Mistä nuoret äänestäjät tulevat? : havaintoja kodin poliittisuuden vaikutuksesta nuorten politiikkakiinnostukseen ja äänestämishalukkuuteen

Authors

• Kimmo Elo

Abstract

In general, adolescents in pre-voting age have been the subject of youth research and thus gained only little interest in electoral studies. Based on the recent survey among 16–18-year-old students (n=1114), this article focuses on the impact of adolescents’ home environment on their general interest in politics and readiness to vote in elections from the viewpoint of political socialisation. Given the decrease in turnout and political interest among young adults, this topic is of both scientific and practical interest also in Finland. The results show that the level of political interest and engagement at home has substantial effect on adolescents’ own political behaviour.