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Relationality of the Law: On the Legal Collisions in the Finnish Planning and Land Use Practices




AuthorsRannila Päivi

PublisherSAGE Publications Inc.

Publication year2021

JournalJournal of Planning Education and Research

Journal name in sourceJournal of Planning Education and Research

Volume41

Issue2

ISSN0739-456X

eISSN1552-6577

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X18785443

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/35484999


Abstract

Nordic welfare state ideologies inform democratic and transparent land
use and building practices. A closer examination reveals how variously
these ideals are translated into practice. Finnish law strictly defines
how building processes should proceed; however, a number of decisions
still ignore the law, which can be seen in the complaints sent to the
Administrative Courts. This paper examines the legality of Finnish land
use processes through cases and interviews with judges. The findings
suggest a need for a more critical spatio-legal analysis of planning
that realizes the relationality of the law, and the invisible
jurisdictions inherent in local decision making.


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