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Baltic Sea countries has moved more to the
east. Winter tourism will be even more impor-
tant for Finland, while that time of the year will
be very challenging for the Baltic neighbours,
especially in leisure travel.

assistance has been crucial in the process of this
work: Ms Helen Reijonen M.Sc. and Ms Hanna
Varis M.Sc. (the University of Joensuu), who
assisted with the data on induced images, and
Rein Luuse M.Sc. (University of Tartu, Pärnu
College, Estonia), who revised the text dealing
with Estonia and her cooperation with
neighbouring countries. The authors would
also like to thank all the interviewed experts
and cooperative partners who contributed to
this study.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to express their warmest
thanks to the following people, whose help and

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