Table of Contents

Introduction KIMMO KILJUNEN GUNNAR LASSINANTTI	8
Tornio-Haparanda - a unique result of city twinning RAIMO RONKAINEN BENGT WESTMAN	10
1. HOW TO STRENGHTEN REGIONAL POLICY AND CIVIL SOCIETY?
A Northern Dimension for the policies of the European Union MARJA NISSINEN	16
The Vital Russian North BORIS G. MISHNIK	21
2. LIFE AND SECURITY
The Collapse of the forest industry and The social situation in the Archangel region ESA STENBERG NADJA IITTI	32
Tough course for Archangel forestry VASILI DERBIN	37
Women's networks and prospects of women's and family policy in the northern regions Example: crisis centre project AINO SAARINEN	42
Crisis centre for women - Help for every day survival OLGA LIAPOUNOVA	51
3. LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
Information - a prerequisite for Democracy KIMMO KAJASTE	58
Challenges of the regions HANNELE POKKA	62
The interrelation of the centre and The regions IGOR TCHERNYSHENKO	67
The Northern Dimension: A step towards a Europe of the regions? ANREAS ÅDAHL	70
Groningen-Murmansk: A grassroot city-twinning RUDY KAPSENBERG	73
Horizontal co-operation between local Governments in the Russian Republic of Karelia HELLEVI HATUNEN	78
4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY
Civil society actors in the European North LASSI HEININEN	82
Security organizations and civil society ARTO NOKKALA	91
New vistas for security policy in the Barents region BJÖRN LUNSQUIST	98
A bright future for the Nordic area - a focus on regions and civil society GUNNAR LASSINANTTI	106
Seminar schedule	111
List of participants	115