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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.

A
Ähtäri

Audru (Pärnu), Estonia
Dujiangyan, China
Lycksele, Sweden

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
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
Prienai, Lithuania

E
Espoo

Esztergom, Hungary
Irving, United States
Køge, Denmark
Kongsberg, Norway
Kristianstad, Sweden
Nõmme (Tallinn), Estonia
Shanghai, China
Skagafjörður, Iceland

Eura

Askersund, Sweden
Harku, Estonia

Eurajoki
Weener, Germany

F
Forssa

Gödöllő, Hungary
Sarpsborg, Norway
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
Serpukhov, Russia
Södertälje, Sweden
Struer, Denmark
Tierp, Sweden

H
Hämeenlinna

Bærum, Norway
Celle, Germany
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Lucca, Italy
Püspökladány, Hungary
Tartu, Estonia
Toruń, Poland

Uppsala, Sweden
Weimar, Germany

Hamina

Falun, Sweden
Paide, Estonia
Røros, Norway

Hankasalmi

Häädemeeste, Estonia
Karmøy, Norway
Mjölby, Sweden

Hanko

Gentofte, Denmark
Haapsalu, Estonia
Halmstad, Sweden
Stord, Norway

Heinävesi
Körmend, Hungary

Heinola

Karlshamn, Sweden
Peine (district), Germany
Piešťany, Slovakia

Helsinki does not sign any formal town twinning treaties.

Huittinen

Frederiksværk (Halsnæs), Denmark
Hoyerswerda, Germany
Keila, Estonia
Odda, Norway
Stenungsund, Sweden

Hyvinkää

Eigersund, Norway
Hersfeld-Rotenburg (district), Germany
Kecskemét, Hungary

Kunshan, China
Motala, Sweden

I
Ii

Bjurholm, Sweden
Kronstadt, Russia

Iisalmi

Guldborgsund, Denmark
Kirishi, Russia
Pécel, Hungary
Võru, Estonia

Imatra

Beihai, China
Jiaxing, China
Ludvika, Sweden
Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia
Salzgitter, Germany
Szigetvár, Hungary
Tikhvin, Russia
Zvolen, Slovakia

Inari

Handan, China
Kola, Russia
Nesseby, Norway
Sør-Varanger, Norway

Ingå

Fredensborg, Denmark
Håbo, Sweden
Nittedal, Norway

Isokyrö
Vännäs, Sweden

J
Jakobstad

Asker, Norway
Bünde, Germany
Eslöv, Sweden
Garðabær, Iceland
Jamestown, United States
Jūrmala, Latvia
Rudersdal, Denmark

Jämijärvi

Geisenfeld, Germany
Paide, Estonia

Järvenpää

Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany
Jõgeva County, Estonia
Lørenskog, Norway
Pasadena, United States
Rødovre, Denmark
Täby, Sweden
Vác, Hungary
Volkhov, Russia

Joensuu

Ísafjörður, Iceland
Hof, Germany
Linköping, Sweden
Petrozavodsk, Russia
Tønsberg, Norway
Vilnius, Lithuania

Jokioinen
Põhja-Sakala, Estonia

Juupajoki

Nore og Uvdal, Norway
Surahammar, Sweden
Wahlstedt, Germany

Jyväskylä

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

Enköping, Sweden
Jõgeva, Estonia
Sovetsky, Russia
Szentes, Hungary

Kajaani

Jiujiang, China
Marquette, United States
Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Östersund, Sweden
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Schwalm-Eder (district), Germany

Kalajoki

Izumo, Japan
Sosnovy Bor, Russia
Vansbro, Sweden

Kangasala

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. 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
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
Ustyuzhna, Russia

Karvia
Viru-Nigula, Estonia

Kauhava

Jevnaker, Norway
Lemvig, Denmark
Rygge, Norway
Skærbæk (Tønder), Denmark
Þorlákshöfn, Iceland
Vimmerby, Sweden

Kauniainen

Danderyd, Sweden
Pirita (Tallinn), Estonia

Kemi

Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Luleå, Sweden
Newtownards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Tromsø, Norway
Wismar, Germany

Kemijärvi

Kandalaksha, Russia
Sōbetsu, Japan
Vadsø, Norway
Vardø, Norway

Kerava

Aschersleben, Germany
Arumeru, Tanzania

Keila, Estonia
Kristiansand, Norway
Ogre, Latvia
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Solt, Hungary
Trollhättan, Sweden
Vladimir, Russia

Keuruu

Jõgeva, Estonia
Langeland, Denmark
Skaun, Norway
Szarvas, Hungary
Tingsryd, Sweden
Uglich, Russia

Kirkkonummi

Paldiski (Lääne-Harju), Estonia
Sundbyberg, Sweden

Kokemäki

Falköping, Sweden
Lier, Norway
Mariagerfjord, Denmark
Põltsamaa, Estonia

Kokkola

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

Mandal, Norway
Middelfart, Denmark
Oskarshamn, Sweden
Tõstamaa (Järva), Estonia
Varbla (Lääneranna), Estonia

Kotka

Fredrikstad, Norway
Gdynia, Poland
Glostrup, Denmark
Greifswald, Germany
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Kronstadt, Russia
Landskrona, Sweden
Lübeck, Germany
Taizhou, China
Tallinn, Estonia

Kouvola

Balatonfüred, Hungary
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Vologda, Russia

Kristinestad

Åndalsnes (Rauma), Norway
Rosenholm (Syddjurs), Denmark
Sala, Sweden

Kuhmo

Kostomuksha, Russia
Oroszlány, Hungary
Robertsfors, Sweden
Šaľa, Slovakia

Kuopio

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

Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
Hole, Norway
Strandabyggð, Iceland
Tanum, Sweden

Kuusamo

Loukhi, Russia
Sanya, China

L
Lahti

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

Kil, Sweden
Tõrva, Estonia
Trysil, Norway

Lappeenranta

Drammen, Norway
Klin, Russia
Kolding, Denmark
Lake Worth, United States
Örebro, Sweden
Rakvere, Estonia
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Szombathely, Hungary

Lapua

Hagfors, Sweden
Hohenlockstedt, Germany
Lantana, United States
Rakvere, Estonia
Kiskőrös, Hungary

Laukaa

Modum, Norway
Östra Göinge, Sweden
Stevns, Denmark

Lempäälä

Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Øvre Eiker, Norway
Priozersky District, Russia
Tapolca, Hungary
Ulricehamn, Sweden
Upplands-Bro, Sweden

Leppävirta

Dovre, Norway
Orissaare (Saaremaa), Estonia
Schwerte, Germany
Storfors, Sweden

Lieto

Herlev, Denmark
Höganäs, Sweden
Komárno, Slovakia
Komárom, Hungary
Nesodden, Norway
Nõva (Lääne-Nigula), Estonia
Seltjarnarnes, Iceland

Liperi

Aalborg, Denmark
Büchen, Germany
Orsa, Sweden
Rendalen, Norway
Saku, Estonia

Lohja

Lidingö, Sweden
Ringerike, Norway
Skagaströnd, Iceland
Växjö, Sweden

Loimaa

Frogn, Norway
Jõhvi, Estonia
Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Norddjurs, Denmark
Skien, Norway
Staraya Russa, Russia
Thisted, Denmark
Türi, Estonia
Uddevalla, Sweden

M
Mäntsälä
Vara, Sweden

Mänttä-Vilppula

Bornholm, Denmark
Høyanger, Norway
Põltsamaa, Estonia
Ronneby, Sweden
Shijingshan (Beijing), China
Simmern, Germany
Stary Oskol, Russia

Mariehamn

Gotland, Sweden
Kópavogur, Iceland
Kragerø, Norway
Kuressaare (Saaremaa), Estonia
Lomonosov, Russia
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Valkeakoski, Finland

Mikkeli

Békéscsaba, Hungary
Borås, Sweden
Luga, Russia
Mõisaküla, Estonia
Molde, Norway
Ostholstein (district), Germany
Vejle, Denmark

Muurame

Alatskivi (Peipsiääre), Estonia
Vinje, Norway

Mynämäki
Paikuse (Pärnu), Estonia

N
Naantali

Nordfyn, Denmark
Puck, Poland
Svelvik, Norway
Vadstena, Sweden

Nakkila

Boksitogorsk, Russia
Hudiksvall, Sweden

Närpes

Akranes, Iceland
Bamble, Norway
Roshchino, Russia
Tønder, Denmark
Västervik, Sweden

Nivala
Zirc, Hungary

Nokia

Blönduós, Iceland
Horsens, Denmark
Karlstad, Sweden
Moss, Norway

Nurmes

Laholm, Sweden
Ørsta, Norway
Segezha, Russia
Volda, Norway

Nurmijärvi

Lilla Edet, Sweden
Rapla, Estonia

Nykarleby

Hammel (Favrskov), Denmark
Sollefteå, Sweden
Steinkjer, Norway

O
Orimattila

Kościelisko, Poland

Durbuy, Belgium

Kozármisleny, Hungary
Östhammar, Sweden
Tvrdošín, Slovakia
Valga, Estonia
Valka, Latvia

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

Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Schöningen, Germany

P
Paimio

Ås, Norway
Audru (Pärnu), Estonia
Ljungby, Sweden
Odenthal, Germany
Zelenogorsk, Russia

Pargas

Chudovo, Russia
Haninge, Sweden
Hiiumaa, Estonia
Ulstein, Norway

Parkano

Monselice, Italy
Vò, Italy

Pirkkala

Gladsaxe, Denmark
Ski, Norway
Solna, Sweden
Valjala (Saaremaa), Estonia

Pori

Bremerhaven, Germany
Eger, Hungary
Kołobrzeg, Poland
Mâcon, France
Porsgrunn, Norway
Riga, Latvia
Sønderborg, Denmark
Stralsund, Germany
Sundsvall, Sweden

Porvoo

Dalvíkurbyggð, Iceland
Dinkelsbühl, Germany
Hamar, Norway
Hancock, United States
Kamień Pomorski, Poland
Lund, Sweden
Viborg, Denmark
Viimsi, Estonia
Viljandi, Estonia

Pudasjärvi

Kronstadt, Russia
Loukhi, Russia
Vindeln, Sweden

Pyhäjoki
Sosnovy Bor, Russia

Pyhtää

Haljala, Estonia
Nacka, Sweden

R
Raahe

Košice, Slovakia
Märjamaa, Estonia
Rana, Norway
Skellefteå, Sweden

Raisio

Csongrád, Hungary
Elmshorn, Germany
Kingisepp, Russia
Padise (Lääne-Harju), Estonia
Sigtuna, Sweden

Rauma

Boynton Beach, United States
Gävle, Sweden
Gjøvik, Norway
Kaposvár, Hungary
Næstved, Denmark
Zhuhai, China

Rautalampi
Torsby, Sweden

Riihimäki

Aalborg, Denmark
Bad Segeberg, Germany

Jonava, Lithuania
Karlskoga, Sweden
Lillestrøm, Norway
Norðurþing, Iceland
Olaine, Latvia
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Spain

Szolnok, Hungary

Rovaniemi

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

Gran, Norway
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Trittau (Amt), Germany

Salla

Arjeplog, Sweden
Båtsfjord, Norway
Kovdor, Russia
Wildau, Germany

Salo

Anija, Estonia
Elva, Estonia
Gárdony, Hungary
Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Odder, Denmark
Puchheim, Germany
Qingdao, China
Rzhev, Russia
St. Anthony, United States

Sastamala

Halden, Norway
Kashin, Russia
Kuressaare (Saaremaa), Estonia
Pihtla (Saaremaa), Estonia
Ringsted, Denmark
Skövde, Sweden
Vásárosnamény, Hungary

Savonlinna

Árborg, Iceland
Arendal, Norway
Budavár (Budapest), Hungary
Detmold, Germany
Kalmar, Sweden

Torzhok, Russia

Seinäjoki

Jiangjin, China
Koszalin, Poland
Schweinfurt, Germany
Sopron, Hungary
Thunder Bay, Canada

Siilinjärvi

Elverum, Norway
Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary
Kamennogorsk, Russia
Sunne, Sweden

Sipoo

Aurskog-Høland, Norway
Frederikssund, Denmark
Kumla, Sweden
Kuusalu, Estonia

Siuntio

Fellingsbro (Lindesberg), Sweden
Türi, Estonia

Sodankylä

Berlevåg, Norway
Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Austria
Kola, Russia
Norsjö, Sweden
Révfülöp, Hungary

T
Tampere

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

Cieszyn, Poland
Orust, Sweden

Toivakka
Kambja, Estonia

Tornio

Devizes, England, United Kingdom
Hammerfest, Norway
Ikast-Brande, Denmark
Kirovsk, Russia
Szekszárd, Hungary
Vetlanda, Sweden

Turku

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

Augustów, Poland
Celle (district), Germany
Hvidovre, Denmark
Oppegård, Norway
Sollentuna, Sweden
Vinni, Estonia

U
Utajärvi
Muhu, Estonia

Uusikaupunki

Antsla, Estonia
Haderslev, Denmark
Sandefjord, Norway
Szentendre, Hungary
Varberg, Sweden

V
Vaasa

Bellingham, United States
Harstad, Norway
Helsingør, Denmark
Kiel, Germany
Malmö, Sweden
Morogoro, Tanzania
Pärnu, Estonia
Schwerin, Germany
Šumperk, Czech Republic
Umeå, Sweden

Valkeakoski

Gotland, Sweden
Jelenia Góra, Poland
Kragerø, Norway
Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland
Nanchang, China
Sokol, Russia
Vechelde, Germany

Vantaa

Askim, Norway
Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
Huddinge, Sweden
Jinan, China
Mateh Yehuda, Israel
Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Rastatt (district), Germany
Salgótarján, Hungary
Słupsk, Poland

Varkaus

Lu'an, China
Nakskov (Lolland), Denmark
Petrozavodsk, Russia
Pirna, Germany
Rjukan, Norway
Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
Sandviken, Sweden
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

Vesilahti

Rõuge, Estonia
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany

Vihti

Norrtälje, Sweden
Otepää, Estonia
Sel, Norway
Slagelse, Denmark

Vörå

Ånge, Sweden
Gausdal, Norway
Malvik, Norway
Mora, Sweden
Torma (Jõgeva), Estonia
Vejen, Denmark

Y
Ylivieska
Voss, Norway

Ylöjärvi

Arvika, Sweden
Balatonföldvár, Hungary
Kareda (Järva), Estonia
Kongsvinger, Norway
Saare (Jõgeva), Estonia
Saku, Estonia
Skive, Denmark

Ypäjä
Bábolna, Hungary

References

Finland
Lists of populated places in Finland
Cities and towns in Finland
Foreign relations of Finland