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The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M.

The Sister Cities Committee is a city committee promoting cultural exchange between the Cities of Dundee, Scotland; Helsingborg, Sweden; Gyumri, Armenia; and Alexandria, Virginia. The Alexandria Sister Cities Committee develops, encourages and promotes educational and cultural exchanges between the Cities of Dundee, Scotland; Helsingborg, Sweden and the City of Alexandria; and coordinates activities within the City relating to these exchanges.

10/25/2026

We had a great Fika celebrating our Sister City tie in Helsingborg, Sweden. Glad to welcome neighbors and special guests Kristina Edqvist of Kristina’s Swede Treats, fellow Alexandrian Mason Clark, and our friend from the Swedish Embassy Jenny Cabezas! Thank you Buzz Bakeshop for hosting us! Cheers 🍁🍂☕️🥐

10/23/2026

☕️🥐This SUNDAY at 3pm! LINK IN BIO! Join the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee at Buzz Bakeshop (901 Slaters Lane) to learn about Swedish Coffee culture (fika)! As part of Alexandria’s sister city relationship with Helsingborg, Sweden, this event celebrates a beloved Swedish tradition. In Sweden, fika is part of everyday life and a big part of their culture. Fika is when you take time for a colleague or friend and have a coffee (or tea), ideally enjoyed with a yummy baked treat. So much more than enjoying the coffee and cookie, fika allows you to slow down and appreciate the good things in life. Many Swedes consider it almost essential to fika everyday (many companies add a clause to contracts stating that employees are entitled to fika breaks!). Kristina’s Swede treats will give a fika introduction with traditional pastries. A limited number of fika-boxes will also be available for purchase ($20). They are listed as a seperate event in the Alexandria Shop event page. A fika-box includes two cinnamon buns, two chocolate cuts, and two raspberry caves.

10/15/2026

🇭🇷🤝🇺🇸Welcome, Osijek, Croatia, to the Alexandria Sister Cities family!

Following the Croatian National Football Team’s stay in Alexandria this summer as its World Cup home base, Alexandria City Council has approved a one-year Friendship City agreement with Osijek. This new partnership will build on the connections made through sports, with opportunities to explore collaboration in the arts, education, business, and beyond. We look forward to seeing this international friendship grow and welcoming Osijek alongside Alexandria’s Sister Cities Dundee, Scotland; Helsingborg, Sweden; Gyumri, Armenia; and Caen, France. Dobrodošli, Osijek! Welcome to Alexandria! 🌍🇺🇸🇭🇷

10/15/2026

This past Sunday, former Mayor Justin Wilson and his wife Alex visited our sister city of Dundee. They are on vacation and have been to Edinburgh, then Dundee and off to Pitlochry and ending in Glasgow later in the week. They, of course, received Dundee hospitality by the Lord and Lady Provost of Dundee and DATA Chair Gary Langlands and his wife Roz. While in Dundee they visited the Dundee City Hall and the V&A Dundee museum.

10/14/2026

On their last day in the U.S., high school students and teachers from Alexandria’s sister city of Helsingborg, Sweden, toured NASA Headquarters and the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Their tour guide was David Mitchell, an Alexandria Sister City Committee member and a 39-year veteran of NASA. The students had a great time and asked many questions about Space, Science, Astronauts, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, career paths, and what it is like to work for NASA. They even recorded an interview with David for a school project. The students were knowledgeable, inquisitive, and a pleasure to tour through some of the area’s most famous aerospace-themed sights.

10/08/2026

●Article in Comments●
Alexandria, VA Sister Cities Committee and of Historic Alexandria hosted students from Privata Gymnasium ( High School) in Helsingborg, Sweden , one of Alexandria's Sister Cities. The event was held at the The Lloyd House 220 N. Washington Street, for a cultural exchange and dinner reception. Several students from Alexandria Schools attended. A Museum Educator provided an Office of Historic Alexandria presentation for the students, highlighting Alexandria’s history and connections to Sweden. Board Chair Eric Compton and Vice Chair Paul Anderson (TCW1972) helped organize the event which included guest speakers Councilman John T. Chapman and City Manager Parajon.
Vice Chair Paul Anderson had several connections to Alexandria, VA Sister Cities Committee as his parents, Dr. Bob Anderson amd mom Val, ( who had visited all 3 Sister Cities)had hosted Nobs, the Teacher / Group leader from Sweden in their home 30 years ago!
Also during the event, Paul Anderson discovered that one of the Helsingborg, Sweden, teachers (not present) had played clarinet in the marching band in 1971-1972 T.C. Williams High School.
( now Alexandria City High School.) Paul Anderson recalled his last name on the spot, Steffensen.
The Alexandria Sister Cities Committee provided a wonderful Mexican Food buffet from District Taco and found a local candy company to provide authentic Swedish candy.
📷Photos: Lucelle O'Flaherty ( TCW1974)/ ZEBRA PRESS
Alexandria City Public Schools St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, Historic Alexandria, VA
AlexandriaVA.gov Visit Alexandria VA Alyia For Alexandria
Alyia Gaskins

10/08/2026

Join the Alexandria Sister Cities Committee at Buzz Bakeshop (901 Slaters Lane) to learn about Swedish Coffee culture (fika)! As part of Alexandria’s sister city relationship with Helsingborg, Sweden, this event celebrates a beloved Swedish tradition. In Sweden, fika is part of everyday life and a big part of their culture. Fika is when you take time for a colleague or friend and have a coffee (or tea), ideally enjoyed with a yummy baked treat. So much more than enjoying the coffee and cookie, fika allows you to slow down and appreciate the good things in life. Many Swedes consider it almost essential to fika everyday (many companies add a clause to contracts stating that employees are entitled to fika breaks!). Kristina's Swede treats will give a fika introduction with traditional pastries. A limited number of fika-boxes will also be available for purchase ($20). They are listed as a seperate event in the Alexandria Shop event page. A fika-box includes two cinnamon buns, two chocolate cuts, and two raspberry caves.

🔗https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx

09/18/2026

Authors Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, who are from the Dundee area of Scotland, are coming back to the Alexandria. They will be at an event next Friday, September 25, hosted at Old Town Books to discuss their book “How to Kill a Witch.” The book unravels, the grim, yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. Just in time for Halloween season. For more information, see https://oldtownbooks.com/events/upcoming-events

09/18/2026

ASCC wants to thank the Around The World Cultural Food Festival for another great event. This year’s marked the 10th anniversary of the event.

A special shout out to Sweet Swedes Candy Shop who was one of the many vendors at the event. The locally-based online candy shop sells Swedish candy at: https://sweetswedescandy.com/

The candy is sourced from Sweden. Even more interesting is that the founder, Chandler Fredenberg-Knapp, has a special connection to our sister city of Helsingborg having lived there with his family for 10 years in the area and attended college in nearby Malmo. We wish Chandler and his candy shop all the best!

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