This is why we also made a cd-rom multimedia of the national report in Finnish, English and French. We would now like to give a brief presentation of this modern policy tool which we have distributed to you. This multimedia represents young Finns' know-how and creativity in the new technologies. It has been produced by ToThePoint, which is a multimedia firm established by young Finns. According to a survey conducted this autumn, the opinions of young people aged 15-29 have not undergone any significant changes recently.
Young people continue to have faith in the Finnish education and social security system.
Most of the respondents objected to the prospect of further cuts to social security. Power is chiefly seen as resting in the hands of the media and politicians. EU membership was generally seen as a positive thing, though the respondents expressed reservations about EMU and Finland's prospective NATO membership. The respondents were critical in their attitude towards a more lenient drugs policy. Henrik Lilius, State archaeologist and Director General of the National Board of Antiquities, has been appointed to represent Finland on the 21-member Committee.