The first Sweden – Japan Research Workshop in the field of Road and Transport was held in Linköping, Sweden on 11th to 13th of December 2000. The Workshop was arranged by VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) on commission by SNRA (Swedish National Road Administration). The main objective of the workshop was to enable experts in dedicated theme areas to present their latest findings and to exchange views. The main themes for the Workshop were Winter Road Management and Pavement. In the winter theme we focus on Service Level and Snow Removal, Snow and Ice Control and New Technology for Roads in Snowy and Cold Regions. In the Pavement sessions special focus was on Cold Mixing Pavements, Porous Elastic Pavements and Anti-icing Pavements. The workshop included presentations from Japanese and Swedish experts as well as fruitful discussions and identification of future topics for co-operation.