Cores and peripheries in a northern periphery: a case study in Finland

During the last decades, peripheral rural areas have been faced with social and economic challenges, such as economic restructuring, unemployment, out-migration and ageing population. Due to declining traditional industries, tourism has often been highlighted as a vehicle to revitalize the economy i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pekka Kauppila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2011-01-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/view/4066