Introduction The project is devoted to development of conditions for support people-to-people cooperation between Finnish and Russian citizens by means of simplifying access to governmental social services of neighboring country such as customs, visa obtainment, traffic laws, etc., in particular for people, who are not wholly guarded by any kind of legal entity, for instance, a travel agency.
The easy access to governmental social services provides an opportunity for people to freely travel in program region, initiate and develop contacts in numerous fields of activities, such as business, cultural exchange, or education.  | In pr Finnish citizen also like to visit St.
Petersburg; this region is attractive for Finnish businessmen as well.
However, both Russian and Finnish citizens frequently do not feel
themselves safe and free due to differences in legal formalities,
documentation flow, etc.: people often misinterpret laws and regulations
of another country, which lead to curious incidents and misfortunes.
Russian and Finnish authorities responsible for support of foreigners
have a lack of tools to support Finnish foreigners in Russia and Russian
foreigners in Finland. Only general purpose formal procedures for all
kind foreigners exist.  |  |
evious years cross-border cooperation between Finland and Russian
has been flourishing and developing. In 2009 the number of arrivals of
Russians to Finland topped 457 000 people. About 50 000 Russian-speaking
people live in Finland permanently, and over 100 000 of Russian
citizens work or study there.
