List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

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Twin towns of Linköping in 2010
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This is a list of municipalities of Sweden which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (Swedish: vänort) (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

As a sign of deteriorating relations with China, Gothenburg, Linköping, Luleå and Västerås, which have had long-standing twinning or partnership agreements with Chinese cities – Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian and Jinan respectively – have allowed the agreements to lapse in 2020.[1] Linköping mayor Lars Vikinge told that they were terminating all political contact with China because of the unacceptable Chinese hostility towards the Swedish government.[1]

A[edit]

Alingsås[2]

Älmhult[3]

Alvesta[4]

Älvsbyn[5]

Åmål[6]

Ängelholm[7]

Årjäng[8]

Arjeplog[9]

Arvika[10]

Askersund[11]

B[edit]

Bengtsfors[12]

Berg[13]

Bjurholm[14]

Boden[15]

Bollnäs[16]

Borås[17]

Borgholm[18]

Borlänge[19]

Botkyrka[20]

Burlöv[21]

D[edit]

Dals-Ed[22]

Danderyd[23]

E[edit]

Ekerö[24]

Emmaboda[25]

Enköping[26]

Eskilstuna[27]

Eslöv[28]

F[edit]

Falköping[29]

Falun[30]

Finspång[31]

Forshaga[32]

G[edit]

Gällivare[33]

Gävle[34]

Gnosjö[35]

Götene[36]

Gothenburg[37]

Gotland[38]

H[edit]

Håbo[39]

Hällefors[40]

Hallsberg[41]

Halmstad[42]

Haninge[43]

Haparanda[44]

Härryda[45]

Hässleholm[46]

Hedemora[47]

Helsingborg[48]

Herrljunga[49]

Höganäs[50]

Hörby[51]

Huddinge[52]

Hultsfred[53]

Hylte[54]

J[edit]

Jönköping[55]

K[edit]

Kalmar[56]

Karlshamn[57]

Karlskoga[58]

Karlskrona[59]

Karlstad[60]

Kävlinge[61]

Kil[62]

Kiruna[63]

Klippan[64]

Knivsta[65]

  • Åland Jomala, Åland Islands, Finland

Kristianstad[66][67]

Kumla[68]

Kungälv[69]

Kungsbacka

L[edit]

Laholm[72]

Landskrona[73]

Lekeberg[74]

Leksand[75]

Lerum[76]

Lidingö[77]

Lidköping[78]

Lilla Edet[79]

Lindesberg[80]

Linköping[81]

Ljungby[82]

Ljusdal[83]

Ludvika[84]

Luleå[85]

Lund[86]

Lycksele[87]

M[edit]

Malmö[88]

Mariestad[89]

Mark[90]

Markaryd[91]

Mellerud[92]

Mjölby[93]

Mölndal[94][95]

Mora terminated all its twinnings.[96]

Motala[97]

Munkedal[98]

N[edit]

Nässjö[99]

Nora[100]

Nordmaling[101]

Norrköping[102]

Norrtälje[103]

Nynäshamn[104]

O[edit]

Ockelbo is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[105] Ockelbo also has one other twin town.[106]

Charter of European Rural Communities

Other

Olofström[107]

Örebro[108]

Örnsköldsvik[109]

Orust[110]

Osby[111]

Oskarshamn[112]

Östersund[113][114][115]

Östhammar[116]

Östra Göinge[117][118]

Oxelösund is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[119] Oxelösund also has one other twin town.[120]

Douzelage

Other

P[edit]

Piteå[121]

R[edit]

Robertsfors[122]

Ronneby[123]

S[edit]

Sala[124]

Sandviken[125]

Sigtuna[126][127]

Simrishamn[128]

Sjöbo[129]

Skara[130]

Skellefteå[131]

Skövde[132]

Skurup[133]

Smedjebacken[134]

Söderhamn[135]

Söderköping[136]

Södertälje[137]

Sollefteå[138]

Sollentuna[139]

Solna[140]

Sölvesborg[141]

Staffanstorp[142]

Stockholm – the policy of Stockholm is to have informal town twinning with all capitals of the world, its main focus being those in northern Europe. Stockholm does not sign any formal town twinning treaties, and has only cooperation agreements on specific issues limited in time.[143]

Storuman[144]

Strängnäs[145]

Strömstad[146]

Sundbyberg[147]

Surahammar[148]

Svalöv[149]

Svedala[150]

Svenljunga[151]

T[edit]

Täby[152]

Tanum[153][154]

Tierp[155]

Tingsryd[156][157]

Töreboda[158]

Torsby[159]

Trelleborg[160]

Trollhättan[161][162]

Tyresö[163]

U[edit]

Uddevalla[164]

Umeå[165]

Uppsala[166]

V[edit]

Vadstena[167]

Vänersborg[168]

Vännäs[169]

Vansbro[170]

Vara[171]

Varberg[172]

Västerås[173]

Västervik[174]

Växjö[175]

Vimmerby[176]

Vingåker[177]

References[edit]

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