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]
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]
^"Vänort invigde nytt bibliotek". eposten.se (in Swedish). Enköpings–Posten. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". eskilstuna.se (in Swedish). Eskilstuna kommun. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Internationellt arbete". eslov.se (in Swedish). Eslövs kommun. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Internationellt arbete". falkoping.se (in Swedish). Falköpings kommun. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". falun.se (in Swedish). Falu kommun. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". finspang.se (in Swedish). Finspångs kommun. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". forshaga.se (in Swedish). Forshaga kommun. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". kiruna.se (in Swedish). Kiruna kommun. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Vänorter". klippan.se (in Swedish). Klippans kommun. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". knivsta.se (in Swedish). Knivsta kommun. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Nordiska vänorter på besök". kristianstad.se (in Swedish). Kristianstads kommun. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Webcam Kristianstad". webcams-skandinavien.de (in Swedish). Webcam-Bilder. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Internationellt arbete". kumla.se (in Swedish). Kumla kommun. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Kungälvs vänorter". kungalv.se (in Swedish). Kungälvs kommun. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". linkoping.se (in Swedish). Linköpings kommun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
^"Vänorter". ljungby.se (in Swedish). Ljungby kommun. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". ljusdal.se (in Swedish). Ljusdals kommun. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"ÖP Ludvika 2030"(PDF). ludvika.se (in Swedish). Ludvika kommun. 25 September 2013. p. 13 (21). Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". lulea.se (in Swedish). Luleå kommun. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Vänorter i världen". lund.se (in Swedish). Lunds kommun. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^"Vänorter". lycksele.se (in Swedish). Lycksele kommun. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Vänorter". malmo.se (in Swedish). Malmö kommun. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^"Mariestad Pingst". mariestadpingst.se (in Swedish). Mariestad Pingst. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". mark.se (in Swedish). Marks kommun. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". markaryd.se (in Swedish). Markaryds kommun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Internationellt arbete". mjolby.se (in Swedish). Mjölby kommun. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". molndal.se (in Swedish). Mölndals kommun. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Our Twinned Towns". whitstabletwinning.co.uk. Whitstable Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". morakommun.se (in Swedish). Mora kommun. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^"Vänorter". norrtalje.se (in Swedish). Norrtälje kommun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Vänorter". nynashamn.se (in Swedish). Nynäshamns kommun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Charter members". europeancharter.eu. Charter of European Rural Communities. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Internationellt arbete". ockelbo.se (in Swedish). Ockelbo kommun. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". olofstrom.se (in Swedish). Olofströms kommun. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". orebro.se (in Swedish). Örebro kommun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^"Föreningen Norden - 70 år". allehanda.se (in Swedish). Allehanda. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". orust.se (in Swedish). Orusts kommun. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". osby.se (in Swedish). Osby kommun. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänortssamarbete". osthammar.se (in Swedish). Östhammars kommun. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänortsbesök". ostragoinge.se (in Swedish). Östra Göinge kommun. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänortsbesök från Kelmé". ostragoinge.se (in Swedish). Östra Göinge kommun. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Member towns". douzelage.eu. Douzelage. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Города-партнёры". visitkronshtadt.ru (in Russian). Visit Kronshtadt. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^"Vänorter". pitea.se (in Swedish). Piteå kommun. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". robertsfors.se (in Swedish). Robertsfors kommun. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Ronneby kommuns vänorter". ronneby.se (in Swedish). Ronneby kommun. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". sala.se (in Swedish). Sala kommun. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". sandviken.se (in Swedish). Sandvikens kommun. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänortssamarbete". sigtuna.se (in Swedish). Sigtuna kommun. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Nya band med systerstad i Kina". lt.se (in Swedish). Länstidningen Södertälje. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^"Nätverk och vänorter". solvesborg.se (in Swedish). Sölvesborgs kommun. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Vänorter". staffanstorp.se (in Swedish). Staffanstorps kommun. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Organisationer och nätverk". stad.stockholm (in Swedish). Stockholms stad. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.