In the Grand Duchy of Finland, towns tend to be located along the coasts of the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Is this indicative of the general pattern of settlement? Does knowing the location of towns explain the geography of Finnish villages as well?
“Patterns of settlement in Finland,” The Imperiia Project: Map Gallery Site, accessed March 7, 2026, https://imperiia.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/document/682.