Helsingin Sanomat poll: Cooking favourite profession among Finnish youth
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The profession of cook was the narrow favourite among prospective future careers in a poll taken among Finnish ninth graders who are completing their comprehensive school this year.
In the poll, which was commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat and conducted by Suomen Gallup, the schoolchildren were asked to choose one or more professions from among 70 that they might seriously consider training for.
Cooking was popular among both girls and boys; one in five respondents said that they were interested in the profession.
Next in line came the professions of youth worker, police officer, photographer, and lawyer.
There were sharp differences between the genders. The top ten professions for girls included those of youth worker, child care specialist, photographer, cosmetologist, psychologist, teacher, hairdresser, flight attendant, artist, and waitress. Favourites for boys included computer expert, engineer, police officer, cook, lawyer, metal worker, military officer, and carpenter.
The least favourite professions among the 15-year-olds were those of dental assistant and postal worker.
In the survey, 40 schools around Finland were picked at random, of which 34 agreed to participate, and 28 returned the questionnaires before the deadline. Answers came from a total of 1,395 pupils.
Helsingin Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat poll: Cooking favourite profession among Finnish youth