Research|According to the study, even half of the young men in Eastern Finland are afraid that they will not find a dating partner in their place of residence.
from Eastern Finns Up to 80 percent of young people aged 15–19 consider moving away from their place of residence likely, says E2 Tutkimus.
According to a study carried out by the research institute, 62 percent of young people under the age of 30 believe that they will probably move away from their place of residence, but almost as many believe that they will move back to the area later.
As many as 70 percent of young people who have lived in Eastern Finland for more than ten years considered it likely that they would move back.
“Young people from Eastern Finland are very fond of their hometowns. Based on our survey, the majority, i.e. almost 70 percent of them, feel a sense of hometown love towards their own place of residence,” says an expert from E2 Tuktuksi Eija Eronen for STT.
Many young people are weighed down by a weak belief in the possibilities of finding a job in their place of residence. Only 15 percent of the respondents from eastern Finland feel that there are good job opportunities in their place of residence.
“It is precisely the lack of job opportunities that young people feel is forcing them to leave,” says Eronen.
According to Eronen, it was also interesting that the majority of young people feel that they can be exactly as they are in their own place of residence. When describing the attractive features of their place of residence, the importance of perceived safety, closeness to nature and tranquility were repeated in the answers of young people.
Research according to up to half of young men in eastern Finland fear that they will not find a dating partner in their place of residence. Only 35 percent of young women feel this way.
The worry about loneliness is also stronger in men than in women. A good half of the women said that they have friends or boyfriends nearby, while only about a third of the men said so.
On the other hand, half of the female respondents are worried about their livelihood, and almost two out of three women are worried about their own survival and well-being. Correspondingly, only about a third of men feel this way.
Based on the survey, the proximity of the eastern border arouses fear in many young people in eastern Finland, but there are also differences between the sexes. About half of the women are afraid of being near the border, just under 40 percent of the men. However, the majority of women feel that the proximity of the border does not affect the lives of the locals in any way.
“In the interviews, young people discussed the border crossings orchestrated by Russia, and many pointed out that they have made the Russian threat more concrete in their minds,” says Eronen.
About research it also appears that almost two out of three young people from Eastern Finland believe in Eastern Finland’s bright future, and there were no noticeable differences between genders or age groups in this respect.
On the other hand, only slightly less than half of the young people believed in the operational possibilities of companies operating in Eastern Finland.
In the majority’s opinion, investing in climate solutions in industry and public investments is a big opportunity for Eastern Finland, and many believe that the green transition will bring new jobs to Eastern Finland.
The Prerequisites for a Good Life in Eastern Finland research was conducted in the Young People in Eastern Finland as Future Makers project. The study is based on two questionnaires. 381 people between the ages of 15 and 29 living mainly in North or South Karelia and Kainuu responded to the survey collected during the spring. More than a thousand young people aged 15–29 from all over Finland responded to the survey conducted in November.
In addition, the report makes use of group interviews.
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