Twin Cities

Odense has links to 20 twin cities all over the world. And during the course of a typical year, the council will be in contact with - or engaged in some form of project - around 13-15 of them.

Such contacts will often involve exchange schemes for personnel from local educational institutes, clubs and societies, businesses and suchlike. There are also contacts with our twin cities in a more official capacity, which often involve frequent visits to Odense by foreign delegations from our twin towns and other places around the world. A major part of the Town Hall’s work on the international front consists of hosting a large number of receptions for foreign guests each year.

Nordic Region

Our Nordic twin cities are those we have had links with the longest and include:

The Baltic States

Odense currently only has one twin city in the Baltic region – the second biggest city in Lithuania, Kaunas, which joined Odense’s list of twin cities in 1992, starting a relationship that has already led to collaboration in several fields.

Central- and Eastern Europe

The Far East

Other twin cities

Further information on Odense’s twin cities and how to contact them can be obtained from:

Henrik Poulsen

Mayor’s Office

Odense Town Hall

Flakhaven 2

5000 Odense C

Tel.: +45 65 51 10 07

Fax: 66 13 92 09

E-mail: hp@odense.dk.