The Migrant Finnish National Election Study (MIG-FNES) examines political orientations, democratic attitudes, and participation among migrants with Russian, Estonian, Somali, Iraqi, and Vietnamese backgrounds in the 2027 Finnish parliamentary elections. At its core lies the question of how Finnish democracy would change if voting rights in the parliamentary elections were extended to all permanent residents, including non-citizens. The project collects survey data from naturalised citizens and non-citizens living permanently in Finland. MIG-FNES is conducted as part of the Finnish National Election Study (FNES) and harmonised with European migrant election studies, enabling comparisons with both the Finnish majority population and other European countries. Registry data on voting further complement the survey. The project provides new knowledge on the legitimacy of citizenship-based representative democracy.

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