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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Migration Flows in Finland: Regional Differences in Migration Determinants and Migrant Types
Sari Pekkalasubject
education.field_of_studyEconomic growth05 social sciencesPopulation0211 other engineering and technologies0507 social and economic geographyGeneral Social Sciences021107 urban & regional planning02 engineering and technologyCensusHuman capitalLarge sampleGeographyCountermovementDemographic economicseducation050703 geographyRegional differencesGeneral Environmental Sciencedescription
The present study analyzes interregional migration flows in Finland during 1985-96 using a large sample from the longitudinal census data file. The regional concentration of population has sped up in recent years, and most migrants now head to five urban growth centers. The empirical analysis reveals that it is particularly the human capital component (young, educated individuals) that moves to, and stays in, the growth centers. They are attracted by the higher expected wages and employment chances. Conversely, some individuals, mainly older and less educated ones, move back to their original home regions. This countermovement reduces the speed of population concentration. Declining regions are nevertheless rapidly losing their most productive human capital through interregional migration flows.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-01 | International Regional Science Review |