MDI carries out the mid-term evaluation of the co-operation region in Southern Finland including regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa, Häme and Päijät-Häme. Despite of being mid-term evaluation in nature, focus is also put on the conditions on how to continue in the new programme period. The evaluation kicks off in January and will be finalised in April 2013. The work was ordered by the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme.