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Place Branding in Finland : A Discourse Analysis of Municipal Slogans




TekijätHakala Ulla, Sjöblom Paula, Ainiala Terhi

KustantajaGulf College

KustannuspaikkaMuscat

Julkaisuvuosi2024

JournalJournal of Business, Communication & Technology

Lehden akronyymiBCT Journal

Vuosikerta3

Numero1

Aloitussivu1

Lopetussivu13

eISSN2791-3775

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2024.3101

Verkko-osoitehttp://doi.org/10.56632/bct.2024.3101

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181571906


Tiivistelmä

The purpose of this multidisciplinary study is to investigate how municipalities position themselves in their slogans as unique places among competitors, namely other municipalities in their region or country. Empirically, discourse analysis was used to investigate the semantic features of municipal slogans in the context of place branding in Finland. The major findings demonstrate similarity in commonness rather than uniqueness: the slogans resembled each other thematically and did not distinctively differentiate places from one another. Academic research on slogans and their relation to linguistics and place branding is scarce. This study aims to narrow this gap. Nevertheless, further research is needed on slogans from different countries and languages. The study recommends that place managers should invest time and thought in the creation of slogans based on the factual attributes and values of the place as well as its strategies.


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