Finnish-Russian Border Research Articles

Book Review: Territories, boundaries and consciousness: the changing geographies of the Finnish-Russian border

Book Review: Territories, boundaries and consciousness: the changing geographies of the Finnish-Russian border

Accident risk of foreign drivers—the case of Russian drivers in South-Eastern Finland

Foreign drivers are considered to be a greater risk than domestic drivers in most countries in the world. Few empirical findings have been reported, though. This paper contributes some evidence of the risk of foreign drivers in south-eastern Finland during 1992–1995. Most of the foreign drivers are Russian. Based on accident statistics collected by the police and origin-destination studies carried out on the Finnish-Russian border stations, accident rates were calculated for both Finnish and foreign drivers. The results show that accident rates of foreign drivers are higher than rates of domestic drivers. The winter season is especially risky for foreign drivers. It is argued that the traffic culture of different countries largely explain the differences rather than some specific, technical risk parameters. Some probable risk parameters can be identified in this study, such as a lack of knowledge concerning traffic rules, insufficient winter-time driving skills and winter-time equipment, as well as the general attitude towards traffic safety which is reflected in the driving behavior.

Territories, Boundaries, and Consciousness: The Changing Geographies of the Finnish-Russian Border. By Anssi Paasi. Belhaven Studies in Political Geography. New York: Wiley, 1996. xxi, 353 pp. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes. Photographs. Figures. Maps. $85.00, hard bound.

Territories, Boundaries, and Consciousness: The Changing Geographies of the Finnish-Russian Border. By Anssi Paasi. Belhaven Studies in Political Geography. New York: Wiley, 1996. xxi, 353 pp. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes. Photographs. Figures. Maps. $85.00, hard bound. - Volume 57 Issue 4

Territories, boundaries and consciousness: the changing geographies of the Finnish-Russian border

TERRITORIES AND BOUNDARIES IN REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION. Regional Transformation and the Other. Territories, Boundaries and the Discourse on Political Geography. Time, Space and Consciousness: Constructing Nationalism and Communicating Boundaries. Methodological Contexts. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE FINNISH TERRITORY. Nationalism, Geopolitics and Changing Territories: The Case of Finland. The Changing Socio--Spatial Consciousness. Signifying Territoriality: The Changing Roles of the Finnish--Russian Boundary. TOWARDS LOCAL EXPERIENCE. Place, Boundary and the Construction of Local Experience. Regional Transformation on the Local Scale: The Institutionalization of Vartsila. Back to Karelia. Epilogue: Towards a Global Sense of Place. Appendix. References. Indexes.

Territories, boundaries and consciousness: the changing geographies of the Finnish-Russian border

Territories, boundaries and consciousness: the changing geographies of the Finnish-Russian border

Territories, Boundaries and Consciousness: The Changing Geographies of the Finnish-Russian Border

Territories, Boundaries and Consciousness: The Changing Geographies of the Finnish-Russian Border

Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Finland from 1985 to 1990

Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Finland from 1985 to 1990 was monitored by the moss technique. The objectives were to examine the change in the heavy metal deposition with time and to produce information about the deposition and the emission sources. Samples were collected from the permanent sampling network systematically covering the country as a whole. The total number of samples was 4883 and the concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni and V were determined. Some important emission sources cause local enhancements of the concentrations in moss. High metal concentrations were found around the Harjavalta smelters, around the Tornio steel mill and in the north-eastern parts of Lapland near the Finnish-Russian border close to heavy metal industry in the Kola Peninsula. Elevated levels were also found around the Raahe smeleter and around the oil refineries in Naantali and Porvoo. The effect of long-range transport from the Central and East Europe can be seen especially for Cd, Pb and V. Significant decrease in the concentrations of some elements was found from 1985 to 1990.