What sports do they watch in Finland? What classes do they attend? How much do they travel? How much volunteer work do they do? These stats give you the answers.
There are a total of adult education centres in Finland, operating across the length and breadth of the country. The centres are open to everyone, regardless of educational background. Every year, more than one in ten Finnish people attend courses, and the fees remain very reasonable, as they are subsidised by the central government and local authorities.
Instruction is offered in a wide variety of subjects, including languages, IT, arts and crafts, music, sports, cooking and wellbeing. The respondents were given more than one option, which resulted in a total percentage of more than Young Finnish people are interested in electronic sports. In a survey conducted in September that measured the popularity of 63 different sports, only ice hockey was considered more interesting than esports by people between the ages of 18 and Other age groups are also interested: 14 percent of the population indicated an interest in esports.
In , 54 percent of the Finnish population over the age of ten participated in the activities of an association. Finns are active citizens in general. In , 24 percent of those older than 15 had put their signature on an initiative or a petition during the past 12 months. Women between the ages of 20 and 24 were the most active, with 45 percent having signed.
In a survey taken in , almost every third Finnish person over the age of 15 had done volunteer work during the past 12 months. The volunteer work may have been collecting money, coaching sports, keeping lonely people company, or participating in any other organised activity. This work was not always through registered associations. Men and women participated in volunteer work in equal amounts and with equal frequency.
