Feeling at Home in Lapland:University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment.

• Main Authors: Lantela, Lauri Oskari, Lantela, Pilvikki, Hammine, Madoka
• Other Authors: Suopajärvi, Leena, Tuulentie, Seija
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Lapin tutkimusseura ry 2017
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/1; Sociology; Rovaniemi; Lapland
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/54b36dd6-c045-4366-bde0-7e8d3fd5d2ca; http://www.lapintutkimusseura.fi/files/LTS_Acta28_verkko.pdf

In this article, we examine how students perceive Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, as a location and study the properties that enhance students’ place attachment. Many students attending the University of Lapland come from parts of Finland other than the north, or from abroad, and leave Lapland af...