In 1990, Ben & Jerry's entered into a joint venture agreement, called Iceverk, in what was then the Soviet Union, to establish a Ben & Jerry'sice cream parlor in the state of Karelia. the goal was to provide a model of a small-scale private enterprise while fostering international cooperation and global understanding, with profits from the joint venture to be used for cultural student exchanges. Most of the raw materials ware purchased in Russia, but some dairy ingredients were purchased in Finland. Twenty-five percent of the finished ice cream products were shipped back to Finland for resale.