Essential rural services in the Nordic Region – Challenges and opportunities

Slätmo, Elin; Bogason, Ágúst; Vasilevskaya, Anna; Salonen, Hilma

doi:10.6027/r2022:1.1403-2503

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“…This report presents results based on in-depth field work in eight case studies of rural areas identified as having high access to services or as good examples in their national and regional context: Lolland, Suðuroy, Kinnula, Avannaata, Múlaþing, Herøy, Vimmerby and Geta. The aim of the field work has been to investigate service provision and validate the results of a research and policy review focusing on Nordic rural areas (Slätmo et al 2022). The investigations presented in this report focus on the following questions:…”

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“…Denna rapport presenterar resultatet av ett fördjupat fältarbete i åtta fallstudier på landsbygder som identifierats ha hög tillgång till services eller som skulle kunna utgöra goda exempel i deras nationella och regionala sammanhang: Lolland, Suðuroy, Kinnula, Avannaata, Múlaþing, Herøy, Vimmerby, Geta. Syftet med fältarbetet har varit att undersöka försörjningen av services och validera resultaten från en forsknings-och policyöversikt med fokus på nordiska landsbygder (Slätmo et al 2022). Den studie som presenteras i denna rapport fokuserar på frågorna:…”

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“…De 56 intervjuerna i åtta nordiska fallstudieområden har generellt sett bekräftat de landsbygdsservices som identifierats i Slätmo et al (2022) som grundläggande.…”

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“…The list of essential rural services presented in Table 1 was developed following a literature review based on certain key words at the platform ScienceDirect, and a workshop involving rural policy experts from the Nordic Thematic group for Green and Inclusive Rural Development. The method is described in full in the report by Slätmo et al (2022).…”

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“…The list was initially presented in the report Slätmo et al (2022), and is repeated here, as it serves as background knowledge for this study (table 1). 1 The service categories considered essential are: healthcare and social care; education and childcare; physical infrastructure; climate adaptation and management of climate impacts; digital infrastructure; and emergency services and civil defence.…”

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Service provision and access to services in Nordic rural areas

Slätmo¹,

Bogason²,

Cedergren³

et al. 2023

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This report presents results based on in-depth field work in eight case studies of rural areas identified as having high access to services or as good examples in their national and regional context: Lolland, Suðuroy, Kinnula, Avannaata, Múlaþing, Herøy, Vimmerby and Geta. The aim of the field work has been to investigate service provision and validate the results of a research and policy review focusing on Nordic rural areas. The investigations presented in this report focus on the following questions: (1) Which services are considered essential, and how does that vary in rural areas across the Nordics? (2) How are services provided, what roles and responsibilities are involved in their provision? (3) Which challenges are encountered, and what solutions are being developed to solve challenges associated with access to essential services in Nordic rural areas?

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“…De 56 intervjuerna i åtta nordiska fallstudieområden har generellt sett bekräftat de landsbygdsservices som identifierats i Slätmo et al (2022) som grundläggande.…”

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Cedergren³

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Standing alone on the frontline. The meaning of being a nurse in the archipelago—A phenomenological hermeneutical study

Lundberg

Santamäki-Fischer

Saveman

et al. 2023

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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AimThe aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being a nurse in the archipelago.Methodological Design and JustificationA phenomenological hermeneutical design was applied, as there is a need to understand the lifeworld and the meaning of being a nurse in the archipelago.Ethical Issues and ApprovalApproval was granted by the Regional Ethical Committee and local management team. All participants provided consent to participate.Research MethodIndividual interviews were conducted with 11 nurses (Registered Nurses or primary health nurses). The interviews were transcribed, and the text was analysed by means of phenomenological hermeneutical method.ResultsThe analyses ended in one main theme: Standing alone on the frontline, and three themes: 1. Combating sea, weather and the clock with the sub‐themes: Fighting to give care to patients despite harsh conditions and Fighting against time; 2. Standing firm but wavering with the sub‐themes: Embracing the unexpected and Calling out for support; and 3. Being a lifeline throughout the entire lifespan with the sub‐themes: Having responsibility for the islanders and Having an intertwined private and work life.Study LimitationsThe interviews may be considered few, but the textual data were rich and assessed suitable for the analysis. The text may be interpreted differently, but we deemed our interpretation as more probable than others.ConclusionBeing a nurse in the archipelago means standing alone on the frontline. Nurses, other health professionals and managers need knowledge and insight about working alone and the moral responsibilities thereof. There is a need to support the nurses in their lonely work. Traditional means of consultations and support could preferably be supplemented by modern digital technology.

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Turning the Faroes Into One City. Demographic and Spatial Impacts of 60 Years of Transport Infrastructure Expansion.

Sancho Reinoso,

Heleniak

2024

Island Studies Journal

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Over the last six decades, the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago in the North Atlantic, undertook a massive road construction project. The project included building many tunnels, the first of which opened in 1963, and sub-sea tunnels, the most recent one was inaugurated in December 2023. Transport infrastructure lies at the foundation of the country’s development, and ferry lines have been progressively replaced by fixed links regardless of socio-economic conditions, such as the economic and demographic collapse after the crash of the fisheries in the early 1990. This paper investigates the archipelago’s spatial and regional development over the last six decades in order to determine whether road expansion has contributed to demographically sustaining communities. This is done by analysing the development of transport infrastructure and its impact on population change at the regional, island, and village levels. Results show that fixed links have been critical in connecting distant villages and islands together across the archipelago. Yet, the few exceptions of the so-called ‘outer islands’ demonstrate that tunnels alone have been insufficient to achieve a demographically balanced country. In terms of spatial development, we argue that fixed links (i) have favoured individual mobility patterns; (ii) have re-configured existing centre-periphery relationships; and (iii) may have altered the archipelago’s insular condition.

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Essential rural services in the Nordic Region – Challenges and opportunities

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References 36 publications

Service provision and access to services in Nordic rural areas

Service provision and access to services in Nordic rural areas

Standing alone on the frontline. The meaning of being a nurse in the archipelago—A phenomenological hermeneutical study

Turning the Faroes Into One City. Demographic and Spatial Impacts of 60 Years of Transport Infrastructure Expansion.

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