OECD Rural Policy Reviews - Finland

Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The Finnish model of rural policy has been reasonably successful in achieving coherence among sectoral policies oriented to rural areas (the so-called broad rural policy ) and in tailoring specific programmes to promote rural development (the so-called narrow rural policy ). This reviews examines developments in Finnish rural policy since th