The anthology Monikerroksinen maaseutu Arki, muistot ja mielikuvat is edited by Ville Pöysä, Helena Ristaniemi, Lauri Julkunen & Kaisa Vehkalahti.
The multi-layered countryside delves behind the traditional rural imagery into people’s everyday lives and experiences, exploring how the countryside appears both as an everyday living environment and as a mental landscape.
There are many stereotypical perceptions of the countryside that have been passed down for decades. But what is life really like in sparsely populated areas in today’s Finland?
The multi-layered countryside delves behind the traditional rural imagery into people’s everyday lives and experiences, exploring how the countryside appears both as an everyday living environment and as a mental landscape. At the same time, it highlights the diversity of the countryside and sparsely populated areas, as well as the regional and cultural differences within the country.
Utilizing interviews, photographs, oral histories, and popular music, the work sheds light on themes that receive little attention in media discussions and are not captured by statistical data. For example, it highlights the lives of minorities in remote villages, the relationship of forest owners with their forests, and the maintenance of everyday security near the eastern border.