Demand for enhanced forest amenities in private lands: The case of the Ruka-Kuusamo tourism area, Finland

• Main Authors: Tyrväinen, Liisa, Mäntymaa, Erkki, Ovaskainen, Ville
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Kuusamo; Ruka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934113001172

Forestry as a large industry has significant impacts on the quality of forest landscapes in boreal forests. In Finland, the rapid growth of nature-based tourism has expanded tourism and outdoor recreation activities from protected areas into commercial forests, especially in northern Finland. This h...