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Place where the border of the three Scandinavian countries passes: Finland, Sweden, Norway.
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6. POLICY RECOMMEN­DATIONS

  • Strengthen visibility and focus on cross-border cooperation as well as support for cross-border committees.
  • Increase autonomy of cross-border regions on specific issues to facilitate integration with border municipalities.
  • Support coordination of the healthcare system and social system in border municipalities to allow unrestricted cross-border access.
  • Collect and analyse statistics on cross-border commuting and the cross-border economy in cooperation between National Statistics Agencies.
  • Map and connect shared capacities in key areas (e.g. healthcare, education) in cross-border regions.
  • Map and promote shared specialisations in key areas (e.g. healthcare, education, culture) in cross-border regions by removing administrative barriers to access.
  • Support enhanced integration of cross-border businesses with special customs status for businesses operating in border municipalities.
  • Facilitate sharing of services by ensuring functioning even in the event of crises.
  • Clarify the legal status of cross-border services such as ambulances, taxis and public transport in coordination with border municipalities and committees or through enhanced regional/municipal autonomy.
  • Offer more flexible funding that covers more areas for cross-border integration.