Editing Helsinki (section)

==International relations==
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{{See also|Helsinki Accords in 1975|Helsinki Summit in 1990|Helsinki Summit in 2018}}

===Twin towns and sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}

Helsinki has no official sister cities except [[Beijing]], China. On July 14, 2006, Beijing and Helsinki officially became sister cities. In October 2019, the two cities signed the Work Plan for Promoting the Cooperation between Beijing and Helsinki (19-2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Profile |url=https://wb.beijing.gov.cn/en/sister_cities/sister_cities_of_beijing/european/european_helsinki/european_helsinki_city_profile/202007/t20200731_1968359.html#:~:text=%5BRelations%20with%20Beijing%5D%20On%20July,Helsinki%20(2019-2023) |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=wb.beijing.gov.cn}}</ref><ref name="pc" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Yan |first=Yangtze |date=14 July 2006 |title=Beijing, Helsinki forge sister city relationship |url=http://www.gov.cn/misc/2006-07/14/content_336339.htm |access-date=5 August 2013 |website=Gov.cn |publisher=Chinese Government |archive-date=9 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009105714/http://www.gov.cn/misc/2006-07/14/content_336339.htm }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Cities |url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities/Sister_City/ |access-date=23 June 2009 |publisher=Beijing Municipal Government |archive-date=16 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216015454/http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities/Sister_City/ }}</ref> In addition, the city has a special partnership relation with:

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*{{flagdeco|EST}} [[Tallinn]]<ref name="pc">{{cite web |title=International Relations |url=https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/enterprises/competitive/international-activities/ |access-date=11 June 2017 |website=Hel.fi |publisher=City of Helsinki |quote=Helsinki's main bilateral city partners are St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Stockholm and Berlin. In addition, Helsinki maintains special long-term partnerships with Beijing and Moscow. Helsinki has no official sister cities. Helsinki primarily works with other capitals. |archive-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235319/https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/enterprises/competitive/international-activities/ }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|SWE}} [[Stockholm]]<ref name=pc/>
*{{flagdeco|GER}} [[Berlin]]<ref name=pc/>
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Until 2022, Helsinki also had an international partnership with the Russian cities of [[Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg]], which was suspended after [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Helsinki varautuu Ukrainan sodan vaikutuksiin |url=https://www.hel.fi/fi/uutiset/helsinki-varautuu-ukrainan-sodan-vaikutuksiin |website=Helsingin kaupunki|date=10 October 2022 }}</ref>