Forest ownership changes and regional development in Finland

The study sought to establish, whether a connection between forest ownership changes and regional differentiation process exists. Data were collected by interviewing fifty persons representing regional planning and forestry. In 1969â72 forest land area owned by the farmers decreased by some 600,000â...

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Main Author: Reunala, Aarne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1975-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/4926
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Summary:The study sought to establish, whether a connection between forest ownership changes and regional differentiation process exists. Data were collected by interviewing fifty persons representing regional planning and forestry. In 1969â72 forest land area owned by the farmers decreased by some 600,000â700,000 hectares. The new owners were non-farmers (400,000â500,000 ha) and the State and forest industry companies (200,000 ha). These figures indicate a possibility for a reduction in the livelihood of rural developing regions in three ways: money incomes with their multiplier effects decrease, possibilities of the rationalization of farming decrease and the population confidence in the future diminishes. The PDF includes a summary in English.
ISSN:2242-4075