List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

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This is a list of municipalities in Iceland which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

Contents

A

Akranes [1]

Akureyri [2]

Árborg [3]

B

Blönduós [4] [5]

D

Dalvíkurbyggð [6]

F

Fjarðabyggð [7]

Fljótsdalshérað [8]

G

Garðabær [9]

Grindavík [10] [11]

Grundarfjarðarbær [12]

H

Hafnarfjörður [13]

Hveragerði [14]

I

Ísafjarðarbær [15]

K

Kópavogur [16]

M

Mosfellsbær [17]

N

Norðurþing [18]

R

Reykjanesbær [19]

Reykjavík [20]

S

Seltjarnarnes [22]

Seyðisfjörður terminated all its twinnings. [23]

Skagafjörður [24]

Skagaströnd [25] [26]

Snæfellsbær [27]

Strandabyggð [28]

Stykkishólmur [29]

V

Vestmannaeyjar [30]

Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings. [31]

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