Hopes and Fears -- Emotion Distribution in the Topic Landscape of Finnish Parliamentary Speech 2000-2020

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20424v1
• Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:32:41 GMT
• Title: Hopes and Fears -- Emotion Distribution in the Topic Landscape of Finnish Parliamentary Speech 2000-2020
• Authors: Anna Ristilä, Otto Tarkka, Veronika Laippala, Kimmo Elo,
• Abstract summary: Existing research often treats parliamentary discourse as a homogeneous whole, overlooking topic-specific patterns.<n>This paper strives to fill this gap by examining emotion expression among the topics of parliamentary speeches delivered in Eduskunta, the Finnish Parliament, between 2000 and 2020.<n>An emotion analysis model is used to investigate emotion expression in topics, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Existing research often treats parliamentary discourse as a homogeneous whole, overlooking topic-specific patterns. Parliamentary speeches address a wide range of topics, some of which evoke stronger emotions than others. While everyone has intuitive assumptions about what the most emotive topics in a parliament may be, there has been little research into the emotions typically linked to different topics. This paper strives to fill this gap by examining emotion expression among the topics of parliamentary speeches delivered in Eduskunta, the Finnish Parliament, between 2000 and 2020. An emotion analysis model is used to investigate emotion expression in topics, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The results strengthen evidence of increasing positivity in parliamentary speech and provide further insights into topic-specific emotion expression within parliamentary debate.

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