Atlas of Finland

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.