Björkö-Panike Hiking Trail 12.5 km
Walk along the land uplift shores, pass the bays that are closing up from the sea, cross straits and roam in the birch forests that are used for grazing. At the beginning of the trail there is a 23 meter…
NKG2016LU: a new land uplift model for Fennoscandia and the Baltic Region
The publication from 2019 presents the official land uplift model for northern Europe. For the model, more data was collected in the core areas, specifically in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
World Heritage Governance and Tourism Development – A study of public participation and contested ambitions in the World Heritage Kvarken Archipelago
This PhD thesis examines public participation in processes prior and after the designation of the Kvarken area into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. The study examines public participation with a special focus on World Heritage governance, tourism development…
Bedrock geology of the Kvarken area
The bedrock mapping of the Kvarken area in 2003–2005 was part of the Finnish-Swedish Geonat partnership project. The purpose of the project was to provide information about the geology and nature values of Kvarken to ensure sustainable development of the…
Sustainable tourism development strategy for Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site 2011
The Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy for the Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site presents the vision for the year 2020 as it has been defined in the Kvarken World Heritage Site Strategic Management Plan (Metsähallitus 2009): “The Kvarken Archipelago, due to…
Geology of the Kvarken Archipelago
Publication from 2004. The Kvarken Archipelago has undergone a long sequence of geological processes. What we can see today is one part of the geologic evolution of the earth’s crust: crystalline bedrock from ancient times and overburden representing young geologic…
Höga Kusten – Land Sea & phenomena
A beautiful photo book that was born from an idea to make a special book about one of the world’s most unique coastal areas and World Heritage Sites. A 200-page hardcover photo book with shorter stories and captions. Parallel texts…
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Finland
Brochure from 2012.
Haliaeetus albicilla – Sea Eagle
Photo book about white-tailed sea eagle. Texts in English, Finnish and Swedish.
