suosiot
Suosiot is the degree of public approval or support that a person, organization, policy, or institution has among a population at a given time. In Finnish discourse, it is a central concept in political science, sociology, marketing, and media studies. Suosiot is commonly measured by opinion polls and surveys and is typically reported as an approval rating (the share of respondents expressing positive evaluation) or as level of support for a policy or political actor. Researchers track suosiot over time to identify trends, cycles, and reactions to events.
Polls sample a subset of the population and extrapolate to the whole, subject to sampling error and
Several factors influence suosiot, including economic performance, governance quality, leadership, policy outcomes, scandals, and media coverage.
Analysts distinguish between general popularity (favorability toward a person or brand) and policy-specific support (approval of