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]
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
Espoo [6]
Eura [7]
Eurajoki [8]
Forssa [9]
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]
Ii [19] [20]
Iisalmi [21]
Imatra [22]
Inari [23]
Ingå [24]
Isokyrö [25]
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
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]
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]
Mäntsälä [71]
Mänttä-Vilppula [72]
Mariehamn [73]
Mikkeli [74]
Muurame [75]
Mynämäki [76]
Naantali [77]
Nakkila [78]
Närpes [79]
Nivala [80]
Nokia [81]
Nurmes [82]
Nurmijärvi [83]
Nykarleby [84]
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]
Paimio [88]
Pargas [89]
Parkano [90]
Pirkkala [91]
Pori [92]
Porvoo [93]
Pudasjärvi [99]
Pyhäjoki [37]
Pyhtää [100]
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
Saarijärvi [108]
Salla [109]
Salo [110]
Sastamala [111]
Savonlinna [112]
Seinäjoki [113]
Siilinjärvi [114]
Sipoo [115]
Siuntio [116]
Sodankylä [117]
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]
Utajärvi [124]
Uusikaupunki [125]
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]
Ylivieska [133]
Ylöjärvi [134]
Ypäjä [135]