This is a list of places in Finland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.

[edit] Forssa

• Narva, Estonia

[edit] Hämeenlinna

• Uppsala, Sweden (1947)

[edit] Hamina

• Paide, Estonia

[edit] Hanko

• Haapsalu, Estonia

[edit] Helsinki

• Saint Petersburg, Russia (1993)
• Sofia, Bulgaria
• Oslo, Norway

[edit] Huittinen

• Keila, Estonia

[edit] Imatra

Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia

Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)

[edit] Jyväskylä

Debrecen, Hungary (1970) Esbjerg, Denmark (1947) Eskilstuna, Sweden (1947)

Fjarðabyggð, Iceland (1958) Niiza, Japan (1997) Potsdam, Germany (1985)

Poznań, Poland (1974)[1] Yaroslavl, Russia (1966)

[edit] Karkkila

Karkkila is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 23 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.^[2][3]

Altea, Spain[3] Bad Kötzting, Germany[3] Bellagio, Italy[3] Bundoran, Republic of Ireland[3] Chojna, Poland[3] Granville, France[3] Holstebro, Denmark[3] Houffalize, Belgium[3]

Judenburg, Austria[3] Kőszeg, Hungary[3] Marsaskala, Malta[3] Meerssen, the Netherlands[3] Niederanven, Luxembourg[3] Oxelösund, Sweden[3] Prienai, Lithuania[3]

Preveza, Greece[3] Sesimbra, Portugal[3] Sherborne, England[3] Sigulda, Latvia[3] Sušice, Czech Republic[3] Türi, Estonia[3] Zvolen, Slovakia[3]

[edit] Kemi

Tromsø, Norway (1940)

Volgograd, Russia[4]

[edit] Kerava

• Jõhvi, Estonia

[edit] Kirkkonummi

• Paldiski, Estonia

[edit] Kokkola

Greater Sudbury, Canada

Kristiansund, Norway

[edit] Kotka

Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)

Tallinn, Estonia (1955)

[edit] Kuopio

Győr, Hungary Minneapolis, Minnesota USA Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Jönköping, Sweden Bodø, Norway

Svendborg, Denmark Pitkyaranta, Russia Pskov, Russia Castrop-Rauxel, Germany[5]

Gera, Germany Besançon, France Opole, Poland [6] Craiova, Romania

[edit] Lahti

Akureyri, Iceland Ålesund, Norway Deyang, China Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Kaluga, Russia Narva, Estonia Pécs, Hungary Randers, Denmark

Suhl, Germany Västerås, Sweden Worcestershire, England Zaporizhia, Ukraine

[edit] Lappeenranta

Rakvere, Estonia

Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (1985)

[edit] Loimaa

• Jõhvi, Estonia

[edit] Loviisa

• Haapsalu, Estonia

[edit] Mikkeli

• Saint Petersburg, Russia (1996)

[edit] Mariehamn

• Kuressaare, Estonia

[edit] Mänttä

• Ronneby, Sweden

[edit] Nokia

Moss, Norway

Sillamäe, Estonia

[edit] Pori

• Eger, Hungary
• Kołobrzeg, Poland, since 1975

[edit] Porvoo

• Hancock, Michigan, United States
• Kamień Pomorski, Poland

[edit] Salo

Kehra, Estonia

Saint Anthony Village, Minnesota, United States

[edit] Seinäjoki

Farsund, Norway Koszalin, Poland Kristinehamn, Sweden Kunda, Estonia

Orvieto, Italy Schweinfurt, Germany Skagen, Denmark Sopron, Hungary

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Velikiye Luki, Russia Virginia City, Montana, United States

[edit] Sipoo

• Kuusalu, Estonia

[edit] Tampere

Tampere is twinned with:

Braşov, Romania Chemnitz, Germany Essen, Germany[5] Kaunas, Lithuania Kiev, Ukraine Klaksvík, Faroe Islands

Kópavogur, Iceland Linz, Austria Łódź, Poland (since 1996) [7] Miskolc, Hungary Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Norrköping, Sweden

Odense, Denmark Olomouc, Czech Republic Saskatoon, Canada Syracuse, United States Tartu, Estonia Trondheim, Norway

[edit] Tornio

• Valga, Estonia

[edit] Turku

Aarhus, Denmark Bergen, Norway Bratislava, Slovakia[8] Cologne, Germany Constanţa, Romania Florence, Italy

Gdańsk, Poland[9] Gothenburg, Sweden Kuressaare, Estonia Rostock, Germany Saint Petersburg, Russia

Szeged, Hungary Tallinn, Estonia Tartu, Estonia Tianjin, China Varna, Bulgaria

[edit] Vaasa

Kiel, Germany

Pärnu, Estonia

[edit] References

1. ^ "Poznań Official Website - Twin Towns". http://www.poznan.pl/mim/public/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl. Retrieved 2008-11-29 © 1998–2008 Urząd Miasta Poznania. 
2. ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w} "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. http://www.douzelage.org/index.php?id=15. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
4. ^ Friendly relationship at Official website of Volgograd
5. ^ ^{a b} "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr Destrict". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
6. ^ "Opole Official Website - Twin Towns". (in English and Polish) © 2007-2009 Urząd Miasta Opola. http://www.opole.pl/miasto/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=108. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
7. ^ "Twin Cities". The City of Łódź Office. (in English) © 2007 UMŁ. http://en.www.uml.lodz.pl/index.php?str=2029. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 
8. ^ "Bratislava City - Twin Towns". © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. http://www.bratislava-city.sk/bratislava-twin-towns. Retrieved 2008-10-26. 
9. ^ "Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie'" (in Polish & English). © 2009 Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku. http://www.gdansk.pl/samorzad,62,733.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 

v • d • e Twin towns and sister cities Sister Cities International Lists by continent Africa • Asia • Europe • North America • Oceania • South America Lists by country (incl. territory) Albania • Argentina • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Canada • China • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • India • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Japan • South Korea • Kosovo • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macau • Macedonia • Mexico • Moldova • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Pakistan • Palestine • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Taiwan • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • United States Lists by state/province/city Boston • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Denver • Florida • Fort Lauderdale • Grand Forks • Houston • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • New Hampshire • New York • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • San Francisco • Seattle • Shanghai • Springfield • Taipei • Toronto • Vermont