The ways in which nature in Lapland has been used, perceived and interpreted.
The writer is an assistant lecturer in sociology at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi.
The article is based on his dissertation in cultural environmental sociology, "Lapin luontopolitiikka : analyysi vuosien 1946-2000 julkisesta keskustelusta" (with an English abstract: "Politics of nature of Finnish Lapland : the study of the public discourse 1946-2000").