A majority of people in Finland want to see the EU limit the veto rights of individual member states and move towards majority voting, a Values and Attitudes survey by business think tank Eva has revealed.
More than half of respondents said such a move was necessary, with only 17 percent against the proposal.
The survey also revealed that people in Finland want to see the EU pursue a more coherent foreign policy, with 75 percent saying this was needed in order for the EU to be seen as a credible player in global politics.
Despite the need for certain changes within the EU, people in Finland remain broadly positive about the bloc as well as Finnish membership. Two-thirds of respondents said they had a positive attitude towards the EU, with only 15 percent taking a negative view.
Finnish attitudes towards the EU improved in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine — hitting a record high level last year, when Eva previosuly published the results of its Values and Attitudes survey. That figure dropped by 3 percentage points this year, but still remains relatively high.
The survey further found that three out of four respondents said they support Finnish membership of the Nato alliance, while one in ten took a negative view of Nato membership.
The survey was commissioned by Eva and carried out by Taloustutkimus between 13 and 21 March, with 2,087 people interviewed via online panels. The margin of error is ± 2-3 percentage points.
Flags fly for Europe Day
Finland marks Europe Day on 9 May, a day celebrating "peace and unity in Europe", as an official flag day.
The date commemorates the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950, put forward by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, which is widely considered to be the impetus for wider European integration.
The declaration led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, and later to the formation of the European Union.
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