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European Countryside | 2009

Local food and reneweable energy as emerging new alternatives of rural sustainability in Finland

Marja Järvelä; Pekka Jokinen; Suvi Huttunen; Antti Puupponen

Local food and reneweable energy as emerging new alternatives of rural sustainability in Finland The rurality of small Northern countries such as Finland has traditionally been based on family farm practices. However, rural sustainability is polarizing between the large-scale industrial agriculture and the more regional and multifunctional small-scale specialisations. This paper addresses small-scale entrepreneurship which aims at enhancing sustainable livelihood and sustainable development on farms. We identify two main lines of pioneering rural entrepreneurship in Finland, local food and renewable energy. Firstly, it is asked what kind of barriers and development targets these new productions are expected to have. Secondly, to what extent do they reflect real transformation as described particularly by the multifunctionality and ecological modernisation thinking? The two empirical case studies were carried out in Central Finland. We find that individual farms begin to identify the importance of mutual networking while establishing new businesses meeting the sustainability criteria. This certainly indicates social transformation. However, we also conclude that farmers in Central Finland seldom go for radical alternative productions imitating strong ecological modernisation. Pohjoismaissa maaseutu on perinteisesti rakentunut perheviljelmäkäytännöille. Nykyisin maaseudun kehityskulku on kuitenkin polarisoitumassa teollisen maatalouden sekä pienimuotoisen ja erikoistuneen tuotannon välillä. Tämä artikkeli käsittelee maaseudun pienyrittäjyyttä, joka pyrkii edistämään kestävää toimeentuloa ja maatilojen kestävää kehitystä. Lähiruoka ja uusiutuva energia edustavat tutkimuksessamme edellä käyviä tuotantosuuntia. Selvitämme niiden näköpiirissä olevia esteitä ja kehityspolkuja. Tutkimme myös, missä määrin nämä uudet tuotantosuunnat heijastavat muutoksia, joista puhutaan esimerkiksi ekologisen modernisaation ja monivaikutteisen maatalouden yhteydessä. Empiirisesti artikkeli perustuu kahteen tapaustutkimukseen, jotka on tehty Keski-Suomessa. Päätuloksemme on, että käynnissä oleva maaseudun muutos näkyy erityisesti siten, että viljelijät ovat alkaneet tunnistaa keskinäisen yhteistyön tärkeyden kestävän toimeentulon tavoittelussa. Toisaalta päättelemme, että viljelijöiden ratkaisut tuotantosuuntien valinnoissa eivät muistuta vahvan ekologisen modernisaation dynamiikkaa.


International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology | 2008

Experiments in sustainable rural livelihood in Finland

Pekka Jokinen; Marja Järvelä; Suvi Huttunen; Antti Puupponen

This paper addresses rural development and farm level action in Finland by posing the following main questions: What is the pioneering potential of small-scale entrepreneurship in enhancing rural sustainability? What are the specialisations feasible for such entrepreneurship in the present societal circumstances? What kind of local networking does it take to sustain on-farm activity for rural sustainability? We present empirical evidence from Central Finland about the ways in which both local food entrepreneurship and farm-based renewable energy production add to the rural livelihood and particularly to its social dimension. It is concluded that there is a potential overall impact on sustainable rural livelihood generated by novel entrepreneurship in local food and heat production.


Archive | 2016

Climate change adaptation and food supply chain management

Ari Paloviita; Marja Järvelä


Advances in Climate Change Research | 2015

Climate Change Adaptation and Food Supply Chain Management : An overview

Ari Paloviita; Marja Järvelä


Archive | 2014

Ympäristöllisesti ja sosiaalisesti kestävä ilmastopolitiikka maataloudessa

Markku Ollikainen; Marja Järvelä; Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio; Juha Grönroos; Sanna Lötjönen; Teea Kortetmäki; Kristiina Regina; Kaija Hakala; Taru Palosuo


Archive | 2009

Local food systems and rural sustainability initiatives by small scale rural entrepreneurs in Finland

Pekka Jokinen; Marja Järvelä; Antti Puupponen


Archive | 2018

OSALLISTAMINEN ILMASTOPOLITIIKASSA : Suomen ilmastopaneeli Raportti 1/2018

Marja Järvelä; Timo Lanki; Ilkka Ratinen; Teea Kortetmäki; Suvi Huttunen; Anni Turunen


International Journal of the Sociology of Agriculture and Food | 2015

Social Acceptance of Climate Change Adaptation in Farms and Food Enterprises: A Case Study in Finland

Antti Puupponen; Teea Kortetmäki; Ari Paloviita; Marja Järvelä


Archive | 2013

Tools to enhance resilience

Helena Kahiluoto; Hanna Mäkinen; Sari Himanen; Karoliina Rimhanen; Miia Kuisma; Reijo Miettinen; Sami Paavola; Marja Järvelä; Ari Paloviita; Antti Puupponen


Rural Areas and Development | 2010

Do local food supply chains meet the targets of sustainable livelihood? A case study in Central Finland

Pekka Jokinen; Marja Järvelä; Ari Paloviita; Antti Puupponen

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Antti Puupponen

University of Jyväskylä

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Ari Paloviita

University of Jyväskylä

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Hanna Mäkinen

Lappeenranta University of Technology

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Juha Grönroos

Finnish Environment Institute

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