Goals

• Understanding how Finnish nature has changed during its history.
• Understanding how Finnish landscapes continue to change to this day.
• Understanding why our natural and cultural heritage should be conserved.

Summary

• The Finnish forests, waters and bogs have developed over the millenia following the last Ice Age.
• The Finnish everyman's rights give everyone the chance to move in the nation's natural environments. They are one of the central pillars of Finnish cultural heritage.
• Finnish habitation and industry are closely tied to their natural environments.
• The use of natural resources changes the environment significantly.
• The conservation of natural and rural landscapes help us to understand our cultural and natural heritage.
• Key words: landscape, natural heritage, cultural heritage, natural resources.