Nordic Council of Ministers Contact Centres in the North West Russia are located in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk. They are structured and managed as part of the Information Office in St. Petersburg.
Contact Centres are responsible for coordinating and implementing the NCM programs and activities in Barents Region.
The overall task of the Contact Centres is to facilitate contacts, networking and partnership between the NCM Secretariat, Information office in St. Petersburg and local authorities, representations, institutions and organizations.
Furthermore the Contact Centres ensure distribution of information about NCM policies and programs in the Barents Region.

The Information office in St. Petersburg ensures financial administration, monitoring, reporting and evaluation as well as consultancy contribution to activities and projects implemented by the Contact Centres.