This dataset contains focus group interviews in Finnish with second- and third-year vocational education students. Tha data was collected from two vocational education providers in 2018-2019. We organised together with ALL-YOUTH project six workshops for vocational education students. The workshop had two phases. First, participants sketched in pairs a collage work in which they attached words and images from magazines related to either a successful or unsuccessful transition to work. They were then interviewed in small groups where they presented their collage works and then answered research questions considering their working life attitudes, working life expectations and concerns and visions of good life and future. Participants: 56 young second- or third-year vocational students, 12 group interviews, 6 occupational fields: Social and Health Care (2 interviews); Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services (3 interviews); Electrical Engineering and Automation Technology (5 interviews), Food Production (1 interview); Business and Administration and Information and Communications Technology (1 interview). Background information contains only information about the study branch and the date of the workshop. No personal information was collected from participants to be included in the study, but those interested were able to submit their contact details for further study. The data is not open as all the young people participationg the group interviews did not give permission for data opening. The responses of these young people could not be removed from the group interviews. Data was collected together with ALL-YOUTH – All Youth Want to Rule Their World Research Project 2018–2023 funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC)/the Academy of Finland (grant numbers 312689 and 312692). www.allyouthstn.fi

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