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Group building creates new possibilities to improve the quality of living and everyday life of individual inhabitants. It adds the competition to the housebuilding and promotes communal operation. The communal living is seen as one alternative because there is an increasing interest in communities. The aim of the study was to clear the ways of action of cohousing projects and their creation process at the planning stage and building stage of projects. The research subjects were two separate cohousing projects in which the building was carried out as non-profit group building. Group building means that the future inhabitants design their private apartments and the common premises, and function as constructors themselves. In the described projects the communal living is carried out with the Nordic model of communal living which is determined by common operation, common premises and the communal organization. The study describes the ways of action of the two projects starting with the planning stage of the block of flats and ending with the beginning of the building. Furthermore, the study examines factors, wishes and expectations affecting the choice of communal living, forming of the community and the creation of communal ways of action. The head concepts of the study are community, sense of communality, confidence, social capital and living. The material consisted of ten (10) theme interviews. The participants in the study represented the future inhabitants from both cohousing projects. The material was collected in spring and autumn 2018 and the results were described with the help of qualitative research methods. It was possible to find features of the case study also in this study. A theme interview was used as an interview method and the results were analyzed by utilizing a content analysis. Social, communal, ecological and economic factors affected the choice of communal living. The choice based on a natural desire to share the life with other people. The creation process of the communal living was determined by the common goals of which the building of the house was the most important. The sense of communality was not left to chance or randomness, but it was consciously built in the ways of action and in the jointly planned premises. Getting acquainted with each other, meeting practices, decision-making process, hearing different point of views and the possibilities to influence the operation were some of the ways of action. The inhabitants hoped that communal living would create safety and versatility of the social life as well as make every-day life easier through neighbourly help, planning and spontaneous doing together and also through shearing information and commodities. It was generally hoped that communal living and group building as a method of construction would become more common on the housing market.

The purpose of this study was to collect information about young adults’ consumer behaviour, attitudes towards money, economizing and independence. In addition, the purpose is to understand what has led to the young adults’ present living situation. One of the goals of the study is also to find out how young adults explain their living in their childhood home. This thesis consists of seven theme interviews (conducted among adults over 20 to 32 years old). Interviews are analyzed using content analysis and they are analyzed according to themes. The collected material and analysis enable answering to research questions: What are the consumption patterns of the interviewees? How do they feel about money and economizing? Do they feel independent? Why don’t they move from their childhood home? First, the young adults’ views of spending money are explored. According to interviews the young adults seem to be quite sensible money users but some luxuries were allowed, at least to some extent. The most matured interviewed young adults considered their consumption before and after leaving the childhood home. They had learned to use money reasonably after wasting at a young age. Working made economizing possible. Two interviewed working young adults saved money for a specific purpose. Money could also be saved without noticing it. Young adults’ attitude towards money was neutral: it made life easier but it did not mean everything. Secondly the young adults’ experience of independency is explored. Young people are considered to be independent when they move away from parents. The young adults living in their childhood homes felt themselves to be independent but still partially dependent on their parents. One of the interviewees felt falsely independent when he considered his living afterwards. On the other hand, the young adults who have moved away from their childhood homes sometimes turn to their parents on money problems, for example. Considering this fact, maturation does not happen only when moving away from childhood home. The interviewees thought that their living situation was a privilege to some extent, but attitude towards living with parents could be seen as a negative thing. The second theme also describes the problematic concepts of youth and adulthood. It is difficult to separate youth and the transition to adulthood. Youth and adulthood also involve the family which is important to young adults. Living in a childhood home was considered rational living amongst the interviewed young adults. Living with the parents was a wise thing according to the young adults’ life situation from the young adults’ and their parents’ point of view. Furthermore, easy living, space, young adult’s personality and ability to adapt to situations, family appreciation, personal reasons (lack of control in life, depression, for example), maturity and future plans were seen as reasons to stay at home for a prolonged period of time. Youngsters also mentioned some traditional reasons, for example studying and saving money, but briefly. It seems that young adults stay at home by their own free will rather than by necessity. Living is thought to be temporary: there is an intention to move away from the parents’ house. This affects in a positive way to living in a childhood home both to the young adults and their parents. The statistics concerning young adults living at home with parents are variable and complex. Recent research suggests that moving from childhood home is delayed. However, compared to Spain, for example, Finnish youngsters move away from home at a young age. If the situation is examined for a longer period of time it seems that young adults move away from their childhood homes at younger age than before.

Aikaisempaa tutkimusta asumisen ekologisuudesta ja ergonomisuudesta on olemassa, mutta minitaloasumisen näkökulmasta vastaavia aikaisempia tutkimuksia on hyvin vähän. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, millä tavoin ekologisuus ja ergonomisuus näyttäytyvät minitaloasumisessa asukkaiden kertomina. Aikaisempien tutkimusten mukaan asumisen ekologisuus näyttäytyy erityisesti asuinpinta-alan, lämmitysratkaisujen, rakennusmateriaalien ja energiatehokuuden kautta. Asumisen ergonomisuuteen puolestaan vaikuttavat etenkin asukkaiden mittojen, toimintatapojen ja kykyjen hyödyntäminen asumisympäristön suunnittelussa asukkaiden tarpeiden mukaisesti. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, miten ekologisuus ja ergonomisuus näyttäytyvät minitaloasumisessa. Lisäksi tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan asumisessa tapahtuneita muutoksia Suomessa, sekä pientaloliikettä ja siihen kuuluvia minitaloja. Tutkimus toteutettiin laadullisena tutkimuksena, jonka aineisto kerättiin internetissä kyselylomakkeella. Kyselyn linkki jaettiin suljetulla Tiny House Suomi -keskustelualustalla. Kyselyllä kerättiin tietoja yhteensä kahdeksalta minitaloasukkaalta. Kerätty aineisto analysoitiin sekä teoriaohjautuvalla että aineistolähtöisellä teemoittelulla. Tutkimuksen perusteella erityisesti ekologisuus näyttäytyi minitaloasumisessa melko hyvänä. Ekologisuus oli otettu huomioon erityisesti energiankulutuksessa, johon liittyivät esimerkiksi lämmityksen sähkönkulutus ja kodinkoneiden käyttö, lämmitysratkaisut sekä rakennusmateriaalien valinta. Minitalojen lämmöneristyksen vaihtelevuus ja puutteet näkyivät lisääntyneenä energiankulutuksena. Minitalojen ekologisuuteen verrattuna ergonomisuudessa oli paljon enemmän vaihtelua. Minitalojen ergonomisuus vaihteli muun muassa sen mukaan, miten asukkaiden mittasuhteet oli otettu huomioon työtasojen ja kodinkoneiden, kuten esimerkiksi uunin, sijoituksessa. Lisäksi vapaan tilan ja liikkumisen sujuvuus niin leveys- kuin korkeussuunnassa sekä useimmiten käytössä olevien tavaroiden saatavuus vaikuttivat asumismuodon ergonomisuuteen huomattavasti. Minitaloasumisen ergonomisuuteen näytti vaikuttavan myös ilmanvaihto. Tutkimus antoi viitteitä siitä, että minitalon iällä on yhteys asumisen ekologisuuteen ja ergonomisuuteen. Jotta minitalot olisivat ekologisempia ja ergonomisempia myös tulevaisuudessa, tulisi kyselyn mukaan kiinnittää erityistä huomiota minitalojen lämmöneristykseen sekä asukkaiden mittasuhteisiin.

Second-home tourism or leisure living is an individually and societally significant form of activity in Finland. Approximately every other Finn regularly uses leisure-oriented second homes, causing considerable mobility and temporal variation in regional populations. Combined with permanent dwelling, leisure living is a multi-local living arrangement where the forms of housing interact. While individual factors associated with housing are generally well-understood, the role of permanent residence and especially the living environment in the background of second home tourism and related individual decision-making remains a less-explored phenomenon. This thesis examines the significance of permanent residential environment in relation to leisure living in Finland. Second home tourism is approached as a form of multi-local living and factors influencing it are studied mostly from the perspective of individual decision-making. The thesis seeks to answer whether the characteristics of permanent residential environment explain the amount of leisure living in Finland. This question is addressed by statistically analyzing the connection of the living environment and other factors with the individual's time spent in leisure homes. Additionally, the thesis considers how the characteristics of residential environment can be measured and addressed in general. The thesis is a part of DeCarbon Home research project and utilizes a survey (n=1446) conducted in spring 2022 as its primary data, supplemented by geospatial data representing the residential environments. After preliminary examinations, the final multivariate model tested the statistical relationship of a total of 18 explanatory variables to the number of nights an individual spent in leisure homes. Explanatory variables included four variables describing the residential environment, ownership of leisure home, as well as a comprehensive set of factors related to housing, demographics, and socio-economic status. Zero-inflated negative binomial regression was employed as the modeling method due to the overdispersion and zero-inflation of the response variable. The results indicate that the perceived general type of the permanent residential environment and more local building density are associated with leisure living in Finland. Living in a denser and more urban environment is linked to a greater amount of time spent in leisure homes. Other significant predictors include owning a second home, higher age, and an appreciation for the tranquility of the living environment. The results support previous observations regarding the connection between urbanity and density with forms of recreation that complement or compensate for deficiencies in the permanent residential environment. However, the naturalness of the residential environment does not explain the amount of leisure living. Individual preferences and choices as well as limiting factors related to housing makes it difficult to empirically demonstrate the real impact of residential environment on individual actions. The thesis does not establish a direct causal relationship between the characteristics of a permanent residential environment and leisure living. Still, the residential environment is stated to have a prominent role in the multi-local living arrangements. Experiential knowledge regarding residential environment is found essential alongside more objective indicators. The thesis highlights the importance of viewing housing as a whole, where areas and forms of living are interconnected. Land use planning should consider the connection between permanent residential environment and leisure living and its comprehensive consequences for individual well-being and different regional structures.

Reasearchers have been interested in community housing for a long time. Community housing is seen to be a potential solution to help adolescents find an apartment and to support their own life. Besides reasons for food choice are very important especially when we think about global warming. The purpose of this study is to imagine how community housing takes part of adolescent’s food choice process. This study was completed using qualitative research methods. The data for this study collected through a theme interview. There were five interviewees in this study. They were 19–23- years old and I know them well. Three women and two men took part of this study. Collected material analysed by analysis of the content. Community housing taking part of adolescent’s food choice process was a bigger deal in women’s life compared to men’s life. Young women talked more about food and they also suffered from social pressure in food choice situations. Health and taste were often the main reason for food choices. Besides, was person’s own wellbeing a major factor of food choice process. All interviewees’ food choices and habits had changed a lot and they were more interested in food after they had moved on their own. It’s hard to say which one changes the habits more: moving on their own or the social influence through many discussions and accommodation? Health benefits of the food and especially the taste are important factors in decision making when food is considered. Also, environmental issues influence in adolescent’s choices. People are more and more interested in the environmental effects of food production. On one hand, many young people eat less meat. On the other hand, opinions of meat consumption and vegetarianism varies a lot.