Category: Project news

INCROBB project press release

21st April 2021 the round table “Expert Search Engine for Russian and Finnish Companies” organized by INCROBB (inclusive cross-border business networking of tomorrow) took place. Ideas connected with seeking and employing experts from abroad were shared among participants. For instance, the Internet is seen as a core channel of experts’ engagement; thus, establishment of an open online database for freelancers is intended to be designed.
Unlike existing databases, the planned one is going to be locally (yet, internationally) concentrated which enhances possibility of a successful company-expert match. Partners from Polytech University highlighted that INCROBB stepped its second phase – the creation of involvement engine.

Further, the unemployment issues in Russia and Finland were discussed; hiring urgency was stated. The discussion was followed by legal aspects clarification. As the formal part ended, participants from multiple industries expressed an aspiration to collaborate.

Contact: Maria, INCROBB project assistant
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 7 8885 17116

Green InterTraffic project press release

At the end of March 2021, the implementation of the Russian-Finnish project “Enhancing environmental safety of road InterTraffic in the border areas of Russia and Finland applying innovation solutions” (Green InterTraffic) was completed.

The project partners – Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Institute of Radar Meteorology, Transport Integration Ltd. – have done a lot of work and achieved significant results. All the planned activities that correspond to the main goals and objectives of the project were completed.

More information: https://en.greenintertraffic.ru/greenintertraffic/news/novosti-kompanii_127.html

Contact: Ludmila Karelina
Email: [email protected]

RAINMAN project press release

As part of the RAINMAN Project, SUE “Vodokanal of St.Petersburg” together with other project partners identified conditions that can cause flooding of the wastewater disposal system. The performance of the system has been assessed in four typical development zones: new construction, green areas, existing and historical built-up environment.

With the help of hydraulic modelling, the partners developed recommendations to adapt the system to increased rainfall and to improve urban environment. The suitability of the recommended measurements was assessed. The work resulted and a list of engineering solutions to reduce flooding of the wastewater disposal system.

A summary of results is available at the webpage of SUE “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”.
English version: http://www.vodokanal.spb.ru/files/documents/rainman/rainman%20results%20eng.pdf
Russian version: http://www.vodokanal.spb.ru/files/documents/rainman/rainman%20results%20rus.pdf

Visit also http://projects.gtk.fi/rainman.

Contact: Johannes Klein, Geological Survey of Finland
Email: [email protected]

Green InterTraffic project press release

On March 25, the Green InterTraffic project Final Conference was held, where the results of its implementation were summed up.

Dr. Ludmila Karelina, Project Leader, vice-president of the SPbCCI, introduced the project partners and thanked them for their contribution to its implementation. Harri Pietarila, Local project manager, FMI and Dr. Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Local project manager, LUT, welcomed the partners and participants. Eini Arponen (Managing Authority) and Ekaterina Kuznetsova (Branch Office) welcomed the participants from the South-East Finland – Russia CBC Programme.

The project partners made presentations in the areas that they implemented within the framework of the project. Representatives of companies and organizations that are part of the project’s target group shared their opinions of working together. Full version: https://en.greenintertraffic.ru/greenintertraffic/news/novosti-kompanii_125.html

Contact: Ludmila Karelina
Email: [email protected]

Bringing Together project press release

The main tasks of this work were to collect information on existing web based investment and business collaboration platforms operating in Finland and Russia and to select best solutions for its integration into the Common Cross Border Digital Space created within Bringing Together Project.

The project partners reviewed the resources and services of existing platforms, studied the opinions of experts from both countries received during the workshops, analyzed the project’s target groups and the functions that will be most in demand by users of the Bringing Together Investment Platform.

The full text of the Analysis of web Platforms in English is available at the link: https://en.bringingtogether.ru/about/materials/documents/

Contact: Ludmila Karelina
Email: [email protected]

INCROBB project press release

The South-East Finland – Russia CBC programme funded INCROBB project is pleased to invite companies to a webinar «Typical mistakes of foreign companies when penetrating the Russian market place»

SEMINAR INFO

Date: 31.03.2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 – 13:00 (MSK)
Place: Zoom
Language: Russian with simultaneous translation into Finnish

In case your company is interested to participate, please register by the 29.03.2021: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMNso4LWoWBwY-yRauFeJ7J_obLXj97hu_p9fmMe2kMabBVg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link

Some basic mistakes in finance, legislation, logistics that foreign companies make penetrating the Russian market place will be discussed illustrated by cases.

The speaker Vladlena Varshavskaja the senior Partner of «Varshavskij and Partners» consulting company. Vladlena delivers consultancy in the areas of taxation, accounting, data analysis and control for commercial and non-commercial organizations since 1998.

For more information of the INCROBB project, go to project website

Green InterTraffic project press release

On March 25, starting at 12 a.m. (Moscow time) the Final Conference of the Green InterTraffic project will be held. The conference will be held in an online format (Zoom). The offline part will be organized at the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

AGENDA

• Welcome to the Conference – Dr. Ludmila Karelina, SPbCCI; Harri Pietarila, FMI; Ekaterina Kuznetsova, South-East Finland – Russia CBC
• Mitigating impacts of air pollution through cross-border cooperation in air quality monitoring – Harri Pietarila, Director of Expert Services, FMI
• Lidar sounding of the atmosphere along the Scandinavian route – Dmitry Samulenkov, SPbU
• Enhancing the road safety through сross-border cooperation in road weather services – Jani Poutiainen, Head of Group, Traffic and media, FMI
• Improve transport safety by improving meteorological support – Mark Vinogradov, IRAM
• Green Roadmap of the E18 St. Petersburg-Helsinki – Vladislav Pavlov, TI
• Road traffic emissions calculation and analysis – Oskari Lähdeaho, LUT
• The Roadmap of the Intelligent Transport System of the E18 Saint Petersburg-Helsinki – Yury Popov, TI
• Feedbacks from the project target group

To participate in the event, you should send the completed Participation form to the e-mail: [email protected] (Ludmila Karelina, project manager, vice-President of SPbCCI). A link to participate in the conference will be sent additionally. Event information at the project website.

Bringing Together project press release

On February 25, within the framework of the Bringing Together project, the Workshop for developers and operators of information and service Internet platforms for business and cross-border cooperation “Russian-Finnish Investment Internet Platform” was held.

Ludmila Karelina, Project Leader, vice-president of the SPbCCI, told the participants about the project and made a presentation on the Investment Platform. The Investment Database and the interactive information map were also demonstrated. Presentations of several Internet platforms and portals were held. In addition, a number of cross-border cooperation projects were presented. The project partners discussed with the speakers issues related to the prospects of implementing certain elements of the presented platforms and developments cross-border cooperation projects in the Investment Platform, as well as outlined possible steps to develop further cooperation.

Full version: https://en.bringingtogether.ru/about/news/novosti_58.html

Contact: Ludmila Karelina
Email: [email protected]

RAINMAN project press release

The Geological Survey of Finland studied the water composition at the waterworks in Mikkeli. 45 % of the water is surface water from the Hanhilampi pond. The amount of surface water varies between 35 and 55 % during the year. Water from the Likolampi pond does not end up to the waterworks. The situation may still change though at the increase of pumping rate and changes in the height of the Hanhilampi pond dam. Results will be used in the update of the Hanhikangas groundwater flow model and protection plan.

The groundwater-surface water interaction was studied with stable isotope method in the Hanhikangas aquifer in Mikkeli. The project was implemented in cooperation with the City of Mikkeli and the Geological Survey of Finland as part of the RAINMAN project co-financed by the South-East Finland – Russia CBC 2014-2020 programme. Results are presented in the picture. The report of the study is now available at the Hakku-site of GTK as an open file work report 61/2020.

Contact: Johannes Klein
Email: [email protected]

RAINMAN hankkeen tiedote

Geologian tutkimuskeskus tutki Mikkelin Hanhikankaan vedenottamon veden koostumusta. Vedenottamon vedestä noin 45% on Hanhilammesta peräisin olevaa pintavettä. Osuus vaihtelee vuodenajan mukaan 35% – 55%. Tutkimusten perusteella Likolammen vettä ei päädy vedenottamolle. Tilanne saattaa muuttua vedenottomäärien kasvaessa tai Hanhilammen padon korkeuden muuttuessa. Tuloksia hyödynnetään Hanhikankaan pohjavesialueen virtausmallin ja suojelusuunnitelman päivityksissä.

Mikkelin Hanhikankaan pohjavesialueella tutkittiin pohjavesi-pintavesivuorovaikutusta hapen ja vedyn stabiilien isotooppien tutkimusmenetelmällä. Tutkimukset toteutettiin yhteistyössä Mikkelin kaupungin ja Geologian tutkimuskeskuksen kanssa osana RAINMAN –projektia, joka saa rahoitusta Kaakkois-Suomi- Venäjä CBC 2014-2020 ohjelmasta. Tulokset on esitetty kuvassa. Tutkimusraportti on ladattavissa GTK:n Hakku-palvelusta työraporttina 61/2020.

Yhteyshenkilö: Johannes Klein
Sähköposti: [email protected]