%0 Article %T Establishment of farms and their profitability with particular reference to agriculture in Northern Finland %A Väisänen, P. O. %D 1957 %J Silva Fennica %V %N 92 %R doi:10.14214/sf.a14057 %U https://silvafennica.fi/article/4656 %X

Silva Fennica Issue 92 includes presentations held in 1956 in the 8th professional development courses, arranged for forest officers working in the Forest Service. The presentations focus on practical issues in forest management and administration, especially in regional level. The education was arranged by Forest Service.

The main part of arable land that could be cleared out into fields lies in Northern Finland, where climate conditions restricts agriculture. This presentation discusses conditions for profitable agriculture and settlement activities in the north.