Death Penalty Information

Finland: only 33 percent of Fins support the death penalty FINLAND:
Poll: Nearly 1 in 3 Finns would support capital punishment ----
Middle-aged, men, and right-wingers most likely to support death penalty

A fresh survey indicates that 29 % of Finns would approve of the death
penalty as a punishment for certain crimes committed during peacetime.
The poll was published by the late-edition tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on
Saturday. It was conducted by Suomen Gallup.
Men and middle-aged Finns were the most likely to favour capital
punishment.
Whereas 36 % of men would support the death penalty, only 22 % of women
found it acceptable. As many as 41 % of those aged 35 to 49 are in favour
of capital punishment.
Nearly 1/3 of supporters of the Centre Party, the National Coalition
Party, and the Greens said that they approve of the death penalty.
The most resistant to capital punishment were supporters of the Left
Alliance.
1 in 5 students were in favour of executions, while 43 % of manual
labourers and 14 % of pensioners felt the same way.
There was no significant correlation with support for the death penalty
and the respondent's place of residence, although residents of Northern
Finland were the most critical toward capital punishment.
(source: Helsingin Sanomat

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