tilakäytännön
Tilakäytännön is a Finnish term referring to the traditional practices surrounding the ownership, division, and use of agricultural estates (tilat) in rural Finland. The concept covers how land and resource rights were allocated within households and communities, how fields and pastures were cultivated and managed, and how estates were inherited or transferred over generations. It also encompasses customary rules governing access to forests, waters, and grazing grounds that formed the basis of farm economy and village life.
Historically, tilakäytännön developed within the broader Finnish landholding system, intertwined with parish and manorial structures, open-field
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Nordic societies, including Finland, undertook reforms aimed at modernizing
Today, tilakäytännön is studied mainly in historical demography, economic history, and legal history, contributing to understandings