Finnish and Swedish researchers organised a seminar on 19-20 February 2002 where they feflected on rural areas, enterpreneurship and regional developement in the Kvarken Region. The major cities in the area are Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa, Kokkola and Seinäjoki in Finland. The content of the book is promising as Finnish and Swedish researchers have found several shared themes, the further development of which could result in significant research co-operation between the Institutes of Higher Education in the Kvarken Region.