Functional classification of communes with less favoured areas in landscape parks in West Pomeranian Voivodeship has shown that among 10 analyzed features the biggest differences between communes were in livestock unit per 100 ha of agricultural land, density of population, proportion of non-agricultural farms in the total number of farms, as well as proportion of agricultural land and forests in the total area. Moreover, among three groups of communes, the best conditions for agricultural production were in group C which included Barwice, Dobrzany, Połczyn-Zdrój and Węgorzyno. In the rest of the studied communes, group A and B, rural tourism, agrotourism and other non-agricultural activities are preferable.

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