Table 1. Description of residential area of respondents. Year represents the year that nature conservation was first established in the area.
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Study area |
Geographic
location |
Municipality |
Conservation area |
Year |
Size of the conservation area |
Tourists/yr |
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Northern Kuusamo |
66°17’ 29°22’ |
Kuusamo |
Oulanka National Park |
1956, extended 1982 and 1989 |
277 km² |
173,000 (Metsähallitus 2006) |
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Southern Kuusamo |
65°36’ 29°33’ |
Kuusamo |
Network of conservation areas |
1998 |
200 km² |
17,000 (M. Tapaninen, personal communication) |
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Sarajärvi |
65°43’ 27°30’ |
Pudasjärvi (Taivalkoski, Posio) |
Syöte National Park |
2000 |
299 km² |
34,000 (Metsähallitus 2006) |
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Ruka |
66°07’ 29°13’ |
Kuusamo |
... |
... |
... |
350,000 (Finnish Tourist Board 2005) |
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Syötekylä |
65°31’ 27°58’ |
Pudasjärvi |
... |
... |
... |
31,000 (Finnish Tourist Board 2005) |
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Downtown Kuusamo |
65°56’ 29°15’ |
Kuusamo |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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