Kangasharju A. and Pekkala S. (2004) Increasing regional disparities in the 1990s: the Finnish experience, Reg. Studies38, 255-267. This paper investigates why regional disparities in Finland started to grow in the early 1990s, after a decades-long period of convergence. The analysis focuses on...

KANGASHARJU A. (1999) Relative economic performance in Finland; regional convergence, 1934-1993, Reg. Studies 33 , 207-217. This paper analyses the convergence behaviour of the 88 Finnish subregions from 1934 to 1993 by examining the development of relative income levels. Convergence was studied...

PEHKONEN J. and TERVO H. (1998) Reg. Studies, 32 , 445-458, Persistence and turnover in regional unemployment disparities. This study investigates persistence and turnover in regional unemployment disparities in Finland by examining time-series data on 10 labour districts and 423 municipalities....