Joint seminar for the Russian and Swedish municipalities was held in Petrozavodsk with the support of the Swedish International Center for Local Democracy (ICLD). Municipalities from Västerbotten (Robertsfors, Umeå) and Karelia (Petrozavodsk, Olonets, Kostomuksha, Pryazha, Sortavala) discussed joint projects in social care and environment, which will be launched later this year.