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Received: 21 March 2024

Accepted: 8 November 2024

First Online: 23 November 2024

Declarations

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: There are not any conflicts of interest of the authors.

: The ethical guidelines of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK were adhered to throughout the study. According to these principles, researchers must seek an ethical preliminary assessment statement from the Human Sciences Ethical Committee if their research involves any of the following circumstances: (a) The participation in the research deviates from the principle of informed consent; (b) the research interferes with the physical integrity of the subjects, (c) the research targets individuals under the age of 15 without separate consent or information from the guardian, which would enable the guardian to prohibit the child's participation, (d) the research subjects are exposed to exceptionally strong stimuli, (e) the research has a risk of causing mental harm exceeding the boundaries of normal daily life to the subjects or their relatives, or (f) the implementation of the research could pose a security threat to the subjects, the researcher, or their relatives. None of these criteria were met in this study; however, the researchers adhered to the principles of sound research ethics.

: All participants provided their informed consent prior to the recording of the interviews, and they participated voluntarily. The participants were informed verbally and through an information letter before the interview that the data would be used for research purposes by the relevant research units. The published data will be treated confidentially, and any published report will include only anonymized information. In accordance with the interview recording, the purpose of the research was reiterated.