the point of departure is based on what is considered to be of most importance in a nordic context such as aspects related to common natural resources common resource use common cultural and behaviour aspects and common governance aspects examples discussed have been tourism and recreation forestry including industrial to mountain forests fjallnara skog various agricultural activities reindeer husbandry aquaculture fishery marine areas and coastal zones urban areas and urban sprawl also marshlands fens and natural pastures of the fennoscandic type might be among those most important because they depend on the development trend in forestry and agriculture towards larger units and more intensive production and common natural resource use such as marine areas and land use activities that also affect crossborder habitats of species and ultimately ecosystem services effects of energy production and infrastructure and invasive alien species might be aspects to include here