During the last week of October 2012 a group of representatives from Petrozavodsk, Apatity, Sestroretsk and St. Petersburg visited Denmark and Finland in the framework of NCM "w.a.s.t.e." project.
On May, 14-16, a big Swedish delegation consisted of the official delegation and delegation of representatives from a number of Swedish companies and organizations in the sphere of energy and construction visited Karelia.
On April, 17-18, a training course for women entrepreneurs from Kostomuksha, Kalevala and Louhi districts was held in Kostomuksha within the project “Women’s entrepreneurship from the West to the East”.
The Memorandum of Partnership between the Government of Karelia and Vдsterbotten County Administrative Board concerning establishing and development of eco-efficient communities was signed