This study analyzes the relation of accessibility by road and railway network to population
change between the years 1970–2007 in Finland. Accessibility is evaluated at built-up area …

Multi-local living and spatial interaction are expected to change the picture of regional
development, as they emphasize the seasonal and interrelated use of areas. The article …

Everyday traffic accounts for a significant share of overall greenhouse gas emissions, in
particular carbon dioxide (CO2). While several solutions have been proposed for decreasing …

Objectives To study the role of distance in public primary health service use in rural and
urban local residential areas (1 km² grids) among the young adults of the Northern Finland …

Abstract Analysis based on historical geographical information systems (hgis) databases
can be used to trace the relationship between railway infrastructure and population change …

The wolf (Canis lupus) population in Finland is recolonizing its former range after an
absence of about 100 years. During its absence, the boreal forest environment has been …

The matter of scale is often ignored when analysing accessibility and its effects on
population change. While accessibility has a concentrating effect on the activities of society …

We examined the association of health and well-being with moving using a detailed
geographical scale. 7845 men and women born in northern Finland in 1966 were surveyed …

Objectives To evaluate the association of self-reported health with residential area type
defined by the population density in individual's local environment using a population-based …

Background Due to rapid urbanization, there is a need to better understand the relative roles
of residential environment and physical activity in depression. We aimed to investigate …