Majority Finns consider racism a problem
Published : 02 Jul 2020, 16:39
Updated : 03 Jul 2020, 10:25
About 51 per cent people in Finland consider racism as a significant problem in the country, reported the national broadcaster Yle, quoting a survey conducted by the Finnish language newspaper consortium Uutissuomalainen.
A total of 1,000 respondents took part in the survey. However, 43 per cent of them expressed different opinions.
The answers were also varied based on gender, political affiliations and age groups.
About 33 per cent of women and 54 per cent of men disagreed with the statement that ‘racism is a significant problem in Finland'.
People aged between 18 and 29 years more likely saw racism as a bigger problem than older age groups.
However, people above 70 years of age were more likely to see racism as a problem than the middle-aged group, said the survey report.
More than 80 per cent of the Vihreä Liitto (Green League) and the Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance) supporters believe racism as a significant problem.
But the supporters of the populist Perussuomalaiset (Finns Party) expressed the opposite opinion, saying that racism was not a problem in Finland.
The supporters of the Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) were more likely to consider racism as a problem compared to the supporters of the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP).