Gender issues in rural societies, e.g. the construction of rural femininities and masculinities may be relevant for migration since traditional gender roles and expectations are more prevalent in rural societies (Rahut og Littke 2014: 5). However, in contrast to this, Sten-backa (2011) writes that the idea of the rural macho-culture, which is also underlined in the Swedish TV programmes she has studied, can be seen as an attempt to place the blame for the problems in the peripheral areas on the men, who choose to stay there (elaborated later) (see also Forsbergand Stenbacka 2013). The economic factor in this context means, mainly, the support or the welfare services that they are entitled to in Denmark compared to the welfare services they can get in the Faroe Islands [Knudsen 2010: 24, own translation). From a gender perspective, however, it is interesting that Alands Statistik och Utred-ningsbura [ASUB) since 2012 has compiled an annual report concerning essential gender differences in the society of the Aland Islands.