The Forum took place in Helsinki on November 15, 2007, and was devoted to actual problems of expanding economical cooperation between two countries.
The report dedicated to the perspectives of the Russian – Finnish partnership at the Forum was delivered by E.S. Nabiullina, the Minister for Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Also in the framework of the Forum a presentation of Irkutsk oblast took place. One of the basic purposes of performing the said presentation was the development of trade-economical, scientific-technical and humanitarian cooperation between Irkutsk oblast and Finland as well as drawing additional investments to the region. Special attention was paid to the discussion of the concept of development of the timber industry sector on mutually beneficial grounds.