The new exhibition and business center was established in Saint-Petersburg in 2014 and is one of the largest and most important exhibition venues in Russia. The area of the Expoforum allows any scale and format of events. Since its opening, more than 150 congresses, exhibitions, thematic forums, sports and cultural events have been held annually. Saint-Petersburg is unofficially called the cultural center of the Russian Federation. Thanks to Expoforum, it also achieves the status of the business center.