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Background: The study reports findings from an inter-organisational learning intervention, the «Meeting Point», related to transitional care of the elderly across care levels. Objective: To reveal how the intervention, the «Meeting Point», enables inter-organisational learning across primary and specialist healthcare services. Methodology: The design is qualitative and descriptive, using participant observations as the data collection method. About one hundred participants across care levels and professions attended the «Meeting Point» related to transitional care of the elderly. An observational guide was developed and tested based on the theories of knowledge creation and inter-organisational learning. Results: The «Meeting Point» enabled four types of knowledge interaction among healthcare personnel across care levels and professions: socialisation, externalisation, combination and internalisation. The interaction forms varied in different phases of the learning intervention. Inter- organisational dynamics and characteristics of the participants further enabled inter-organisational learning at the «Meeting Point». Conclusion: The «Meeting Point» met vital criteria for inter-organisational learning, indicating that it should be considered a powerful arena to tailor knowledge interaction related to transitional care of the elderly.

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