Effects of commune-internal migration in Finland on the spatial distribution of population and on dwelling house utilization

Abstract

The article is based on a programme of research which has been pursued for some years with the purpose of describing the extent and spatial orientation of commune‑internal migration, a topic about which very little has previously been known, relating this form of migration to total popula­tion movement and to dwelling house requirements and utilization. The analysis yields information on the dynamics of population changes oc­curring in areas on the margins of permanent settlement, while at the same time taking into consideration the effects of regional and in particular hous­ing policy decisions upon the spatial distribution of population.