This study examines urban and rural destined/originated migration in Finland in 1996-1999 using a large micro-level data set. Three conclusions stand out from the results. Firstly, migrants not only differ from stayers but there are also many differences between migrants from and to rural and...

This paper examines factors underlying family migration. Based on a sample of stable Finnish families, both short- and long-distance migration is investigated. The empirical analysis carried out using multinomial logit modelling shows a strong negative association between the family life-cycle...