KARLSKRONA (Sweden)

• gift from the Arbetsmarknadsinstitutet in Karlskrona to the Cerebral Palsy Victims Help Association: computer set and Xerox
• Municipal Welfare Centre (MOPS) in Gdynia came into contact with Karlskrona within the programme SALIDA in May 1995. The purpose of the programme was exchange of the experiences and methods applied to solving social problems such as alcoholism and drug addiction. The programme made it possible for the employees of MOPS to get acquainted with the conditions and methods of work of the social welfare in Sweden. Within this project MOPS hosted Swedish social workers in its centres.
• TEM/TER project -Trans European Motorway/Trans European Railway - it is a transit motorway connecting northern and southern Europe, from Gdynia/ Gdańsk to Athens/Ankara and in the north from Karlskrona to Oslo (TEM Scandinavia). The ferry connection Gdynia- Karlskrona , which is the result of the cooperation between the two cities, is an important element of the planned motorway. In Poland the TEM Amber Motorway Cities Association was established (the declaration of the Association was signed by 6 Polish cities) to coordinate the works connected with building of the motorway on the Polish stretch. Gdynia was the founder of the Association. Karlskrona is the leader of the TEM Scandinavia Cities Association in Sweden, the declaration of which was signed by 11 Scandinavian cities. Both associations engage in the work to create a lobby for the realization of TEM/TER project.
• Trainings for the hospital staff from Gdynia
• Visit of 43 headmasters of elementary schools in Gdynia to Karlskrona-1993
• organisation of a youth race onboard a tall ship on the route Gdynia-Karlskrona-Klaipeda
• Cooperation between Polish Navy and one of the yacht clubs in Karlskrona on the organization of the first canoe race of seamen from Gdynia through the Baltic Sea on the route from Karlskrona through Tarno, Ahus, Simrishamn, Bornholm, Sandvig, Gudheim, Svaneke, Dueode, Darłowo, Ustka, Łeba to Gdynia. The distance was 270 sea miles (that is 500 km)- June 1996
• MEDIATOUR-meeting of journalists of both local and national newspapers, radio and television. The purpose of this meeting organized by spokespersons of the City Halls of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot was to promote values of our region as a tourist region. In 1996 in the course of the meetings the Lion Ferry company invited journalists to Karlskrona ( the programme of the visit covered sightseeing in the city, meeting with the local authorities, press conference on board of the Lion Queen, visits to the editorial offices of two local newspapers.
• The "Baltic Bridge" project connected with the development of passenger shipping and cargo shipping between Gdynia and Karlskrona promoting the establishment of twin ferry terminals in both cities
• Opening of the Honorary Consulate of Poland in Karlskrona-September 1996
• Cooperation on creating of Euroregion Balitic - March-December 1997
• Karlskrona's aid to the victims of flood in the southern Poland
  - providing schools with medicines and equipment (benches, chairs, desks and blackboards)-August 1997
  - organization of a camp for 40 children in Karlskrona - August 1997
• participation and co-organization of the Contact Convent-a meeting of representatives of business and trade from 8 Baltic countries: Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The first two-day meeting took place on the turn of July and August 1997 on board of the Lion Europe ferry in the course of the voyage from Karlskrona (Sweden) to Gdynia and back. This undertaking organized by Baltic Business Center, The City Hall in Karlskrona and the Swedish firm ALMI enabled 150 companies to participate in more than 1000 business meetings. The second meeting of Contact Convent '98 prepared jointly by, among others, the local authorities of both cities took place on board of Stena Europe ferry on the 14th of September 1998
• participation in the European Cities Against Drugs Conference in Karlskrona- November 1997
• study visit of the representatives of administration of Swedish communes who were involved in building industry. The visit was organized by the Honorary Consul of Poland in Karlskrona in the cooperation with Economic Policy Department of the City Hall of Gdynia- May 1998
• 4 members of motor hang-glider section of the aeroclub in Gdańsk made a motor hang-gliders flight from Poland to Sweden without intermediate landing on the route from Gdańsk-Gdynia to Karlskrona. Apart from the mention in the Guiness Book of Records the flight had as its purpose to promote the two twin cities: Gdynia and Karlskrona- June 1998
• study visit of a group of 15 librarians to Karlskrona. In the course of the stay the participants paid visits to among others the Museum of Librarianship, school libraries ( elementary school and high school) and the public library-September 1998
• visit of the representatives of Navy and the delegation from the ward of hospital in Karlskrona dealing with hyperbaric medicine. It was organized within the cooperation between the Institute of Sea and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia and the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine and Sea Rescue- October 1998
• opening of the Baltic Business Center Gdynia-Karlskrona in Gdynia
• Study visit of the Stevedore Company to Port of Gdynia Authority- June 1999
• Visit of the Karlskrona City Board to Gdynia -June 1999
• Study visit of representatives of Gdynia to Karlskrona with reference to issues of crime prevention, starting cooperation between the City Hall of Gdynia and the Swedish police- July 1999
• Study visit of the headmasters of technical high schools in Gdynia to Karlskrona-September 1999
• Participation and co-organization of Business Convent '99- September 1999
• Participation in the Polish- Swedish Twin Cities Conference within the 1st Euroregion Baltic Expo '99- October 1999
• Study visit of representatives of Swedish police from Karlskrona to Gdynia. The guests took part in the meeting in the Police Headquarters in Gdynia (KMP). In the course of this meeting there was presented the organizational structure of Police Headquarters in Gdynia, the main rules of commanding prevention forces. There were also discussed issues referring to foreigners detained on Polish territory and there were presented rules of functioning of the criminal department of the Police Headquarters in Gdynia. There were also presented problems connected with the fight against drug crimes and informational policy adopted by the police station in Gdynia. The meeting had as its aim to define common problems which Polish and Swedish policemen face and create an experience exchange programme. The Polish side was represented by Police Chief and the head of the Police Headquarters in Gdynia. The guests had the opportunity to see the police station in Gdynia Chylonia and receive detailed information about the work of the station. In the City Hall of Gdynia there was held a meeting of the representatives of Swedish police and the local authorities of Gdynia, representatives of the Safety Commission and the Chief of Pomorskie Province Police - Mr. Stanisław Białas. As a result of the talks the guests agreed the cooperation programme and the programme of mutual training visits with each other- November 1999
• Return visit of police from Gdynia to Karlskrona in order to get acquainted with Swedish methods of fighting against crime and drug addiction. In the course of the visit a proposal had been put forward to start a closer cooperation between the policemen from Gdynia and from Karlskrona on the eradication of drugs. The purpose of the cooperation was to create liaison officers. Such cooperation would be very useful especially in the case of exchange of information about the already existing and the newly introduced intoxicating stuff in both cities- March 2000
• Visit of the representatives of the Gdynia City Board to Karlskrona connected with the 10th anniversary of the cooperation between Gdynia and Karlskrona-there was signed a detailed programme of cooperation between the two cities for the years 2000-2001- May 2000
• Giving the name of the "Square of Gdynia" to a square in Karlskrona. This happened as a part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of cooperation- the 12th of May 2000
• Meeting with 25 economists from the City Hall of Karlskrona in Gdynia. During the meeting there was a presentation of the City of Gdynia and of local organizations. The representatives of particular departments of the City Hall in Gdynia presented the financial and tax system in Polish municipalities, the structure of the public sector in Poland, the system of political elections in Poland, the political parties and the organization of the City Hall together with the level of its computerization- June 2000
• Visit of the representatives of Swedish police to Gdynia. In the course of the meeting a schedule for the cooperation and the plan of trainings for the year 2001 was decided on- September 2000
• Participation and co-organization of the Business Convention Baltic Rim 2000 by the City Hall of Gdynia - meetings of small and medium enterprises from the Baltic countries on the ferry Stena Europe- September 2000
• Cooperation on forming the project "United Against Drugs"- November 2000
• Study visit of Gdynia's specialists in the fields of bookkeeping and budget to Karlskrona- November 2000
• Participation of the representatives from Gdynia in the "Baltic Tourism Academy" seminar- January 2001
• Organization of the International Investment Forum on the ferry Stena Europe- the end of an investment campaign: "When you think of investing�. think Gdynia"- April 2001
• Participation of representatives of Karlskrona in the project "United Against Drugs" (a three-day workshop in Gdynia)- April 2001
• Participation of the youth from Karlskrona in the Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia- May 2001
• Visit of representatives of the Education Department from the City Hall of Karlskrona to Gdynia connected with the summing up of the cooperation with Chapmanskolan - June 2001
• Participation of the representatives of Gdynia in the international seminar: SEBTrans INTERREG II C- June 2001
• Study visit of the "Swedish Municipal Specialists on Finances Association" to Gdynia- August 2001
• Study visit to Karlskrona concerning the education of disabled children and adults- September 2001
• Participation in the Business Convention Baltic 2001- meetings of small and medium enterprises from the Baltic countries on the ferry Stena Europe- September 2001
• Karlskrona sent money (as an answer to Gdynia's appeal) gathered in a fund-raising for the purpose of helping the victims of flood in the Gorzyce commune - October 2001
• Participation of the youth from Karlskrona in the 10th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia- May 2002
• Planting of a symbolic tree in the Twin Cities Avenue in Gdynia by the representatives of Karlskrona- May 2002
• participation of Karlskrona representative in the UBC "Without Limits" conference which was held in Gdynia - September 2002
• participation of Karlskrona representative in the ceremony of presenting Gdynia with Europe Prize - September 2002
• training of 25 integrated teaching teachers from Gdynia within "Safe Life" programme organized in Gdynia City Hall in cooperation with the Swedish Civil Defense League and the Fire Brigade Headquarters in Warsaw - December 2002
• study visit of a group of municipal auditors from Karlskrona to Gdynia - January 2003
• study visit of a journalist from Swedish/Polish Star newspaper on cooperation with Karlskrona - February 2003
• participation of Gdynia representative in a meeting organized in Karlskrona referring to SEBTrans project - February 2003
• visit of KK Business Partner Baltic representative to Gdynia - March 2003
• training of 25 teachers from Gdynia within "Safe Life" programme in Karlskrona (2nd stage) - March 2003
• visit of young people from Chapmanskolan to Gdynia within school exchange - April 2003
• participation of young people from Karlskrona in 11th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia - May 2003
• "European Bridge" - a videoconference between the inhabitants of Gdynia and Karlskrona on hopes and fears concerning accession to the European Union. The Pomeranian Centre of European Education, "Gazeta Wyborcza" newspaper and Gdynia City Hall were the organizers of the conference - May 2003
• participation of Gdynia representative in a meeting concerning SEBTrans project - May 2003
• visit of IVb class from High School no. 10 (second prize winners in the Mayor of Gdynia Competition entitled "With Gdynia to Europe") - September 2003
• participation of a Gdynia representative in the Polish-Swedish Conference of Twin Cities - October 2003
• visit to Gdynia of vocational education representatives from Törnströmska Gymnasiet, concerning the programme of vocational training exchange - February 2004
• visit to Gdynia of Mrs. Magdalena Kurczewska-Svensson, Polish Honorary Consul in Karlskrona, in connection with awarding her a medal of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski - February 2004
• visit of the youth from Karlskrona within student exchange with the High School no. 2 in Gdynia - April 2004
• participation of young people from Karlskrona in the 12th Twin Cities Sporting Competition - April/May 2004
• visit of representatives of Karlskrona local authorities, under the leadership of Mr. Mats Johansson, Mayor of Karlskrona - May 2004
• participation of Gdynia representatives in the Conference of Twin Cities in Karlskrona entitled: "The EU-enlargement 2004 - possibility of growth" - June 2004
• study visit to Karlskrona of a Gdynia representative concerning thermal solid waste utilisation - June 2004
• participation of Gdynia representative in the exchange concerning vocational education - Tornstroemska Gymnasiet - September 2004
• visit to Gdynia City Hall of the employees of Green Areas Division of Karlskrona City Hall. The aim of this visit was to exchange experiences connected with the development of municipal green areas - September 2004
• participation of Gdynia City Hall representatives in the session of the Steering Committee of the SEBTrans-Link project in Karlskrona - February 2005
• participation of Karlskrona youth in the 13th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia - April 2005
• participation of Gdynia City Hall representative in a meeting within the SEBTrans-Link project in Karlskona - May 2005
• participation of Karlskrona City Hall representatives in Gdynia conference entitled "Thee role of self-government in job activation of people with disabilities" - May 2005
• participation of Gdynia City Hall representatives in a meeting within the SEBTrans-Link project in Karlskona - August 2005
• study visit to Karlskrona TELECOM CITY of the representatives of Gdynia City Hall and Pomeranian Science and Technology Park - September 2005
• participation of Gdynia City Hall and Council representatives in the opening of the sports arena "Vodafone Arena Rosenholm" as well as in a working meeting of the UBC Commission on Sport - October 2005
• participation of the official Karlskrona delegation in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of granting Gdynia city rights - February 2006
• study visit to Gdynia of Education Department representatives of Karlskrona City Hall aimed at getting acquainted with the education system in Gdynia - March 2006
• visit of students and teachers from Chapmanskolan within the exchange with School Complex No. 2 in Gdynia - April 2006
• participation of young sportsmen from Karlskrona in the 14th Twin Cities Sporting Competition - May 2006
• participation of Karlskrona representatives in the Annual Meeting of the UBC Commission on Sport entitled: "Active Living" - May 2006
• participation of Karlskrona representatives in the Annual Meeting of the UBC Commission on Transportation entitled: "Integration of Transport Systems in the Baltic Europe" - September 2006
• participation of Gdynia representatives in the meeting in Karlskrona concerning Baltic cooperation in the field of sport - February 2007
• participation of Gdynia representative in the Annual Meeting of the UBC Commission on Sport in Karlskrona - April 2007
• study visit to Gdynia of the representatives of Karlskronahem housing company aimed at experience exchange with TBS "Czynszówka" sp. z o.o. - April 2007
• participation of young sportsmen from Karlskrona in the 15th Twin Cities Sporting Competition - May 2007
• participation of Gdynia representative in the information meeting Baltic-Link Association - June 2007
• working visit of the Sports Department representatives from Karlskrona City Hall to Gdynia concerning the cooperation within the UBC Commission on Sport - February 2008
• participation of young sportsmen from Karlskrona  in the 16th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia - May 2008
• participation of Karlskrona representatives in the opening of Gdynia Twin Cities Information Point in the Academic Reading Room of the City Library - May 2008
• study visit of the representatives of Gdynia City Hall Education Department to Karlskrona - September 2008
• visit of Karlskrona official delegation to Gdynia - September 2008
• working visit to Gdynia of the representatives of the Karlskrona Sports Department concerning the cooperation within the UBC Commission on Sport - February 2008
• visit of students and teachers from Chapmanskolan within the school exchange with Secondary School No. 2 in Gdynia - April 2008
• working visit of the Karlskrona City Hall representatives concerning the educational project - December 2008
• visit of Swedish students and teachers within the school exchange with the Secondary School No. 2 in Gdynia - March 2009
• visit of students and teachers within the school exchange with the Junior Secondary School No. 17 in Gdynia - April 2009
• visit of the Honorary Consul of Poland, the representative of the Karlskrona City Hall and the organisations dealing with the vocational development of women - May 2009
• participation of the youth from Karlskrona in the 17th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia - May 2009
• participation of Gdynia representatives in the conference entitled: "Best practices of the local government that support the activity of people with disabilities" - May/June 2009
• visit of Karlskrona representatives connected with "The Tall Ships' Races 2009" - July 2009
• visit of students and teachers from Karlskrona within the school exchange (Socrates Comenius Programme) - March 2010
• visit of Gdynia representatives aimed at establishing cooperation with IT in Karlskrona - April 2010
• participation of Karlskrona youth in the 18th Twin Cities Sporting Competition in Gdynia - May 2010
• participation of Gdynia representatives in a series of meetings concerning INTERFACE project in Karlskrona - July 2010, November 2010, March 2011
• visit of Gdynia official delegation to Karlskrona and participation in Twin Cities meeting during The Tall Ships Races 2010 - August 2010
• participation in the conference the "Gdynia - Karlskrona Motorway of the Sea" - December 2010
• visit of the students and the teachers from the school Chapmansgymnasiet to Gdynia within school exchange with 2nd High School in Gdynia - May 2011
• performances of the youth music bands from Karlskrona Kulturskolan school in Gdynia - June 2011
• visit to Gdynia of Karlskrona authorities in connection with the ceremony of opening the Karlskrona Roundabout - December 2011