Opportunities for Cooperation between Estonia and ... - Valitsus

Tourism
• A joint marketing strategy for Estonia and Finland in general and Helsinki
and Tallinn in particular as a single tourism destination should be drawn
up.
• The availability of tourist information on both countries in Estonian, Finnish
and Swedish should be improved.
• The Estonia Days in Finland and Finland Days in Estonia should be
developed into annual events.
• The timing of principal tourism and culture events in Helsinki and Tallinn
should be coordinated to facilitate the marketing of these events as
combined packages.
Audiovisual area
• A joint Estonian-Finnish cultural foundation should be established.
• An Estonian Cultural Centre in Helsinki and a Finnish Cultural Centre in
Tallinn should be founded.
• The compilation of up-to-date dictionaries should be supported.
• The potential for Estonia and Finland to cooperate in cultural exports
towards achieving a joint cultural export programme should be explored.
• The possibility of setting up an Estonian-Finnish film, media and AV centre
that would function as a joint film foundation and a Film Commission
should be considered.
Broadcasting
• A joint Estonian-Finnish radio and television conference should be
organized to explore the potential for broad-based cooperation between
companies operating in this field and to address issues related to copyright
and technical problems.
• A permanent correspondent position should be created by the Estonian
Broadcasting Company (Eesti Rahvusringhääling) in Finland and an
equivalent position by the Finnish Broadcasting Company in Estonia.
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