Gender diversity, LGBTIQ lives and history
FSD holdings contain a number of data series and individual datasets suitable for research on gender diversity and topics on LGBTIQ culture, social status and history.
There are also many datasets that contain individual questions and variables which are potentially useful to researchers of the subject. The data archived at the FSD can be downloaded free of charge from Aila Data Service, according to the conditions set for each dataset.
Please note that below is listed only a sample of all data available at the Data Archive and we encourage you to use keyword search more datasets on the subject on Aila. In addition, datasets suitable for research on the theme may be found from other European data archives by using CESSDA Data Catalogue (Opens in new tab).
Questions and variables of quantitative datasets that have been fielded in English or translated at the FSD can be explored by browsing through Aila variable search. If a quantitative dataset has not yet been translated, you can request a translation free of charge. Qualitative data are only available in their original language. Where applicable, all related materials are freely accessible on the study description page of each dataset.
Recent Data Releases
- Qualitative study: Anonymous Questions and Expert Responses in the Sinuiksi Online Question and Answer Service …
- Quantitative study: Implicit Association Test (IAT) of Gender and Occupation 2019
- Qualitative study: Significance of Gender in Basic Education 2018
- Quantitative study: Marriage and the Lutheran Church 2017
- Qualitative study: LGBT Mothers' Experiences of Break-Up 2016
- Qualitative study: Interviews of Active Members of the Association for Cultural Workers in Finland 2012-2013
- Qualitative study: Life for LGBTIQA Youth in the Past and Present 2014
- Qualitative study: My Public Living Room Interviews 2014
- Qualitative study: Interviews of Business Managers and Executive Search Professionals 2014-2015
- Quantitative study: Well-Being of LGBTIQ Youth 2013
- More data on Aila Data Service
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- Qualitative study
Datasets on the theme
FSD3246 Marriage and the Lutheran Church 2017
This study charted Finnish attitudes toward same-sex marriage and the right of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland to marry couples.
FSD3345 Gender Equality Barometer 2017
The survey focused on attitudes, opinions and experiences related to gender equality in different spheres of life in Finland. The main focus was on equality in working life, education and family life.
FSD2999 My Public Living Room Interviews 2014
The data contain three interviews conducted in English in Toronto as part of the research component of the public space art project.
FSD2924 Well-Being of LGBTIQ Youth 2013
The study charted the well-being of young Finnish lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transpeople, intersex and queer people.
FSD2377 Ninth-Graders' Conceptions of Sexual Minorities 2004
The study canvasses lower secondary school ninth-graders' (i.e. about 15-year-olds') attitudes towards and knowledge of sexual minorities.
FSD2796 Sexual Minorities at Work 2003
The data charts the work-related circumstances and experiences of sexual minorities in Finland. including education, work history, workplace and its atmosphere, experiences of discrimination and openness about sexual orientation.
FSD1290 Homosexual Relationships 2001
An online survey on homosexuality, conducted by a Finnish newspaper. The data consist of responses to open-ended questions about same-sex relationships. The respondents described their sexual feelings, experiences with same-sex partners, and their first crushes and sexual experiences.
FSD1243 Finnish Sex Survey 1992
A national survey on Finnish sexual life and sexual behaviour.
FSD2798 Homosexuality in Finland in the 1940s and the 1960s, Data Gathered 1994-1998
The study charted the perceptions and beliefs about same-sex relationships in Finland after the wars. The data were collected between 1994 and 1998. The questions charted topics such as meeting places of gays and lesbians and general attitudes towards sexuality.
Data series
Data in these series also include questions on the theme.
Datasets elsewhere
People interested in finding data on LGBTIQ topics should also take a look at data available at other data archives around the world.
In Finland, the Language Bank of Finland (Opens in new tab) also provides services to researchers and archives audio and video material. Research data produced in Finland may also be searched via the Fairdata.fi Etsin (Opens in new tab) . Services of various European social science data archives can be accessed through the website of CESSDA (Opens in new tab) . The UK Data Service (Opens in new tab) has, among other things, a wide variety of excellent qualitative data. Another good source of data is the German GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Opens in new tab) . The extensive holdings of the American ICPSR (Opens in new tab) are also well worth searching.
