About the number of members of associations / Yhdistysten jäsenmääristä
Text in Finnish below / teksti suomeksi alla In the discussion of philatelists, I remember the claim that the number of members of the associations of Finland has been stable for a long time. I have never believed this, especially because most of the active, most loyal members are in the older age groups, aged 70+. It is easy to notice this at any meeting or event, you only have to look around. Usually there are few, if any, people under retirement age present. Some health reasons, the “natural causes” are constantly affecting. You can see obituaries of the deceased all the time and there are quiet moments held in the meetings. This will not end, because according to statistics, the mortality rate is closer to 3% per year. So if there are 100 members this year, next year there will be 97, just based on statistics. Another fact is that many active members are members of more than one association. For example, according to the rules, you cannot belong to the roof organization Phila...