Russia, Finland to discuss Baltic, Arctic cooperation.

MOSCOW, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian and Finnish Foreign
Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Erkki Tuomioja will discuss on Friday
bilateral relations and cooperation in the Baltic region, the north of
Europe, and in the Arctic.
Besides, the ministers will focus on Russia-EU relations and the
situation in Northern Africa and the Middle East, foreign ministry
spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.
The bilateral trade turnover grew over five times in the past decade
and comprised close to 16.8 billion dollars. Russia is the main trade
partner of Finland and cooperation priorities include high-tech
industries, ship-building, energy, transport, and timber processing.