Let’s be entrepreneurs – Finnish youth’s attitudes toward entrepreneurship

Jouni Hintikka, Kyllikki Taipale-Erävala, Ulla Lehtinen and Leena Eskola

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2022, vol. 17, issue 4, 856-874

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of the study is to clarify Finnish youth’s attitudes toward entrepreneurship and evaluate both regional and background factors influencing those attitudes. Design/methodology/approach - The authors conducted a survey of 1,497 students aged 15 to 24 years and analyzed the data using descriptive statistical analysis. Findings - The study’s results indicate positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship among the youth. One of the notable findings of the study was the number of students who had already worked as entrepreneurs. The study also revealed background factors that affected entrepreneurial attitudes, such as regional aspects, entrepreneurial background and gender. Practical implications - The results of this study highlight the importance of regional-level entrepreneurial education activities for increasing the vitality and entrepreneurial intentions within remote areas of Finland. This study suggests to develop new teaching methods to further raise entrepreneurial attitudes and expand gender equal entrepreneurial education programs aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, especially in remote areas. Originality/value - The study results reveal that the attitudes of young Finnish people toward entrepreneurship seem to be at a more positive levels than indicated by earlier studies. In previous Global Entrepreneurship Monitor studies, researchers evaluated Finnish youth’s attitudes toward entrepreneurship. By contrast, this study’s data was based on the opinions of youth in the region with the youngest population in Finland, and they described the entrepreneurial attitudes of themselves and their peers.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial attitudes; Young people; Survey; Finland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/JEC-07-2021-0099

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