Spatial Construction of the Finnish Region in Finnish-Language Fiction 1870–1944

• Published in: AVAIN - Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti
• Main Authors: Nivala, Asko, Saarelainen, Juhana, Westerlund, Jasmine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Kirjallisuudentutkijain Seura 2024
• Subjects: kirjallinen kartografia; digitaaliset ihmistieteet; nationalismi; kronotooppi; suomalainen kirjallisuus; spatial history; digital humanities; Finnish literature; nationalism; chronotope; Suomalainen; karelia*; karelian; Lapland
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/avain/article/view/138651; https://doi.org/10.30665/av.138651

In this article, we examine the spatial construction of the Finnish region in Finnish-language literature. We apply methods of literary cartography, language technology and geographic information systems. Our data consists of 840 digitised Finnish-language volumes from the period 1870–1944. Using la...