1.4 Where to begin?

Creating a municipality study gives you practice in searching for, assessing and using information online.

Where to find information?

Gathering information requires effort. The following guidelines help :
  1. Come up with 2–5 search words and use them to find information on the internet.
  2. What kinds of maps and map software do you have access to?
  3. What kind of information can you find in your school’s library and atlases? 
  4. Write down all the useful information you find! 
  5. Remeber to save links to your sources.

Use the following links to help you start gathering information for your dissertation online:

  1. Statistics Finland
  2. Local Finland.
  3. The Paikkatietoikkuna website is useful for making your own maps.