Study title

Death, Loss and Memory 2014

Dataset ID Number

FSD3138

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3138

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Archive
• Koski, Kaarina (University of Turku. Faculty of Humanities)
• Suomen Akatemian Mieli ja toinen -projekti

Abstract

The data comprise texts written by Finns about death. Themes include own death, death of a loved one and its impact on life, ideal ways to die and life after death. Finnish attitudes towards death and supernatural experiences relating to death were also written about. The data were collected in cooperation by the Archive of the Finnish Literature Society and the Academy of Finland project called Mind and the Other (SA266573), which studied the human mind and phenomena that were regarded as supernatural or paranormal.

Background information included the participant's occupation, year of birth, region of residence, and gender.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

bereavement; elderly; funerals; ill health; life cycle; memory; terminally ill

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Religion and values (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Archive

Collection Dates

2014-02-01 – 2014-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Finnish population

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to participate in the writing competition was available on the website of the Finnish Literature Society. The invitation was also sent to the SKS's regular participant network and published on various Internet forums, such as ePress. Texts could be delivered by email, letter or online form.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

43 texts in TXT or PDF file format. In addition, HTML files based on the TXT files.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Names of the participants were removed from the data along with other personal information on the participants and third parties, including external sources such as blogs and photographs. In addition, indirect identifiers of third parties and sensitive textual content were removed when necessary. Names of third parties were removed or, if recurring, replaced by pseudonyms.

Texts whose authors gave consent for archiving are included in the data (N=43). Two texts were removed from the data during archiving, because the authors had forbidden the publication of excerpts without their express permission. The complete data (N=101) were archived at the Archive of the Finnish Literature Society. Information on the participants' genders was added at FSD based on the names of the authors. In addition, data file daF3138_31 was removed in data version 2.0 because the text was a duplicate of the text in file daF3138_32.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Literature Society (SKS) & Koski, Kaarina (University of Turku) & Suomen Akatemian Mieli ja toinen -projekti: Death, Loss and Memory 2014 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2019-08-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3138

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Koski, Kaarina (2016). Continuing Bonds in Finnish Bereavement Narratives. Folklore Fellow´s Network 49, 4-10.

Herman, Marika (2018). Elossaolon kertomukset: sosiaalinen tuki ja selviytymistä edistävät tekijät surun eri narratiiveissa. Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja kauppatieteiden tiedekunta, Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Maarni, Wilhelmiina (2020). "Tässä järjestyksessä maailman kuuluukin mennä, vanhat kuolevat ennen nuoria" : Suomalaisten käsityksiä kuolemasta ja elämästä menetyksen jälkeen. Turun yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Sosiaalitieteiden laitos. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Kuvaja, Anne (2020). Kuoleman tuonpuoleisuus. Uskonnolliset, spirituaaliset ja sekulaarit kokemukset läheisen kuoleman äärellä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Teologian pro gradu -tutkielma.URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202010144260

Lahti, Anni (2021) Hyvä kuolema?: näkemyksiä vanhusten elämän viimeisistä ajoista ja kuolemasta. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma. URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202104232464.pdf

Leppänen, Hanna (2022) Lähestyvän kuoleman ilmeneminen laitoshoidossa olevien ikääntyneiden ja heidän läheistensä sosiaalisissa suhteissa. Pro gradu -tutkielma, Tampereen yliopisto.