invoking session with Direct Action

Hi....

I am still struggling with accessing Session information in  
DirectAction. The Session information seem to disappear in Direct  
Action class.

  public WOActionResults personimport1Action() {
     	if ( getSessionIDForRequest(request()) != null &&  
existingSession() != null ) {
     		System.out.println("session found");
     		System.out.println(getSession().valgtBrukerInstitusjon);
     		PersonImport1 nesteSide = (PersonImport1) pageWithName 
("PersonImport1");
     		return nesteSide;
     	 } else {
     		 System.out.println("no session");
     		 Main nesteSide = (Main) pageWithName("Main");
     		 return nesteSide;
     	 }
     }

The WO Component page (PersonImport1) is opened, but
System.out.println(getSession().valgtBrukerInstitusjon) returns null,  
but up to this point it returns the correct value.
( getSessionIDForRequest(request()) != null && existingSession() !=  
null ) seems to return true.

So I gather there is a session, but probably a new one???

Can anybody explain what I am doing wrong here??
cheers Yamuna