Emil Vesterinen 
Metsäretkeilystä
Vesterinen E. (1942). Metsäretkeilystä. Acta Forestalia Fennica vol. 50 no. 13 article id 7366. https://doi.org/10.14214/aff.7366
English title: Hiking in forestsAbstract
Walking in forests, hiking, is considered to be necessary for healt in many countries. In United States national parks cover 1.8% of total forest area. In addition, 25% of the forests are so called national forests, which have paths, campsites, wells, beaches, cottages etc. for hikers. In Finland, 20% of the population lives in towns and cities. Also in Finland the people living in cities and towns would need areas that resemble national forests of United states for recreation.
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Original keywords
retkeily;
virkistysmetsät;
metsien terveysvaikutukset;
luonnossa liikkuminen;
hyvinvointi
English keywords
hiking;
recreational forests;
health benefits of forests;
nature;
wellbeing
Published in 1942
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