Pohjoismaiden EU-kansanäänestykset:

puolueiden peruslinjat ja kansalaisten mielipiteet Suomessa, Ruotsissa ja Norjassa

Kirjoittajat

• Heikki Paloheimo

Abstrakti

In autumn 1994, a consultative referendum was organized in Finland, Sweden and Norway on the possible membership in the European Community. In Finland and Sweden, a majority of participants voted yes (57 per cent in Finland and 52,2 per cent in Sweden), In Norway, a majority (52,3 per cent) of voters voted no. In all three countries, opinions towards EU membership became more positive in the late 1980’s. As a result of economic decline, turbulence in the monetary markets, and scepticism towards the Maastricht Treaty, resistance towards EU membership rose in 1991 and 1992. In 1994, opinions on EU membership became more positive again. Basic arguments for and against EU membership varied from one country to another. In Finland, problems of security were more important than in Sweden and Norway. In Sweden, problems of employment and the welfare state were more prominent. In Norway, scepticism towards political integration was bigger than in Finland and in Sweden. In the referendum, Norwegians had no need to look for new security guarantees..