The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Opinions on wearing face masks in public due to COVID-19 in Finland 2020
According to a survey from May 2020, almost half of the Finnish people said that wearing face masks in public should be one's own decision. However, over a third of the respondents supported a general recommendation to wear a face mask, while 11 percent said that face masks should be mandatory in all public spaces.
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Yleisradio. (May 14, 2020). Opinions of people on wearing face masks in public spaces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/
Yleisradio. "Opinions of people on wearing face masks in public spaces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland in 2020." Chart. May 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/
Yleisradio. (2020). Opinions of people on wearing face masks in public spaces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland in 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/
Yleisradio. "Opinions of People on Wearing Face Masks in Public Spaces Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Finland in 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 May 2020, /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/
Yleisradio, Opinions of people on wearing face masks in public spaces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland in 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Opinions of people on wearing face masks in public spaces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland in 2020 [Graph], Yleisradio, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1120523/opinions-on-wearing-face-masks-due-to-covid-19-in-finland/
