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The study explores how environmental trauma is passed down through generations of women affected by hydropower changes.

April 28, 2026Cultural GeographiesOpen Access

A river that forgot its source: place, memory and intergenerational trauma in Northern Finnish community

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This article examines environmental trauma and its emotional impact in a Northern Finnish community, highlighting collective suffering.

The study explores how environmental trauma is passed down through generations of women affected by hydropower changes.
Analyzed life stories of four generations of women living by a dammed river in Northern Finland.
Utilized concepts of cultural trauma and ecological grief to understand the impacts of hydropower on identity and community.
Examined the interplay of spoken accounts, silence, and embodied practices in conveying trauma.
Environmental changes have altered the river's soundscape, reflecting community's grief and memory loss.
Trauma manifests through both spoken narratives and silence, indicating a collective experience of loss.
Calls for ecological restoration focus not only on landscapes but on healing community narratives and relationships with place.

Autti et al. (2026) studied this question.

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April 28, 2026Cultural GeographiesOpen Access

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This article examines environmental trauma and its emotional impact in a Northern Finnish community, highlighting collective suffering.

The study explores how environmental trauma is passed down through generations of women affected by hydropower changes.
Analyzed life stories of four generations of women living by a dammed river in Northern Finland.
Utilized concepts of cultural trauma and ecological grief to understand the impacts of hydropower on identity and community.
Examined the interplay of spoken accounts, silence, and embodied practices in conveying trauma.
Environmental changes have altered the river's soundscape, reflecting community's grief and memory loss.
Trauma manifests through both spoken narratives and silence, indicating a collective experience of loss.
Calls for ecological restoration focus not only on landscapes but on healing community narratives and relationships with place.

Autti et al. (2026) studied this question.

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