BRUSSELS - BELGIUM - 24 NOVEMBER 2005 -- The Representatives of Vaesternorrland (Swe), Oestersund (Swe), East-Savo (Fin) and Vaesterbotten handed to Danuta HÜBNER (R) the EU-Commisssioner for Regional Policy the Study on Northern Peripheral, Sparsely Populated Regions in the EU. -- Gerhard LARSSON (L) Govenor of Västernorrland, Jens NILSSON Mayor of Östersund, Hannu VESA Executive Director of Regional Council of East-Savo and Inge ANDERSSON Chairman of County Council of Västerbotten. Maria LARSSON (2nd R) the Head of the North Sweden Brussels Office -- PHOTO: JUHA ROININEN / EUP-IMAGES