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Twin towns of
Tampere
Map of Finland
This is a list of municipalities in
Finland having standing links to local communities in other countries known as "
town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world). In Finnish the terms ystävyyskaupungit, ystävyyskunnat are used.
Due to
Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 , many Finnish municipalities have severed ties with their Russian twin towns. The oldest town twinnings between Finnish and now Russian town are from
1950s .
[1]
A
Ähtäri
[2]
Asikkala is a member of the
Douzelage , a
town twinning association of towns across the
European Union .
[4] Asikkala also has one other twin town.
[5]
Douzelage
Agros , Cyprus
Altea , Spain
Bad Kötzting , Germany
Bellagio , Italy
Bundoran , Ireland
Chojna , Poland
Granville , France
Holstebro , Denmark
Houffalize , Belgium
Judenburg , Austria
Kőszeg , Hungary
Marsaskala , Malta
Meerssen , Netherlands
Niederanven , Luxembourg
Oxelösund , Sweden
Preveza , Greece
Rokiškis , Lithuania
Rovinj , Croatia
Sesimbra , Portugal
Sherborne , England, United Kingdom
Sigulda , Latvia
Siret , Romania
Škofja Loka , Slovenia
Sušice , Czech Republic
Tryavna , Bulgaria
Türi , Estonia
Zvolen , Slovakia
Other
E
Espoo
[6]
Eura
[7]
Eurajoki
[8]
F
Forssa
[9]
H
Hämeenlinna
[10]
Bærum , Norway
Celle , Germany
Frederiksberg , Denmark
Hafnarfjörður , Iceland
Lucca , Italy
Püspökladány , Hungary
Tartu , Estonia
Toruń , Poland
Uppsala , Sweden
Weimar , Germany
Hamina
[11]
Hankasalmi
[12]
Hanko
[13]
Heinävesi
[14]
Heinola
[15]
Helsinki does not sign any formal town twinning treaties.
[16]
Huittinen
[17]
Hyvinkää
[18]
I
Ii
[19]
[20]
Iisalmi
[21]
Imatra
[22]
Inari
[23]
Ingå
[24]
Isokyrö
[25]
J
Jakobstad
[26]
[27]
Jämijärvi
[28]
Järvenpää
[29]
Joensuu
[30]
Jokioinen
[31]
Juupajoki
[32]
Jyväskylä
[33]
Debrecen , Hungary
Esbjerg , Denmark
Eskilstuna , Sweden
Fjarðabyggð , Iceland
Mudanjiang , China
Niiza , Japan
Potsdam , Germany
Poznań , Poland
Stavanger , Norway
Tartu Parish , Estonia
Yaroslavl , Russia
K
Kaarina
[34]
Kajaani
[35]
Kalajoki
[36]
[37]
Kangasala
[38]
Eiði , Faroe Islands
Fjallabyggð , Iceland
Herning , Denmark
Holmestrand , Norway
Husby , Germany
Jomala , Åland Islands, Finland
Paamiut , Greenland
Räpina , Estonia
Vänersborg , Sweden
Zulpich , Germany
Kannus is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities , a
town twinning association across the
European Union .
[39] Kannus also has one other twin town.
[40]
Charter of European Rural Communities
Bienvenida , Spain
Bièvre , Belgium
Bucine , Italy
Cashel , Ireland
Cissé , France
Desborough , England, United Kingdom
Esch (Haaren) , Netherlands
Hepstedt , Germany
Ibănești , Romania
Kandava (Tukums) , Latvia
Kolindros , Greece
Lassee , Austria
Medzev , Slovakia
Moravče , Slovenia
Næstved , Denmark
Nagycenk , Hungary
Nadur , Malta
Ockelbo , Sweden
Pano Lefkara , Cyprus
Põlva , Estonia
Samuel (Soure) , Portugal
Slivo Pole , Bulgaria
Starý Poddvorov , Czech Republic
Strzyżów , Poland
Tisno , Croatia
Troisvierges , Luxembourg
Žagarė (Joniškis) , Lithuania
Other
Karvia
[41]
Kauhava
[42]
Kauniainen
[43]
Kemi
[44]
Kemijärvi
[45]
Kerava
[46]
Keuruu
[47]
Kirkkonummi
[48]
Kokemäki
[49]
Kokkola
[50]
Averøy , Norway
Boldog , Hungary
Fitchburg , United States
Fredericia , Denmark
Fushun , China
Greater Sudbury , Canada
Hatvan , Hungary
Härnösand , Sweden
Järva , Estonia
Kristiansund , Norway
Marijampolė , Lithuania
Mörbylånga , Sweden
Ratingen , Germany
Ullånger (Kramfors) , Sweden
Korsholm
[51]
Kotka
[52]
Fredrikstad , Norway
Gdynia , Poland
Glostrup , Denmark
Greifswald , Germany
Klaipėda , Lithuania
Kronstadt , Russia
Landskrona , Sweden
Lübeck , Germany
Taizhou , China
Tallinn , Estonia
Kouvola
[53]
Kristinestad
[54]
Kuhmo
[55]
Kuopio
[56]
Besançon , France
Bodø , Norway
Castrop-Rauxel , Germany
Craiova , Romania
Gera , Germany
Győr , Hungary
Jönköping , Sweden
Minneapolis , United States
Opole , Poland
Pudong (Shanghai) , China
Svendborg , Denmark
Winnipeg , Canada
Kustavi
[57]
Kuusamo
[58]
[59]
L
Lahti
[60]
Akureyri , Iceland
Ålesund , Norway
Dolni Dabnik , Bulgaria
Deyang , China
Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany
Narva , Estonia
Norberg , Sweden
Pécs , Hungary
Randers , Denmark
Suhl , Germany
Tamsalu (Tapa) , Estonia
Västerås , Sweden
Worcestershire , England, United Kingdom
Wuxi , China
Zaporizhia , Ukraine
Zhangjiakou , China
Laihia
[61]
Lappeenranta
[62]
Lapua
[63]
Laukaa
[64]
Lempäälä
[65]
Leppävirta
[66]
Lieto
[67]
Liperi
[68]
Lohja
[69]
Loimaa
[70]
M
Mäntsälä
[71]
Mänttä-Vilppula
[72]
Mariehamn
[73]
Mikkeli
[74]
Muurame
[75]
Mynämäki
[76]
N
Naantali
[77]
Nakkila
[78]
Närpes
[79]
Nivala
[80]
Nokia
[81]
Nurmes
[82]
Nurmijärvi
[83]
Nykarleby
[84]
O
Orimattila
[85]
Oulu
[86]
Alta , Norway
Arkhangelsk , Russia
Astana , Kazakhstan
Boden , Sweden
Bursa , Turkey
Halle , Germany
Hangzhou , China
Kronstadt , Russia
Leverkusen , Germany
Matera , Italy
Odesa , Ukraine
Siófok , Hungary
Szigetszentmiklós , Hungary
Outokumpu
[87]
P
Paimio
[88]
Pargas
[89]
Parkano
[90]
Pirkkala
[91]
Pori
[92]
Porvoo
[93]
Pudasjärvi
[99]
Pyhäjoki
[37]
Pyhtää
[100]
R
Raahe
[101]
Raisio
[102]
[103]
Rauma
[104]
Rautalampi
[105]
Riihimäki
[106]
Rovaniemi
[107]
Ajka , Hungary
Alanya , Turkey
Cadillac , United States
Grindavík , Iceland
Harbin , China
Kassel , Germany
Kiruna , Sweden
Narvik , Norway
Neustrelitz , Germany
Olsztyn , Poland
Sankt Johann in Tirol , Austria
Veszprém , Hungary
S
Saarijärvi
[108]
Salla
[109]
Salo
[110]
Sastamala
[111]
Savonlinna
[112]
Seinäjoki
[113]
Siilinjärvi
[114]
Sipoo
[115]
Siuntio
[116]
Sodankylä
[117]
T
Tampere
[118]
Brașov , Romania
Chemnitz , Germany
Essen , Germany
Guangzhou , China
Kaunas , Lithuania
Kyiv , Ukraine
Klaksvík , Faroe Islands
Kópavogur , Iceland
Linz , Austria
Łódź , Poland
Miskolc , Hungary
Mwanza , Tanzania
Norrköping , Sweden
Odense , Denmark
Olomouc , Czech Republic
Syracuse , United States
Tartu , Estonia
Trondheim , Norway
Teuva
[119]
Toivakka
[120]
Tornio
[121]
Turku
[122]
Aarhus , Denmark
Bergen , Norway
Bratislava , Slovakia
Cologne , Germany
Constanța , Romania
Florence , Italy
Gdańsk , Poland
Gothenburg , Sweden
Rostock , Germany
Szeged , Hungary
Tartu , Estonia
Varna , Bulgaria
Tuusula
[123]
U
Utajärvi
[124]
Uusikaupunki
[125]
V
Vaasa
[126]
Bellingham , United States
Harstad , Norway
Helsingør , Denmark
Kiel , Germany
Malmö , Sweden
Morogoro , Tanzania
Pärnu , Estonia
Schwerin , Germany
Šumperk , Czech Republic
Umeå , Sweden
Valkeakoski
[127]
Vantaa
[128]
Varkaus
[129]
Vesilahti
[130]
Vihti
[131]
Vörå
[132]
Y
Ylivieska
[133]
Ylöjärvi
[134]
Ypäjä
[135]
References