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Twin Cities

The following links do not necessarily contain official information about the cities.

The facts are collected from various sources to give a short overview of the cities.

Ystävyyskaupungit kartalla

Twin cities of the City of Tampere

Brasov

» Brasov (Romania)
http://www.brasov.ro/

Chemnitz

» Chemnitz (Germany)
http://www.chemnitz.de/

Essen

» Essen (Germany)
http://www.essen.de/

» Ruhrgebiet
European Capital of Culture 2010
http://www.kulturhauptstadt-europas.de/start.php

Guangzhou

» Guangzhou (China)
http://english.gz.gov.cn

Kaunas

» Kaunas (Lithuania)
http://www.kaunas.lt/index.php?2928940587

Kiev

» Kiev (Ukraine)
http://www.uazone.net/Kiev.html

Klaksvik

» Klaksvík (Faroe Islands)
www.klaksvik.fo

Kopavogur

» Kopavogur (Iceland)
www.kopavogur.is

Linz

» Linz (Austria)
http://www.linz.at/

» Linz 2009
European Capital of Culture 2009
http://www.linz09.at/

Lodz

» Lodz (Poland)
http://www.uml.lodz.pl/

Miskolc

» Miskolc (Hungary)
http://www.miskolc.hu/

Nizhny Novgorod

» Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
http://www.admgor.nnov.ru/english/

Norrköping

» Norrköping (Sweden)
http://www.norrkoping.se/

Odense

» Odense (Denmark)
http://www.odense.dk/

Olomouc

» Olomouc (Czech Republic)
http://www.olomoucko.cz/

Syracuse

» Syracuse (USA)
http://www.syracuse.ny.us/

Tartu

» Tartu (Estonia)
http://www.tartu.ee/

Trondheim

» Trondheim (Norway)
http://www.trondheim.com/

Friendship cities

In addition to the aforementioned twin cities, the city of Tampere has also two so called friendship cities. The friendship city activity begun in 1988 based on development co-operation.

León, Nicaragua

Leon is the second largest city in Nicaragua with ca. 175 000 inhabitants. It's also the educational capital of the country.

Mwanza, Tansania

The port city of Mwanza is located on the southern coast of lake Victoria. With a population of ca. 800 000, Mwanza is the second biggest city of Tanzania and it is the capital of the Mwanza Region.