No syy reason/ yrittäjyyteen not going to be tai entrepreneur ryhdy yrittäjäksi
Attitudes towards entrepreneurship As an entrepreneur I could... continue my family's entrepreneurship (n=1594) gain power, respect and success (n=1594) get rich (n=1594) fulfill my own values (n=1594) organise my work independently (n=1594) fully use my know-how (n=1594) carry out my own good ideas (n=1594) do my dream job (n=1594) 14,7 7,2 24,9 16,1 31,6 20,3 22,6 29,8 29,2 28 38,8 39,2 38,4 40,2 42,3 51,6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Miehet Male Naiset Female
Attitudes towards entrepreneurship I do not want to be an entrepreneur, 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 % because... yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship on taloudellisesti economically riskialtista (n=1594) risky 48 39 13 Entrepreneurship yrittäjyys on henkisesti mentally uuvuttavaa exhausting (n=1594) 47 38 15 I would be too olisin much liiaksi tied to kiinni my work työssä (n=1595) 45 35 19 I would have to carry all the responsibility by myself joutuisin kantamaan yksin kaiken vastuun (n=1594) 41 39 20 My position asemani in work-life työelämässä would on be heikompi weaker than kuin as palkkatyössä an employee (n=1595) 27 42 31 I would saisin have heikomman weaker social sosiaaliturvan security (n=1591) 26 42 33 Entrepreneurship requires know-how that I don t have yrittäjyys vaatii osaamista, jota minulla ei ole (n=1591) 24 39 37 Tärkeä Very important syy Melko Rather tärkeä important syy Ei No vaikuta effect yrittäjäksi on aiming to lähtemiseen be an entrepreneur reason reason
Attitudes towards entrepreneurship I do not want to be an entrepreneur, because... % 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 yrittäjyys on taloudellisesti riskialtista (n=1594) yrittäjyys on henkisesti uuvuttavaa (n=1594) I would be too olisin much liiaksi tied kiinni to my work työssä (n=1595) I would have to carry all the responsibility by myself joutuisin kantamaan yksin kaiken vastuun (n=1594) 38 35 34 29 53 53 51 47 My position asemani in work-life työelämässä would be on weaker heikompi than kuin as palkkatyössä an employee (n=1595) I would saisin have heikomman weaker social sosiaaliturvan security (n=1591) Entrepreneurship yrittäjyys vaatii requires osaamista, know-how jota that minulla I don t ei have ole (n=1591) 19 18 21 30 29 27 Miehet Male %(%) Naiset Female (%) %
Attitudes and values towards working-life 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 % Hyvä Good työympäristö work environment ja työskentelyilmapiiri and atmosphere (n=1606) 66 31 2 Interesting Mielenkiintoiset work assignments työtehtävät (n=1606) 61 35 3 Nice Mukavat colleagues työkaverit (n=1609) 62 34 4 Good Hyvä boss esimies (n=1609) 55 40 5 Varmuus Secure and työpaikan permanent pysyvyydestä job (n=1607) 43 50 7 Correspondence Työn ja oman between arvomaailman job and own vastaavuus values (n=1605) 38 51 10 Good Hyvä salary palkka (n=1614) 27 60 12 Kouluttautumis- Possibilities for development ja kehittymismahdollisuudet and education while working työssä 30 55 14 Challenging Osaamiseni work haastavat assignments työtehtävät (n=1608) 25 60 14 Ethical Työnantajan values of toiminnan the employer eettisyys (n=1602) 33 50 15 Possibilities Etenemismahdollisuudet to progress at work (n=1606) Appreciation of Työn the work arvostus (n=1605) Mahdollisuus Possibilities for toimia creativity työssä luovasti (n=1602) 30 25 31 49 50 44 20 22 23 Responsibility Työn of vastuullisuus the job (n=1605) 16 54 27 Employer s Työnantajan good reputation hyvä maine (n=1606) 18 49 28 Työn Societal yhteiskunnallinen significance of the merkityksellisyys job (n=1602) 20 45 30 Possibility Mahdollisuus to decide päättää independently työn sisällöstä about the itsenäisesti contents 17 47 35 Free Vapaat working työajat hours ja and mahdollisuudet possibility for remote etätöihin work (n=1604) 19 40 37 Erittäin Very important tärkeää Tärkeä important Ei Not kovin that important tärkeä Ei Not lainkaan important tärkeä at all
More information about Youth barometer www.mamk.fi/juvenia Contact information: Research director Jussi Ronkainen, p. +35850 3124983, jussi.ronkainen@mamk.fi Principal lecturer Pekka Penttinen, p. +35815 3556 877, pekka.penttinen@mamk.fi