The Finnish Parliament. Photo: Markku Ulander / Lehtikuva
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Public confidence in Finland’s political leaders has dropped, with only 1 percent of respondents reporting “very high” trust, according to a new survey by research firm Norstat.
Just 10 percent of those surveyed in Finland said they had strong trust in politicians. Nearly half reported little or no confidence.
The figures are in line with public sentiment in Norway but significantly lower than in neighbouring Sweden and Denmark. In Denmark, 22 percent of respondents expressed high or very high trust.
“Trust in politicians is clearly lower in Finland and Norway than in Sweden and Denmark,” said Kaisa Parkatti, Norstat’s lead researcher.
Despite the decline, Parkatti said Finland still ranks in the middle compared to other European countries. In Latvia and Lithuania, about half of citizens report having no trust in politicians.
The trend in Finland, however, is downward. The share of people reporting very high trust in political leaders dropped from 16 percent in 2023 to just 1 percent in 2025. The fall was most pronounced among people aged over 60.
The survey polled 1,016 residents of Finland and over 4,000 people across the Nordic region in June. It was part of the Norstat Quarterly Data project, which surveyed public opinion in 16 European countries. The results were adjusted to reflect the gender, age and regional structure of each country’s population between 18 and 79 years old.
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Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
