The aim of the project was to create theatre cooperation between the town theatre of Kajaani, the city theatres Joensuu, Oulu and the Petrozavodsk National Th eatre. At the same time the project would also bring the collaboration of the theatres and the North Karelia College in Outokumpu to a new, concrete level, creating permanent cooperation models and relationships. Th e Finnish and Russian culture were also to be made known in reciprocal terms, by exploring the Russian cultural tradition and artistic methods, in addition to preserving Finnish culture and theatre on the other side of the frontier. It was also the intention to organise training for the professional staff of the theatres and gain information about other methods and gain more professional knowledge. Th e project plan included two cooperative productions as well.