TY - JOUR AU - Laurén, Kirsi PY - 2009/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Metsä arkisen hyvinvoinnin lähteenä naisten kertomuksissa JF - Alue ja Ympäristö JA - A&Y VL - 38 IS - 2 SE - Artikkelit DO - UR - https://aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/article/view/64386 SP - 13-24 AB - <p>This article discusses how modern Finnish women<br>experience forests in their everyday lives. Empirical<br>research material consists of narratives written by<br>women of various ages. These narratives show that<br>women who tend to go to the woods go there<br>mostly to get emotional and physical recreation.<br>Especially forests nearby home and immediate<br>surroundings are important for the everyday lives<br>and well-being of the women. Many of the women<br>are private forest owners and for them well-being<br>in forest means also personal forestry work. The<br>consequence of the work emerges as a seemingly<br>well-kept landscape and as an improved wood<br>production. On the grounds of women’s narratives,<br>forests offering recreation and well-being must be<br>silent and peaceful, they should be located near<br>home, and there should be enough old trees.</p> ER -