Representation in St. Petersburg |
 The Baltic Sea region is one of the most dynamically developing transnational regions in Europe. In a world subject to economic globalization Europe faces a challenge of maintaining its international competitiveness. This challenge can be efficiently handled by strengthening the interaction with Eastern neighbours. Stockholm region, being the EU’s natural gateway to the Eastern part of the Baltic Sea Region, sees its mission in opening up the opportunities for closer eastward collaboration. In particular, Stockholm region has an important role to play within the context of the EU’s neighbourhood policy towards Russia.
Stockholm Representative Office in St. Petersburg was established in February 1997, in accordance with the Co-operation Agreement between the Cities of Stockholm and St. Petersburg. In January 2003 the Office became a part of the Stockholm Region European Committee, and its activities acquired a broader regional dimension.
The main goal of Stockholm Region Office in St. Petersburg is to strengthen international competitiveness of the Stockholm-Mälar region taking advantage of its strategic location within the Baltic Sea area. The Office develops opportunities for cooperation with St. Petersburg – Stockholm’s natural partner in the Eastern part of the Baltic Sea area, and facilitates the development of long-term contacts between various actors in Stockholm-Mälar region and the Northwest Russia. Over the ten years, the Office has built up an extensive contact network encompassing national and regional authorities, cities and municipalities, business communities and academic circles of Northwest Russia. Visiting address: Nevsky Prospect 1
Postal address: Box 1005
190000 St. Petersburg, Russia
Tel: +7 812 324 32 99,
+7 812 314 68 18
Fax: +7 812 314 68 53
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Madeleine Sjöstrand |
 Madeleine Sjöstrand is the Managing Director of Stockholm Region. Madeleine was appointed by the board of Stockholm Region on 3 December 2009 to lead the organisation until May 2010. She replaces Thomas Friis Konst, the former Managing Director, until the new Managing Director will be appointed. Since 2008 Madeleine is running her own Consultant Agency "Utvecklingsstrategerna AB". Besides that she has long experience from working in the public sector, her latest positions being Municipal director in Haninge municipality, and before that Municipal director in Trosa. Both municipalities are located in the Stockholm Region. Mob: +46 (0)739 86 86 55. Email: madeleine.sjostrand@stockholmregion.org |
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Lada Illarionova |
 Lada Illarionova has been the Head of the Stockholm Office in St. Petersburg since its establishment in February 1997. Being responsible for the Office in St. Petersburg, she is a member of the organisation’s management group, which jointly plans and coordinates activities of the offices in Stockholm, Brussels, St. Petersburg and Warsaw.
Since early 1990s Lada worked in a number of Swedish cooperation projects with St. Petersburg and was actively involved in interaction between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. At the same time she was a tutor and a researcher at the St. Petersburg State University, where she took her Master of Arts exams in 1986. During the last three years as a university tutor Lada worked at the Department of European Studies of the School of International Relations.
Lada is studying for an MBA (Master of Business Administration) by distance-learning at Warwick Business School, UK (The Warwick Executive MBA). Currently she is on the final part of the programme. Lada has a Certificate in Accounting (Företagsekonomiska Institutet, 2005).
Tel swe: +46 (0) 8 615 94 87 Tel rus: +7 812 324 32 99
Mob swe: +46 (0) 736 88 88 87 Mob rus: +7 921 965 41 74
E-mail: lada.illarionova@stockholmregion.org |
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Sergey Baranov |
 Sergey Baranov has been working at the Stockholm Office in St. Petersburg since August 1997. He coordinates business development issues and is responsible for contacts with universities in St. Petersburg and the Northwest Russia. Sergey is also responsible for the Office’s information activities. He supervises the edition of two electronic newsletters: Northwest Russia: Facts and Events in English, and Stockholm-Mälar Region in Russian. He takes care of press contacts and has an extensive contact network among the mass media of the Northwest Russia. In 1993-1997 Sergey was the deputy director of the St. Petersburg Institute for Cultural Programmes, specializing in marketing and PR. He was responsible for project development and marketing, relations with business partners, and contacts with mass media, as well as for arrangement of large-scale events and conferences. Sergey has a degree in engineering. For a number of years he had been working with research in the field of industrial application of laser technologies, being responsible for project development and contacts with large enterprises within the branch. E-mail: sergey.baranov@stockholmregion.org |
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Lena Vorobyova |
 Lena Vorobyova started working for the Stockholm Region Office in St. Petersburg in 2002 as a trainee. In 2005-2007 Lena was a local coordinator of the cooperation between the Stockholm University Department of Social work and the City of St. Petersburg. The projects contained competence development programmes, conferences and seminars. Lena works with the newsletters Northwest Russia: Facts and Events, Stockholm-Mälar Region, as well as responsible for the Office’s contribution to Stockholm Region News, issued in Brussels. She is also responsible for inquiries, arranging study-visits, workshops, meetings etc. Lena studied political science and international relations at the St. Petersburg State University (Master of Arts, June 2006). E-mail: lena.vorobyeva@stockholmregion.org |
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Trainees |
Anna Karaguzina |
 Anna Karaguzina has been working as a trainee at the Stockholm Region Office in St. Petersburg since June 2009. She takes part in the work on the Stockholm-Mälar Region and Northwest Russia: Facts and Events electronic newsletters. She also assists in arranging conferences, seminars and other events at the office. Anna studies political science and international relations at The Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications and will take her bachelor degree exam in 2010. Apart from University she also studied at Allmän Internationell linje in Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola over spring semester 2009. Anna speaks English and Swedish. E-mail: anna.karagunzina@stockholmregion.org |
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Anastasia Tsvetkova |
 Anastasia Tsvetkova has been working as a trainee at the Stockholm Region Office in St. Petersburg. She participates in edition of the Stockholm-Mälar Region and Northwest Russia: Facts and Events electronic newsletters. She also assists in arranging conferences, seminars and other events at the office. Anastasia studies political science and international relations at St. Petersburg State University and will take her bachelor degree exam in 2010. Anastasia speaks English, French and German. |
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| For a presentation of the Brussels office and the offices in Stockholm and Warsaw, please click on the links below: |
 Stockholm Region office in Brussels |
| Stockholm Region office in Stockholm |
 Stockholm Region office in Warsaw |
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