Population development and the changes in the economic structure of Finnish urban areas
Keywords:
population development, economic changes, urban areas FinlandAbstract
This article describes population development in urban communities and differences therein found during the period 1975-1990. The causes behind these differences are analyzed by using data on the economic development of the communities (e.g. the changes in industry and unemployment). Economic development in 1975-90 is linked to the regional transition in labor distribution and industrial activity, with a focus on deindustrialization and the growing predominance of the service sector in the trade structure. Using a community typology compiled on the basis of the analyses, estimates are made of future development in various communities up to the year 2010. The article will present the main results of a study which comprises the demographical portion of a multidisciplinary Finnish research program entitled “Prospects for Finnish Localities” .
