Work in Progress in the field of Economics: The economic structures of Karelia and Sweden Changes in forest settlements of Karelia Evaluation of the development of Karelia settements Demographic research in East Finland and Karelia Projects proposed to be implemented in cooperation with other universities:  Improvement of economic activity as a function of branches and regions of the European North-West, under market conditions Financial planning, financial accounting, and analysis Credit-tax mechanism, its influence on the economy of timber industry enterprises in the Republic of Karelia Macroeconomic aspects governing market relations in Karelia Use of fuel and lubricants in the forest complex. Their influence on the cost of timber The level of rural life in Karelia The economics of state border barriers and contact zones Forestry and forest industry, border cooperation Changes in Karelian forest settlements Evaluation of projects for the development of Karelian villages Social changes in labour resources in the Kostomuksha economic region Demographic research in eastern Finland and Republic of Karelia Development of an information bank for regional planning in border regions of Finland and Republic of Karelia Role of farming in border regions of Finland and Republic of Karelia The effect of decentralization of financing and management on the labour market formation in the region