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Finnish people are favourably disposed towards the trade union movement.
The two other central trade union confederations, STTK and Akava, also earn a high score with positive responses of 58 and 54 per cent respectively. These results are from a recent opinion poll conducted for SAK by Gallup Finland. 1008 Finnish people over 15 years of age and living in various parts of the country were interviewed. Contrary to the commonly held view, those under 35 years of age had the strongest faith in trade unions when asked which organisation or institution is the most effective force in combating unemployment. Union movement was the first choice of 53 per cent of everyone interviewed.