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Survey on reasons for buying organic food in Finland 2015 and 2017

What are your reasons for buying organic food?

The data displays the result of a survey on the reasons for buying organic food in Finland in 2015 and 2017. Whereas the most popular reason for buying organic food in Finland in 2015 was the lack of pesticides, additives and chemical substances, in 2017 the Finns valued the possibility to eat cleaner. Other important reasons to purchase organic food were health and better quality. Local produce was higher valued in 2017 than in 2015. In general, the attractiveness of organic food has increased in Finland and the consumption of organic produce is more regular than before.

Clean/cleaner food 27 41
Better quality/more healthy 25 28
No pesticides/chemical substances etc./additives 29 25
Local produce/from Finland 7 17
Ecologically/naturally produced 13 12
Safer products 6 9
Ethical alternative 2 9
Better taste 12 8
Good price/value for money 5 7
Other 5 7
Taking care of the environment 6 5
Animals are treated better 3 4
Cannot say 5 3
Better income for producers 3 3
Animals are entitled to more species-typical behaviour 1 2
Less euthropication of waterways 1 1