Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will leave on a three-day trip to St. Petersburg on Friday to meet Finland's Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi and launch a fast-speed railway service with Helsinki together with Finland's President Tarja Halonen, ITAR-TASS reported.
"The heads of government will discuss in detail a wide range of issues in trade, economic and investment cooperation, including in the sphere of transport, energy, high technologies and innovations, timber and agricultural complexes, border and customs infrastructure," the Russian government press service said.
The chancellery of the Council of State of Finland said Kiviniemi and Putin will discuss trade and economic cooperation and environmental protection of the Baltic Sea.
Transportation cooperation will highlight the talks as high-speed railway trains will link St. Petersburg and Helsinki on Sunday and President Tarja Halonen will be among the first passengers.