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Twin Cities https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities
- Twin Cities Rovaniemi has concluded partner city agreements with 14 cities or municipalities. Rovaniemi’s oldest partner municipality is Kiruna, with which a partner municipality agreement was signed as early as 1940. On the other hand, the latest partner city is Alanya, with which the partner city agreement was signed in November 2008.

Ajka https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Ajka

Brochure of the town of Ajka.pdf (3.16 MB)

Ajka Basic information The town of Ajka was formed back in 1960, when the four villages surrounding Ajka were merged. Ajka is situated in West Hungary, approximately 130 kilometres west from Budapest. The town has a population of approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The distance to the Balaton Lake is...

Veszprém https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Veszprém
- Veszprém Basic information The town of Veszprém is situated in Western Hungary approximately 15 kilometres north from the Balaton Lake. The town is the administrative centre of the Veszprém County, and has a population of approximately 60.000...
Kassel https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Kassel
- Kassel Basic information The town of Kassel is located in Northern Hessen, and is the capital town of the Kassel region. The population of the town of Kassel has fallen over the past few years to a current figure of approximately 194,000...
Olsztyn https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Olsztyn
- Olsztyn Basic information The town of Olsztyn is located in North-East Poland, and the town has a population of 174,000 inhabitants The town was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. The town is surrounded by naturally...
Murmansk https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Murmansk
- ...Apatity and Kandalaksha. Situated on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk is also Russia’s northernmost town, as well as being the world’s largest town lying north of the Arctic Circle. The town is located... ...base for nuclear vessels and submarines. In addition, Murmansk has an international airport. The town has two universities: the Murmansk State Technical University and the Murmansk State University of...
Neustrelitz https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Neustrelitz
- Neustrelitz Basic information is a town situated in North-East Germany that dates back to the eighteenth century. The town acts as the capital of Mecklenburg–Strelitz, and has a population of approximately 22,000 people. Of the town’s area, 56 % is forest/parks, with 13 % waterways. The town is partly located within the National...
St. Johann in Tirol https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/St-Johann-in-Tirol
- St. Johann in Tirol Basic information St. Johan in Tirol is a small, 8,000-inhabitant town located in the Austrian Alps in the Province of Tirol. The town has a strong commercial centre and is located along the important motorway linking Munich with Italy. Industry The town’s most significant industry is tourism. In addition, the region also has agriculture...
Cadillac https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Cadillac
- Cadillac Basic information The town of Cadillac is situated in the United States of America in the State of Michigan. The town has a... ...65,000. Cadillac has two large lakes and is surrounded by plenty of forests. The founding of the town of Cadillac is related to tree felling, and the town’s first settlers came from Sweden and...
Kiruna https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Kiruna
- Kiruna Basic information: Kiruna is Sweden’s northernmost municipality, and if it were a town, it would be the largest town in the world. The land area covered by Kiruna is two and a half... ...Kiruna informed its number of tourists as being 300,000 annual overnight stays. Friendship town activities Kiruna has been Rovaniemi’s guardian town since 1940 and friendship town since 1950...
Harbin https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Harbin
- ...in North-East China, approximately one thousand kilometres from Peking, and is the capital town of the Province of Heilongjiang. The town has a population of 3.2 million inhabitants. The greater... ...greatly affected by its neighbour Russia, as Harbin was under Russian rule from 1896 to 1924. The town’s architecture shows both Russian and European influence. Harbin has many universities and...
City News noste 2 https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/News/City-News-noste/City-News-noste-2
- Rovaniemi’s renewed brand strengthens the city’s position as an Arctic capital 5/28/2020 https://international.rovaniemi.fi/news/Rovaniemi’s-renewed-brand-strengthens-the-city’s-position-as-an-Arctic-capital/5a2fsvh2/b117470a-e7b9-4378-ba23-f3871d06c416
- 10 Fun Facts 2/25/2021 https://international.rovaniemi.fi/news/10-Fun-Facts/5a2fsvh2/8eaf3c27-0e2a-4f12-89b4-d871c2cb2942
Ferdinand Salokangas https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Architecture/Ferdinand-Salokangas
- ...touch to the architecture of the building. The estate has been modernized in the 1990s. The Town Hall of Rovaniemi Market Town and the caretaker’s house, Rovaniemi, Valtakatu 18, 1948 This town hall is considered as Salokangas’ main work. The building was erected in the place where the old...
Drvar https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Drvar
- ...Drvar has been a very restless place since the war. In 1998, many Serbs were killed in the town, which attracted a great deal of media attention throughout the world. Drvar has had Canadian peacekeeping forces, but the situation in the town has calmed down, and the peacekeeping forces left the region in 2004. Drvar is, however, still...
Grindavik https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Grindavik
- Grindavik Basic information Grindavik is a small fishing town with a population of 2,500 inhabitants, situated on the southern shores of the Reykjanes... ...hot spring and one of its most important sights, the Blue Lagoon, are located close to the town. Industry The most important forms of industry are fishing and tourism. Friendship town...
Inapolku https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities/River-Walk/Inapolku
- ...On 1st January 1960, Rovaniemi was proclaimed a city from the balcony of the Town House, designed by architect Ferdinand Salokangas. City rights were being granted again after a break of more than half a century. Rovaniemi had obtained market town rights in 1929. Salokangas directed the reconstruction of Lapland between 1945 and 1948. There are...
Narvik https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Narvik
- Narvik Basic information Narvik is a harbour town in the Province of Nordland in Northern Norway, lying north of the Arctic Circle. Narvik was... ...trips, diving and riding. Narvik also has an 18–hole golf course and cable car. Friendship town activities Friendship town activities have been similar to those mentioned for Kiruna...
Music https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Music
- ...the Rovaniemi music scene. Considering its small number of residents, Rovaniemi is a very lively town for music. In addition to the European Union’s northermost professional orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland , the town is home to dozens of choirs, bands and artists of different styles. Rock music has an extremely...
Alvar Aalto https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Architecture/Alvar-Aalto
- ...designed by Alvar Aalto: Library Building (location on map) Lappia Hall (location on map) Town Hall (location on map) Buildings for the Aho Family (location on map) Korkalorinne...
The Candle Bridge https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Architecture/The-Candle-Bridge
- The ”Lumberjack’s Candle Bridge” was built in 1989. It serves as a balancing element between town buildings, the gently sloping Ounasvaara Hill and the spacious sceneries of Kemijoki River. In...

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