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From national recreation statistics and mobile data to local estimates of recreational activity in Finland

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 63
Submitted on: Mar 15, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 5, 2024
Published on: Aug 14, 2025
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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