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.
Pastures are a part of the traditional landscape. At the photo is seen some Finn cattle in 1938, Kuusamo. (Photo Pietinen. HK19681123_2358.352)
Oat drying in Vuottoniemi 1930-ies. (Photo Uuno Peltoniemi KK5575:403)
Hay drying at a field at Mustiala educational farm in 1899 (Photo I.K.Inha D2000:48/8)
Rye drying on the field, start of the 20th century. (Photo Gösta Grotenfelt KK1178:658)
Hay drying in so called "suovat", Tuusniemi, Northern Savo, 1936 (Photo Otto Räsänen KHMKUVV544:86)