Poll: Nearly one in three Finns would support capital punishment
Middle-aged, men, and right-wingers most likely to support death penalty
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A fresh survey indicates that 29 percent 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 percent of men would support the death penalty, only 22 percent of women found it acceptable. As many as 41 percent of those aged 35 to 49 are in favour of capital punishment.
Nearly one third 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.
One in five students were in favour of executions, while 43 percent of manual labourers and 14 percent 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.
Helsingin Sanomat
