The sparsely populated forest region of Finnskogen ("Finnforest") in Värmland in Sweden could be of a particular interest when discussing the intertwining of spaces and mobilities. Deeply affected by depopulation and the causes and consequences behind it, the region today seems to face the trend of, what I would like to try to describe, as a "second home counter urbanization gentrification" process. Counter urbanization and gentrification seems in an initiate phase and at first sight mainly to be studied in cases of permanent migration and inflows of permanent settlers. In many rural areas of Sweden there are mainly second home settlers coming in, from urban areas in Sweden and in Europe. How does this trend and processes impinge on the physical landscape and the minds and values of people, both living there permanently and occasionally? For me this is to be studied in the context of rural social practices, as in i.e. moose hunting and local graveled associations. 

The purpose of the paper is to present some theoretical ideas and considerations and relate these in a methodological way: (how) to explain the "travelling landscape (-s)" of Finnskogen with theories of counter urbanization and gentrification, and with what methods can this explanation be reached? In the conclusion some aspects of the theorization will be illustrated from pilot studies carried out during the yearly moose hunting week and during a historical walking-tour with a village team.

Keywords: Finnskogen, rural areas, mobility, second homes, counter urbanization, gentrification.