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In May 2021 representatives of Pryazha, Medvezhyegorsk, Kostomuksha and Petrozavodsk met on a trip to Olonets municipality, discussing the forms of possible cooperation between rural settlements in Karelia and Västerbotten

Karelian governor Artur Parfenchikov and Governor of Västerbotten Helene Hellmark Knutsson met online.

The project is initiated by the The Karelian Public Diplomacy Development Foundation.

Nordic Council of Ministers' project on facilitating business connections in bio-economy is being implemented in the North-West Russia, with SKBIC responsible for activities in the Republic of Karelia.

On March 2 to 6 Petrozavodsk teachers were offered an opportunity to upgrade their knowledege of the Finnish teaching methods

On January 20-24 five social work professionals from Karelia were staying in Västerbotten county, Sweden on an experience exchange visit.

Tannbergskolan students and teachers from Lycksele visited their twinning community and met new friend in the Olonets school no. 1

Social work specialists from Karelia learned about the experience of colleagues from Monchegorsk.

Follow-up of the project, supported by ICLD, is aimed at exchanging experience in the field of social work.

Partners and participants gathered in Petrozavodsk to discuss the results of the joint work.

More than just office talks, but trees planting too!

The visit became possible after the twinning relations between Lycksele and Olonets were renewed in October 2018

Study visit was devoted to the work of the three childrens' scientific and educational centers.

Water lessons are now held in Petrozavodsk for the youngest citizens.

The seminar was organized under the Nordic Council of Minsiters project Tutors' Bridges

A group of project partners from Petrozavodsk and Narva visited Copenhagen to learn about socializing through work for disabled people

On October 15th SKBIC signed a Grant Contract with the Managinig Authority of Karelia CBC Programme on implementation of the new project.

The event was organized by SKBIC, Ministry of natural resrouces and ecology of Karelia and SYKE, Finnish Environment Institute under the joint Finnish-Russian project AB Waste

Specialists working with employment issues for disabled people traveled through Karelia, starting in Kostomuksha and finishing their work in Sortavala.

On May 28-31 a study visit for Karelian companies working with wooden construction took place in Västerbotten (Skellefteå kommun)