Finns Have High Trust in Science

by Jani-Petri Martikainen 31 Dec 2013 Science and Society
Published in the "Nordic News" section of Nordita News issue 4, 2013

The results of the Finnish Science Barometer 2013 were published in November. The barometer polled Finns on their trust in science and scientific institutions. The quality and standard of science and research in Finland is deemed good, and the share of respondents who believe in the ability of science to produce reliable and accurate results is high. 70% are generally interested in scientific progress. Medical and environmental sciences were judged most interesting with around two thirds following them. The proportion of people interested in science has increased by 8% from the previous polling in 2010. The Finnish Science Barometer was commissioned by the Finnish Society for Scientific Information (Tieteen tiedotus). [Read more...]