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To the reader
The Finnish Science Barometer is intended to gauge public opinion and attitudes towards science. Commissioned by the Finnish Society for Scientific Information, it has been published every three years since 2001. From the outset, the barometer has shown that there is a high level of public trust in science and research in Finland.
The 2022 barometer survey was conducted by Kantar. Public trust in science remains high and in some respects has strengthened. Two in three respondents thought the COVID-19 pandemic had contributed to increase trust in science and scientists.
That trust is not universally shared, though. In some survey items a small group stood out for their attitude of distrust towards science. The Science Barometer sent a strong message in favour of increased funding for science. Likewise, a clear majority supported a stronger role for scientific evidence and research knowledge in political
decision-making.
This report presents the main results of the barometer.
FURTHER DETAILS on the results and socio-demographic differences are provided (in Finnish) at www.tieteentiedotus.fi/ TB2022tilastot.pdf Items on which additional information is available online are indicated in the text with an asterisk (*).
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