Twin town meeting in preparation

The national flags of Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway
The flags of Iceland and Sweden were flown at Hafnarfjörður Town Hall this morning, as representatives of the twin towns...
Hafnarfjarðar are in Hafnarfjörður these days for a preparatory meeting.
Regarding the 2017 twinning association meeting.

Twin town meetings are usually held every other year and now is
It is Hafnarfjörður's turn to host, as the tournament was last held in Hafnarfjörður.
in 2005. The competitions consist of events by youth, sports and cultural groups.
from the towns, in addition to conferences and seminars on the various common Nordic affairs
the towns. The twinning association also promotes visits by school groups and
Knowledge visits between the locations.

Nordic
The friendship was established in 1947, but at that time there were only two twin towns.,
Uppsala in Sweden and Frederiksberg in Denmark. In 1949, Bærum was added in
Norway and Hämeenlinna in Finland, and two years later, or in 1951, it happened
Hafnarfjörður, a participant in the Nordic chain of sister cities. The newest town in
The chain then includes Tartu in Estonia, which was added in 1991.