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Visits of Imatra's twin cities
The mayor of Nizhyn visited Imatra Oleksandr Kodola, secretary of the city council Yuri Khomenko, city councilor Oleksandr Utenko and deputy mayor Serhii Smaha During the visit, future cooperation between the twin cities in the field of education and culture was discussed.
Nizhyn will continue to be assisted as much as possible.
— All in all, we are grateful to the Finns and the Imatra community for the help and support we received. Hopefully we will soon be able to celebrate our victory together and develop our relations during peacetime, Nizhyn city manager Oleksandr Kodola thanks.
During the week, the guests got to know Stora Enso's Imatra factories, Step education's Ruokolahti unit, Rajamuseo, Vuoksenniska school, LUT University and Lappeenranta fortress. The program also included a Saimaa cruise, a rapids show and a Ukrainian evening at the Imatra town hall.
At the party, guests from Nizhyn met Ukrainians living in Imatra. Yuri Khomenko, secretary of the Nizhyn city council, said in his speech that he is happy to see that Ukrainians are doing well in Imatra.
— But my dream is that Ukraine is still the kind of country they want to return to, he said.
The representatives of the city of Imatra visited the twin city of Narva-Joesuu
Mayor Matias Hilden and Head of International Affairs Tea Laitimo visited Imatra's sister city Narva-Joesuu on August 16-17.8.2024, XNUMX.
During the visit, Hilden and Laitimo met the city management and got to know the cultural and tourism activities. The absence of Russian tourists can be seen in the daily life of both cities.
- It was interesting to see the situation at the border with the queues in Narva. We also got good ideas, for example, on how old properties could be utilized in various pop-up events, head of international affairs Tea Laitimo says.
- Getting together can be promoted, for example, with the help of joint EU projects. There is always an opportunity to learn something new, he continues.
Narva-Joesuu has been Imatra's twin city since 2008.
For more information:
mayor Matias Hilden, matias.hilden
imatra.fi (matias[dot]hilden[at]imatra[dot]fi), tel. 020 617 2200
head of international affairs Tea Laitimo, teaimatra.fi (tea[dot]laitimo[at]imatra[dot]fi), tel. 020 617 2212
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Professor Juha Varis presented the laboratories of LUT University to the Ukrainian guests. -
Stora Enso's Imatra factories were presented by Production Director Janne Kuivalainen (left). Next in the picture are interpreter Natalia Tuovila, communication specialist Päivi Idström, security manager Marko Toimela, driver Veli Kälviäinen, 2nd vice president of the Imatra city council. Timo Hähkönen, Juri Khomenko, Oleksandr Kodola, Oleksandr Utenko and Serhii Smaha.
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Dozens of Ukrainians study in the Ruokolahti unit of Step education. The activity was presented by teacher Helena Roiha (second from the right, and education manager Marika Lehvonen, first on the right is Timo Härkönen.
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The Ukrainians of Imatra organized a Ukarina evening, where the people of Nizhyn were the guests of honor.
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The Vuoksenniska school made an impression on the guests.
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At Stora Enso's factories, the Ukrainian flag was hoisted in the airlock in honor of the visit.
Imatra's twin cities
Imatra's sister cities are Narva-Joensuu (Estonia), Ludvika (Sweden), Zvolen (Slovakia), Salzgitter (Germany), Szigetvár (Hungary), JJiaxing (China) and Nizhyn (Ukraine). In addition, Beihai in China is Imatra's sister city.
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