Asäikeisiin
Asäikeisiin is a fictional village created for use in examples illustrating rural Finnish life. It exists as a case study in discussions of demography, regional geography, and local culture, rather than as a real locality.
The setting is a coastal village in a boreal forest region, located on a sheltered inlet with
In the fictional chronology, Asäikeisiin was founded in the early 19th century as a fishing outpost that
The community is depicted as cohesive, with kin ties and mutual aid networks playing a large role
In studies, Asäikeisiin is used to discuss rural resilience, demographic change, and the interaction between geography