The connection between forestry and tourism in Finnish Lapland
Tran, Khanh (2015)
Tran, Khanh
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015111916926
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015111916926
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This thesis was written in order to provide a better insight to the connection between forestry and tourism, two of the most important livelihoods in Finnish Lapland. The aim of the thesis was to discover how these industries correlate to each other, as well as finding out future possible scenario(s) for this connection. The topic was chosen based on the author’s personal interest, and curiosity about the scarcity of materials concerning such topic.
As the author wished to discover how both sides of the connection thought about the matter, she relied on qualitative research method. In fact, the author decided to apply semi structured interviews as a means to gather information needed for her thesis, and created two sets of tailored questions for such purpose. The collected interview data was then processed by using selective coding method, which provided interesting and satisfying results. The author did not conduct questionnaire surveys, as she had already allocated most of her time resource to deciphering the interview data, leaving no time left for possible questionnaire surveys.
After having completed the thesis, the author obtained new and useful knowledge for her own expertise, as well as fields that are distinctive to what she has learned. The author learned about two of the most important livelihoods in Finnish Lapland, as well as interesting matters such as the influence of emotions, or the formation of landscape preference. In fact, the author found the results of her thesis to be very satisfactory and educative.
The thesis was commissioned by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), formerly known as Metla.
As the author wished to discover how both sides of the connection thought about the matter, she relied on qualitative research method. In fact, the author decided to apply semi structured interviews as a means to gather information needed for her thesis, and created two sets of tailored questions for such purpose. The collected interview data was then processed by using selective coding method, which provided interesting and satisfying results. The author did not conduct questionnaire surveys, as she had already allocated most of her time resource to deciphering the interview data, leaving no time left for possible questionnaire surveys.
After having completed the thesis, the author obtained new and useful knowledge for her own expertise, as well as fields that are distinctive to what she has learned. The author learned about two of the most important livelihoods in Finnish Lapland, as well as interesting matters such as the influence of emotions, or the formation of landscape preference. In fact, the author found the results of her thesis to be very satisfactory and educative.
The thesis was commissioned by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), formerly known as Metla.