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, many Finnish municipalities have severed ties with their Russian twin towns. The oldest town twinnings between Finnish and now Russian town are from 1950s.
A
ÃÂhtäri
Asikkala is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. Asikkala also has one other twin town.
Douzelage
- Agros, Cyprus
- Altea, Spain
- Bad Kötzting, Germany
- Bellagio, Italy
- Bundoran, Ireland
- Chojna, Poland
- Granville, France
- Holstebro, Denmark
- Houffalize, Belgium
- Judenburg, Austria
- KÃ
Âszeg, Hungary
- Marsaskala, Malta
- Meerssen, Netherlands
- Niederanven, Luxembourg
- Oxelösund, Sweden
- Preveza, Greece
- RokiÃ
¡kis, Lithuania
- Rovinj, Croatia
- Sesimbra, Portugal
- Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Siret, Romania
- Ã
 kofja Loka, Slovenia
- SuÃ
¡ice, Czech Republic
- Tryavna, Bulgaria
- Türi, Estonia
- Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
E
Espoo
Eura
Eurajoki
F
Forssa
H
Hämeenlinna
Hamina
Hankasalmi
Hanko
Heinävesi
Heinola
Helsinki does not sign any formal town twinning treaties.
Huittinen
Hyvinkää
I
Ii
Iisalmi
Imatra
Inari
IngÃÂ¥
Isokyrö
J
Jakobstad
Jämijärvi
Järvenpää
Joensuu
Jokioinen
Juupajoki
Jyväskylä
- Debrecen, Hungary
- Esbjerg, Denmark
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Fjarðabyggð, Iceland
- Mudanjiang, China
- Niiza, Japan
- Potsdam, Germany
- PoznaÃ
Â, Poland
- Stavanger, Norway
- Tartu Parish, Estonia
- Yaroslavl, Russia
K
Kaarina
Kajaani
Kalajoki
Kangasala
Kannus is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union. Kannus also has one other twin town.
Charter of European Rural Communities
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
- Hepstedt, Germany
- IbÃÂneÃÂti, Romania
- Kandava (Tukums), Latvia
- Kolindros, Greece
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- MoravÃÂe, Slovenia
- Næstved, Denmark
- Nagycenk, Hungary
- Nadur, Malta
- Ockelbo, Sweden
- Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
- Põlva, Estonia
- Samuel (Soure), Portugal
- Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
- Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
- StrzyÃ
¼Ã³w, Poland
- Tisno, Croatia
- Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Ã
½agarà(JoniÃ
¡kis), Lithuania
Other
Karvia
Kauhava
Kauniainen
Kemi
Kemijärvi
Kerava
Keuruu
Kirkkonummi
Kokemäki
Kokkola
- Averøy, Norway
- Boldog, Hungary
- Fitchburg, United States
- Fredericia, Denmark
- Fushun, China
- Greater Sudbury, Canada
- Hatvan, Hungary
- Härnösand, Sweden
- Järva, Estonia
- Kristiansund, Norway
- MarijampolÃÂ, Lithuania
- MörbylÃÂ¥nga, Sweden
- Ratingen, Germany
- UllÃÂ¥nger (Kramfors), Sweden
Korsholm
Kotka
- Fredrikstad, Norway
- Gdynia, Poland
- Glostrup, Denmark
- Greifswald, Germany
- KlaipÃÂda, Lithuania
- Landskrona, Sweden
- Lübeck, Germany
- Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Taizhou, China
- Tallinn, Estonia
Kouvola
Kristinestad
Kuhmo
Kuopio
Kustavi
Kuusamo
L
Lahti
- Akureyri, Iceland
- ÃÂ
lesund, Norway
- Dolni Dabnik, Bulgaria
- Deyang, China
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Narva, Estonia
- Norberg, Sweden
- Pécs, Hungary
- Randers, Denmark
- Suhl, Germany
- Tamsalu (Tapa), Estonia
- VästerÃÂ¥s, Sweden
- Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Wuxi, China
- Zaporizhia, Ukraine
- Zhangjiakou, China
Laihia
Lappeenranta
- Chernihiv, Ukraine
- Drammen, Norway
- Klin, Russia
- Kolding, Denmark
- Lake Worth, United States
- ÃÂrebro, Sweden
- Rakvere, Estonia
- Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
- Stykkishólmur, Iceland
- Szombathely, Hungary
Lapua
Laukaa
Lempäälä
Leppävirta
Lieto
Liperi
Lohja
Loimaa
M
Mäntsälä
Mänttä-Vilppula
Mariehamn
Mikkeli
Muurame
Mynämäki
N
Naantali
Nakkila
Närpes
Nivala
Nokia
Nurmes
Nurmijärvi
Nykarleby
O
Orimattila
Oulu
- 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
P
Paimio
Pargas
Parkano
Pirkkala
Pori
Porvoo
Pudasjärvi
Pyhäjoki
Pyhtää
R
Raahe
Raisio
Rauma
Rautalampi
Riihimäki
Rovaniemi
S
Saarijärvi
Salla
Salo
Sastamala
Savonlinna
Seinäjoki
Siilinjärvi
Sipoo
Siuntio
Sodankylä
T
Tampere
- BraÃÂov, Romania
- Chemnitz, Germany
- Essen, Germany
- Guangzhou, China
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- KlaksvÃÂk, Faroe Islands
- Kópavogur, Iceland
- Linz, Austria
- Ã
ÂódÃ
º, Poland
- Miskolc, Hungary
- Mwanza, Tanzania
- Norrköping, Sweden
- Odense, Denmark
- Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Syracuse, United States
- Tartu, Estonia
- Trondheim, Norway
Teuva
Toivakka
Tornio
Turku
Tuusula
U
Utajärvi
Uusikaupunki
V
Vaasa
- Bellingham, United States
- Harstad, Norway
- Helsingør, Denmark
- Kiel, Germany
- Malmö, Sweden
- Morogoro, Tanzania
- Pärnu, Estonia
- Schwerin, Germany
- Ã
 umperk, Czech Republic
- UmeÃÂ¥, Sweden
Valkeakoski
Vantaa
- Askim, Norway
- Boryspil, Ukraine
- Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
- Huddinge, Sweden
- Jinan, China
- Mateh Yehuda, Israel
- Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
- Rastatt (district), Germany
- Salgótarján, Hungary
- SÃ
Âupsk, Poland
Varkaus
Vesilahti
Vihti
VörÃÂ¥
Y
Ylivieska
Ylöjärvi
Ypäjä
References