Polityka regionalna Unii Europejskiej: wnioski z doświadczeń Finlandii w latach 1995–1999
European Union Regional Policy: lessons learned from Finland’s experience in 1995–1999

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to analyze the effectiveness of the regional policy of the European Union and Finland towards peripheral areas in the first programming period for this country, 1995–1999. Particular attention was devoted to Lapland. Due to unfavorable natural conditions, the region struggled with many problems, the primary of which seems to be depopulation. Lapland’s regional policy aimed to stop this process. However, mistakes made in its planning resulted in its failure. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that it is not the amount of financial outlays intended to increase the competitiveness of the region, but the knowledge of its specificity, that may bring the desired results. Meanwhile, in the context of regional policy towards Lapland, the period 1995–1999 was characterized by inadequate planning based on overly superficial analyzes.

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