The vast majority of Finns don't want to live next to drug users or alcoholics. Meanwhile, about twenty percent said that they wouldn't want a homosexual, immigrant or person suffering from AIDS living next door.
In a survey commissioned by a Sunday supplement of various provincial newspapers, 92 percent of respondents said they did not want a drug user as their neighbour, while 78 percent said they didn't want to live next to an alcoholic.
Fifty-six percent of Finns said they preferred not living next to a criminal, while 44 percent said they did not want an emotionally instable neighbour.
According to Researcher Timo Kopomaa, people are becoming increasingly interested in their living environment. Opposition to living near people with problems or differences is often found in areas where residents are educated and have higher salaries.
