Volume 19 - Article 61 | Pages 2043–2056  

The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland

By Tapani Valkonen, Jenni Blomgren, Timo M. Kauppinen, Pekka Martikainen, Elina Mäenpää

Abstract

The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The country’s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the transition based on divorce and cohabitation is used as the dependent variable. The results show that the spatial pattern is mainly determined according to the regional level of urbanization, but the effect is mediated by cultural characteristics (secularization and support for the socialist and green parties). The cultural characteristics have only a modest independent effect.

Author's Affiliation

• Tapani Valkonen - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland EMAIL
• Jenni Blomgren - Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (National Institute for Health and Welfare), Finland EMAIL
• Timo M. Kauppinen - Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (National Institute for Health and Welfare), Finland EMAIL
• Pekka Martikainen - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland EMAIL
• Elina Mäenpää - Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki), Finland EMAIL

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