About us


Swedish-Karelian Business and Information Center works in Petrozavodsk since 1995. Having started as a SIDA-supported project, SKBIC from 1999 operates in the framework of Agreement on cooperation between the Republic of Karelia, Russia and Västerbotten county, Sweden.

Our main directions of activity are:

1. Realization of provisions of Protocol on cooperation between Republic of Karelia and Västerbotten county, active participation in Barents region and Baltic Sea region projects and programs.

2. Assistance in developing economic ties between the regions.

3. Promotion of contacts between various organizations in Karelia and in Sweden.

If you are looking for partners in Karelia (Petrozavodsk and other towns) - please feel free to contact us at skbic@karelia.ru

Business gate

Business gate is an opportunity for the companies from Russia and Sweden to present their ideas for cooperation, commercial proposals.
Please feel free to contact us by email and provide basic information about your company's profile.

Recent cooperation proposals from companies of Karelia:


Company, location Neosystems Development, Petrozavodsk
Company profile IT projects. Every project is accomplished in time with excellent quality – the company is ISO 9001:2000 certified.Technology map
• The main technological focus for custom software development is  the Microsoft .NET technology suite and Java 2
•  The custom software solutions department builds the following types of software components:
•  ASP.NET web applications, utilizing both the traditional WebForms and most recent MVC technologies
•  Desktop rich client applications, using both the traditional WinForms and the most expressive WPF platforms
• Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the Silverlight 2 technology
• Highly interoperable service-oriented applications using the WCF technology
• Full-featured databases, data warehouses and reporting solutions using the SQL Server 2005/2008 family of products
• Collaboration, docflow and social web portals utilizing the capabilities of SharePoint products and technologies
Proposed fields of cooperation We offer several ways for cooperation with ICT companies in Sweden:
1) Our company participates in development of Swedish software products.
It allows a Swedish company to get the following advantages:
a) to decrease a final cost of a product; b) to raise competitive capacity in the European market.
2) Our company participates in adaptation (promotion, 24/7 customer support, customization) of Swedish software products for the Russian market.
It allows a Swedish company to get the following advantages: a) to use our wide marketing experience in the Russian market; b) to arrange complete qualified service and customer support in the shortest possible time
Contact information Vladimir Soloviev, manager, Neosystems Development. Phone: +7 (8142) 67-21-20
Fax: +7 (8142) 67-21-16, http://css.neosystems.ru  


Company, location Private entrepreneur Viktor Fatov, Beryozovka settlement,  Kondopoga District
Company profile Sawmill. Wood processing. Uses following equipment:  KARA saw bench, band mill, 2 four-side machines, crosscut saw, gang saw, surface milling machines etc.
The industrial site is located on the territory of 4 hectares in the building of 3000 square m. There are also other buildings on the territory of the site. The company has long-term business relations with Kondopozhskiy LPKH, Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill, KareliaMineral LTD., Spetskonstruktsia LTD., “KSM” Jsc
Proposed fields of cooperation Long-term partnership in the sphere of wood processing
Contact information Viktor Fatov, Phone +7(814-51) 77655, Cell: +789212229142, e-mail:  angel55@onego.ru   

Company, location Country-style, town of Kondopoga
Company profile Woodworking production. Company specializes in partial timber processing. Produces hewn logs for houses and pergolas. Makes country-style furniture and souvenirs; does harvesting and processing of burl and “suvel”. Equipment: sawmill LGD-50. Timber processing is aimed at the domestic market. Production of pallets and emballage for enterprises.
The two-hectare plot of land the company owns can be used for the expansion of production
Proposed fields of cooperation Long-term partnership in the sphere of wood processing
Contact information Gennadiy Bilyk, Executive director.  185035, apartment # 7, Kommunalnaya st. 22, Kondopoga. Phone number: +7  (921) 2237961, E-mail: bilyk61@mail.ruWeb-site: http://kantri3dn.ru