Stig Jaatinen · 1982
Jaatinen describes four published folios of the fifth edition of Atlas of Finland. Forestry (234), issued first in 1977 because statistics were available and forestry held a central economic position, uses consistent colours for tree species and compound diagrams combining species composition and ownership. Population (210) includes maps automatically generated from 1970 census records: the 1:1 million population-density map uses 2.5-km grid squares, while a small-scale map calculates density through partly overlapping circles of approximately 9-km radius. Agriculture–Special Branches/Fisheries (232–233), published in 1980, covers reindeer husbandry, hunting and game, fishing, bee-keeping and fur farming. Its 22 fish-catch cartograms use colour shades to indicate stepped symbol scales; catches are mapped using the Baltic international grid of approximately 2,500-km² squares. Public Administration (311) contains 44 pages of two-colour maps and figures, including 60 maps of administrative divisions and an analysis of administrative centres and their spheres of influence. Jaatinen presents this folio as both a reference source and a basis for planning administrative structures.
Unknown · 1986
This account describes selected maps in the fifth Atlas of Finland, whose first folio, Forestry, appeared in 1977. A relief map reduces road-map contours from 1:200,000 to 1:2,500,000. Population maps use 1970 census data, calculated in 2.5-km grid squares or overlapping circles, to show local density contrasts and broader patterns; choropleth maps and diagrams describe employment structure. Living-condition maps show regional differences in unemployment, housing and life expectancy, including improved dwelling space across all counties between 1970 and 1975. Maps of special agricultural branches and fisheries depict fur farming concentrated in Ostrobothnia, reindeer numbers, beekeeping, wild berries, game and marine catches; the account acknowledges limited information for the berry-distribution map. Forestry mapping uses a nationwide sampling-point network to show forest extent and also covers peatlands, drainage, tree species and timber prices. The account credits drainage with increased timber growth while noting destruction of marshland wildlife and vegetation. Comparisons of clothing-industry maps for 1915 and 1977 illustrate the scale and regional pattern of industrial change.
Stig Jaatinen · 1990
Editorial chairman Stig Jaatinen describes the fifth edition of the Atlas of Finland, planned from 1971, with compilation beginning in 1974 and the first folio, Forestry, appearing in 1977. Its planned 26 thematic folios were organized around physical environment; population, economy and communications; and society, culture and living conditions. Joint publication by the Geographical Society of Finland and the National Survey depended on state support, a small editorial staff and extensive institutional cooperation. Production shifted from manual techniques to automation, including Thematic FINGIS. Jaatinen emphasizes geographical analysis and synthesis, careful thematic classifications and independent editorial scrutiny of largely existing data. Examples include multiscale presentation of Quaternary deposits in Geology, regular diagram scales for comparing fish catches, and coordinated colours in Forestry and Biogeography, Nature Conservation. He also identifies publication delays, uneven detail, overloaded graphics, translation and text–image coordination problems, and reduced methodological coherence across numerous contributors. He judges the edition a strong foundation for regional information on Finland while insisting that technological development requires a coherent geographical philosophy.
