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===Twin towns — sister cities===
In 1942, Lidingö created a committee to provide support for the people in [[Lohja]] (Swedish: Lojo) in the southern part of [[Finland]] who suffered badly during [[World War II]]. An [[orphanage]] was opened in Lidingö and money was collected and sent to Lohja. The orphanage was closed in 1943 as most of the children then had returned to Finland. The money that was left over was used to provide food for the children in Lohja. Lidingö and Lohja still maintain a close relationship.

Another sister city is [[Alameda, California]]. The initiative came from Alameda in 1959 and was part of U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s people-to-people-movement. The purpose was to develop better understanding between people from different countries after World War II. Both Alameda and Lidingö are islands with a bridge connecting them to a big city.

As the [[Baltic countries]] were liberated from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1990-1991, Lidingö looked for a new sister city in the area. [[Saldus]] in [[Latvia]] was selected. During the years, a number of environmental, cultural and other projects have been accomplished.

After the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Lidingö made a sister city deal in 2023 with [[Slawuta]] in [[Ukraine]].