Traditional Rural Landscapes

A traditional rural landscape is a cultural landscape shaped by traditional agriculture. This includes farmland and landscapes shaped by livestock farming. The traditional landscape also includes traditional buildings and structures, which in Finland are mainly made of wood. In English, such areas are called, for example, "extensive farming areas", "semi-natural areas", "pastoralism" or "traditional rural areas". The Danes use the word "marginaljord" and the Swedes refer to them in the same way as in Finland, i.e. "kulturlandskap". This section looks at how traditional landscapes emerged as a result of early agricultural activities.

There has been large changes in the traditional rural landscape due to technological changes.