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{{Short description|None}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=January 2012}} {{Politics of Finland}} [[File:Washington DC August 2018 15 (Embassy of Finland).jpg|thumb|250px|Embassy of Finland to the [[United States]] in [[Washington D.C.]]]] The '''foreign relations of Finland''' are the responsibility of the [[president of Finland]], who leads foreign policy in cooperation with the [[Finnish Government|government]]. Implicitly the government is responsible for internal policy and decision making in the European Union. Within the government, preparative discussions are conducted in the government committee of foreign and security policy (''ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen ministerivaliokunta''), which includes the Prime Minister and at least the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence, and at most four other ministers as necessary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/hallitus/ministerivaliokunnat/en.jsp |title=Cabinet Committees |access-date=2008-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116020927/http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/hallitus/ministerivaliokunnat/en.jsp |archive-date=January 16, 2009 }}</ref> The committee meets with the President as necessary. Laws concerning foreign relations are discussed in the parliamentary committee of foreign relations (''ulkoasiainvaliokunta, utrikesutskottet''). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs implements the foreign policy. During the Cold War, Finland's foreign policy was based on official neutrality between the Western powers and the [[Soviet Union]], while simultaneously stressing Nordic cooperation in the framework of the [[Nordic Council]] and cautious economic integration with the West as promoted by the [[Bretton-Woods Agreement]] and the [[free trade treaty]] with the [[European Economic Community]]. Finland shares this history with close neighbour [[Sweden]], which Finland was a part of until the split of the [[Swedish empire]] in 1809. Finland did not join the Soviet Union's economic sphere ([[Comecon]]) but remained a free-market economy and conducted [[bilateral trade]] with the Soviet Union. After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991, Finland unilaterally abrogated the last restrictions imposed on it by the [[Paris Peace Treaties, 1947|Paris peace treaties of 1947]] and the Finno-Soviet [[Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948|Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance]]. The government filed an application for membership in the [[European Union]] (EU) three months after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became a member in 1995. Finland did not attempt to join NATO, even though post-Soviet countries on the Baltic Sea and elsewhere joined. Nevertheless, defence policymakers quietly converted to NATO equipment and contributed troops. President [[Martti Ahtisaari]] and the coalition governments led Finland closer to the core EU in the late 1990s. Finland was considered a cooperative model state, and Finland did not oppose proposals for a common EU defence policy.<ref name="foreignpolicyidea">[http://www.eva.fi/files/2170_suomen_ulkopolitiikan_idea_.pdf "Finland's foreign policy idea"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217105340/http://www.eva.fi/files/2170_suomen_ulkopolitiikan_idea_.pdf |date=December 17, 2008 }} ("Suomen ulkopolitiikan idea"), [[Risto E. J. Penttilä]], 2008</ref> This was reversed in the 2000s, when [[Tarja Halonen]] and [[Erkki Tuomioja]] made Finland's official policy to resist other EU members' plans for common defense.<ref name="foreignpolicyidea"/> However, Halonen allowed Finland to join [[European Union Battlegroups]] in 2006 and the [[NATO Response Force]] in 2008. Relations with Russia are cordial and common issues include bureaucracy (particularly at the [[Vaalimaa]] border crossing), airspace violations, development aid Finland gives to Russia (especially in environmental problems that affect Finland), and Finland's energy dependency on Russian gas and electricity. Behind the scenes, the administration witnessed a resurrection of Soviet-era tactics as recently as 2017. The [[Finnish Security Intelligence Service]], the nation's security agency, says the known number of Russian agents from [[Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)|Foreign Intelligence Service]] (SVR) and [[GRU (Russian Federation)|GRU]] now exceeds Cold War levels and there are unknown numbers of others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Helsinki+again+a+centre+of+international+espionage+/1101981712514|title=Helsinki again a centre of international espionage|website=Hs.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606142115/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Helsinki+again+a+centre+of+international+espionage+/1101981712514|archive-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman [[Maria Zakharova]] said in March 2022 that her government would have to respond if Finland became a [[NATO]] member.<ref name="eatrs">{{cite news |title=Russia Sends Bone-Chilling Message To Sweden & Finland; Threatens 'Military Implications' If They Go The Ukraine Way |url=https://eurasiantimes.com/russia-sends-bone-chilling-message-to-sweden-threatens-with-military-implications-if-they-go-the-ukraine-way/ |publisher=The EurAsian Times |date=25 February 2022}}</ref> As of March 2011 Finland maintains diplomatic relations with all UN member states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=216545&nodeid=17370&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Diplomatic relations established between Finland and Kiribati|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023083830/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=216545&nodeid=17370&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref> All NATO countries approved Finland's accession to the military alliance by April 1, 2023, and it officially joined on April 4. The move was the final process in Finland's transition from conducting a foreign policy of neutrality to clearly standing as an official part of the Western bloc. ==History== [[File:Relander and Čakste.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[President of Latvia]] [[Jānis Čakste]] and [[President of Finland]] [[Lauri Kristian Relander]] during Relander's 1926 official visit to [[Latvia]]. In the background, the [[Foreign Minister of Finland]] [[Eemil Nestor Setälä]] to the right.]] [[File:Moscow negotiations paaskivi yrjokoskinen nykopp paasonen 1939.png|thumb|250px|left|After the [[Second World War]], [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi|J. K Paasikivi]] (in the middle), the 7th President of Finland, was remembered as a main architect of Finland's foreign policy, especially with the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite book|editor-last=Wilsford|editor-first=David|title=Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary|publisher=Greenwood|year=1995|pages=347–352}}</ref>]] [[File:Tito-Kekkonen-1964.jpg|left|thumb|Yugoslavian President [[Josip Broz Tito]] with the Finnish president [[Urho Kekkonen]] in Helsinki 1964]] [[File:Vladimir Putin and Sauli Niinistö 22.3.2016 in Novo-Ogarevo 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Finnish President [[Sauli Niinistö]] with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] in 2016]] [[File:President of the United States Donald Trump & President of Finland Sauli Niinistö Joint Press Conference, August 28, 2017.jpg|thumb|250px|Finnish President Niinistö with US President [[Donald Trump]] in 2017]] After Finland [[Finnish Declaration of Independence|declared its full independence]] in 1917, the [[Finnish Civil War]], including interventions by Imperial Germany and Soviet Russia, and failure of the Communist revolution, resulted in the official ban on Communism, and strengthening relations with Western countries. Overt alliance with Germany was not possible due to the result of the First World War, but in general the period of 1918 to 1939 was characterised by economic growth and increasing integration to the Western world economy. Relations with Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1939 were icy; voluntary expeditions to Russia called [[heimosodat]] ended only in 1922, four years after the conclusion of the Finnish Civil War. However, attempts to establish military alliances were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hicks |first1=Agnes H. |title=''Finland and the Russian Revolution 1917–1922''. By C. Jay Smith, Athens, Ga., University of Georgia Press, 1958 |journal=International Affairs |volume=35 |issue= 3 |pages=347–348 |doi=10.2307/2612298 |url=https://academic.oup.com/ia/article-abstract/35/3/347/2690452?redirectedFrom=fulltext |date=July 1959|jstor=2612298 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Thus, when the [[Winter War]] broke out, Finland was left alone to resist the Soviet attack. Later, during the [[Continuation War]], Finland declared "co-belligerency" with Nazi Germany, and allowed Northern Finland to be used as a German attack base. For 872 days, the German army, aided indirectly by Finnish forces, [[Siege of Leningrad|besieged Leningrad]], the Soviet Union's second-largest city.<ref>Michael Jones (2013). "''[https://books.google.com/books?id=uGzfnIm97vQC&pg=PA38 Leningrad: State of Siege]''". Basic Books. p. 38. {{ISBN|0-7867-2177-4}}</ref> The peace settlement in 1944 with the Soviet Union led to the [[Lapland War]] in 1945, where Finland fought Germans in northern Finland. From the end of the Continuation War with the Soviet Union in 1944 until 1991, the policy was to avoid superpower conflicts and to build mutual confidence with the Western powers and the Soviet Union. Although the country was culturally, socially, and politically Western, Finns realised they had to live in peace with the Soviets and so could take no action that might be interpreted as a security threat. The [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991 opened up dramatic new possibilities for Finland and has resulted in the Finns actively seeking greater participation in Western political and economic structures. The popular support for the strictly self-defensive doctrine remains.<ref>{{cite book |title=Finland Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 |date=January 10, 2018 |pages=32 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781438759012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1StDwAAQBAJ&dq=The+dissolution+of+the+Soviet+Union+in+1991+opened+up+dramatic+new+possibilities+for+Finland+and+has+resulted+in+the+Finns+actively+seeking+greater+participation+in+Western+political+and+economic+structures&pg=PA30}}</ref> ===2000 constitution=== In the 2000 constitution, where diverse constitutional laws were unified into one statute, the leading role of the President was slightly moderated. However, because the constitution still stipulates only that the President leads foreign policy and the government internal policy, the responsibility over European Union affairs is not explicitly resolved. Implicitly this belongs to the powers of the government. In a [[Cohabitation (government)|cohabitation]] situation as with [[Matti Vanhanen]]'s recent [[Matti Vanhanen's second government|second government]] right-wing government and left-wing President [[Tarja Halonen]], there can be friction between government ministers and the president. The arrangement has been criticised by [[Risto E. J. Penttilä]] for not providing a simple answer of who's in charge.<ref name="foreignpolicyidea"/> ==Multilateral relations== Finnish foreign policy emphasises its participation in multilateral organisations. Finland joined the United Nations in 1955 and the European Union in 1995. As noted, the country also is a member of [[NATO]]'s [[Partnership for Peace]] as well as an observer in the [[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]]. The military has been prepared to be more compatible with NATO, as co-operation with NATO in peacekeeping is needed, but military alliance does not have popular support. Political scientist [[Teija Tiilikainen]] has attributed tensions like this one to the importance that Finland's political identity places on sovereignty and the (sometimes competing) stress it places on international cooperation.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Teija |last=Tiilikainen |author-link=Teija Tiilikainen |title=Finland — An EU Member with a Small State Identity |journal=Journal of European Integration |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=73–87 |date=26 January 2007 |doi=10.1080/07036330500480599|s2cid=154513560 }}</ref> In the European Union, Finland is a member of the [[Eurozone]], and in addition, the [[Schengen treaty]] abolishing passport controls. 60% of foreign trade is to the EU. Other large trade partners are Russia and the United States. Finland is well represented in the [[UN civil service]] in proportion to its population and belongs to several of its specialised and related agencies. Finnish troops have participated in [[United Nations peacekeeping]] activities since 1956, and the Finns continue to be one of the largest per capita contributors of peacekeepers in the world. Finland is an active participant in the [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] (OSCE) and in early 1995 assumed the co-chairmanship of the OSCE's [[Minsk Group]] on the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|Nagorno-Karabakh]] conflict. Cooperation with the other Scandinavian countries also is important to Finland, and it has been a member of the [[Nordic Council]] since 1955. Under the council's auspices, the Nordic countries have created a common labor market and have abolished immigration controls among themselves. The council also serves to coordinate social and cultural policies of the participating countries and has promoted increased cooperation in many fields. In addition to the organisations already mentioned, Finland is a member of the [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]], the [[International Monetary Fund]], the [[World Trade Organization]], the [[International Finance Corporation]], the [[International Development Association]], the [[Bank for International Settlements]], the [[Asian Development Bank]], the [[Inter-American Development Bank]], the [[Council of Europe]], and the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]]. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Finland has moved steadily towards integration into Western institutions and abandoned its formal policy of neutrality, which has been recast as a policy of military nonalliance coupled with the maintenance of a credible, independent defence. Finland's 1994 decision to buy 64 [[F-18 Hornet]] fighter planes from the United States signalled the abandonment of the country's policy of balanced arms purchases from Communist countries and Western countries. In 1994, Finland joined NATO's Partnership for Peace; the country is also an observer in the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. Finland became a full member of the EU in January 1995, at the same time acquiring observer status in the EU's defence arm, the [[Western European Union]]. In 2003, [[Anneli Jäätteenmäki]] of the Centre Party won the elections after she had accused her rival [[Paavo Lipponen]], who was prime minister at the time, of allying neutral Finland with the United States in the [[Iraq War|war in Iraq]] during a meeting with President [[George W. Bush]], and thus associated Finland with what many Finns considered an [[Crimes against peace|illegal]] [[war of aggression]]. Lipponen denied the claims and declared that "We support the UN and the UN Secretary-General." Jäätteenmäki resigned as prime minister after 63 days in office amid accusations that she had lied about the leak of the documents about the meeting between Bush and Lipponen. This series of events was considered scandalous and it is named [[Iraq leak]] or Iraq-gate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Finnish premier is cleared over Iraq papers leak |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/former-finnish-premier-is-cleared-over-iraq-papers-leak-566960.html |work=The Independent |date=20 March 2004}}</ref> Generally, Finland has abided by the principle of neutrality and has good relations with nearly all countries, as evidenced by the freedom of travel that a [[Finnish passport]] gives; though relations with Russia remain strained and are often tense due to past historical grievances, including Russian threats and past invasion.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vinayaraj |first1=V.K. |title=Finland's Self-Defence Strategies |journal=International Studies |date=2011 |volume=48 |issue=3–4 |pages=257–280|doi=10.1177/0020881713485019 |s2cid=220703384 }}</ref> After almost 30 years of close partnership with NATO, Finland joined the Alliance on 4 April 2023. Finland's partnership with NATO was historically based on its policy of military non-alignment, which changed following [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine]] in February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland's membership in NATO |url=https://um.fi/finlands-membership-in-nato |website=Ministry for Foreign Affairs}}</ref> On 1 March 2024, [[Alexander Stubb]], a staunch supporter of NATO, was sworn in as Finland's new president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland's New President Alexander Stubb Says the Nordic Country Enters 'A New Era' as a NATO Member |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-03-01/finlands-new-president-alexander-stubb-says-the-nordic-country-enters-a-new-era-as-a-nato-member |website=usnews.com |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> On 7 March 2024, Stubb made his first foreign trip as Finland's new president to Nato's [[Nordic Response]] military exercise in northern Norway.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stubb: Nato exercises are a message to Russia |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20078006 |work=News |date=7 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ==NATO== {{See also|Finland–NATO relations}} {{empty-section|date=May 2025}} ==Diplomatic relations list== List of countries which Finland maintains diplomatic relations with: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Finland.svg|frameless|425x425px]] |- !#!!Country!!Date<ref name="ties">{{cite web |title=Countries and regions A–Z |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17195&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330044440/http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=17195&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=April 1, 2018}}</ref> |- |1|| {{flag|Denmark}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|01|10}} |- |2||{{flag|Sweden}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|01|10}} |- |3|| {{flag|France}}||{{dts|24 January 1918}} |- |4|| {{flag|United Kingdom}} |{{dts|28 March 1918}} |- |5|| {{flag|Norway}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|04|06}} |- |6|| {{flag|Argentina}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|05|11}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Finlandia y la Argentina, una relación de 100 años|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2086818-finlandia-y-la-argentina-una-relacion-de-100-anos|access-date=April 1, 2018|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512234813/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2086818-finlandia-y-la-argentina-una-relacion-de-100-anos|archive-date=May 12, 2018}}</ref> |- |7|| {{flag|Bulgaria}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|07|19}} |- |8||{{flag|Netherlands}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|08|14}} |- |9||{{flag|Spain}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1918|08|16}} |- |10||{{flag|Greece}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1919|03|01}} |- |11||{{flag|Poland}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1919|03|08}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Finland |url=http://www.mfa.gov.pl/en/foreign_policy/europe/bilateral_relations_europe/countries/finland?printMode=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402104611/http://www.mfa.gov.pl/en/foreign_policy/europe/bilateral_relations_europe/countries/finland?printMode=true |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |access-date=April 1, 2018}}</ref> |- |12|| {{flag|Japan}}||{{dts|24 May 1919}} |- |13||{{flag|United States}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1919|05|30}} |- |14||{{flag|Belgium}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1919|07|09}} |- |15|| {{flag|Italy}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1919|09|06}} |- |16|| {{flag|Portugal}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1920|01|10}} |- |17|| {{flag|Romania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1920|06|28}} |- |18||{{flag|Russia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1920|12|31}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2010 |title=Stubb and Lavrov celebrate the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and Russia |url=https://um.fi/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/gc654PySnjTX/content/stubb-ja-lavrov-muistivat-suomen-ja-venajan-diplomaattisuhteiden-90-vuotispaivaa |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> |- |19|| {{flag|Luxembourg}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1921|10|24}} |- |20|| {{flag|Egypt}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1922|04|08}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Finland's representation in Egypt |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/egy/history-of-representation#:~:text=Mission%20in%20Cairo-,Finland%20recognises%20Egypt,representation%20was%20established%20in%20Alexandria. |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Finland in Egypt}}</ref> |- |21|| {{flag|Hungary}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1922|04|12}} |- |22|| {{flag|Austria}}||{{dts|22 April 1922}}<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=Gothaisches Jahrbuch für Diplomatie, Verwaltung und Wirtschaft |year=1927 |pages=118 |language=de}}</ref> |- |23||{{flag|Turkey}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1924|12|09}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Treaty of Friendship establishing political relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Finland was signed on 9 December 1924...|url=http://helsinki.emb.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/About|access-date=April 1, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101520/http://helsinki.emb.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/About|archive-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref> |- |24||{{flag|Switzerland}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1926|01|29}} |- |25||{{flag|Czech Republic}}||{{Dts|18 October 1927}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of diplomatic representation in Finland |url=https://www.mzv.cz/helsinki/en/bilateral_relations/history_of_diplomatic_representation_in/index.htm |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref> |- |26|| {{flag|Cuba}}||{{dts|5 April 1929}} |- |27||{{flag|Brazil}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1929|04|08}} |- |28|| {{flag|Serbia}}||{{dts|7 August 1929}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2019 |title=Exhibition "BELGRADE – HELSINKI, 90 Years of Diplomatic Relations" |work=Cord Magazine |url=https://cordmagazine.com/diplomacy/belgrade-helsinki-90-years-of-diplomatic-relations-exhibition/ |access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> |- |29||{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1930|12|15}} |- |30||{{flag|Chile}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1931|02|20}} |- |31||{{flag|Iran}}||{{dts|format=dmy|12 December 1931}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of representation in Iran|url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/irn/history-of-representation-in-iran|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> |- |32|| {{flag|Uruguay}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1935|03|21}} |- |33|| {{flag|Mexico}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1936|10|02}} |- |–||{{flag|Holy See}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1942|07|31}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland: 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations|date=June 27, 2012 |url=http://www.lastampa.it/2012/06/27/vaticaninsider/eng/world-news/finland-th-anniversary-of-diplomatic-relations-7LzYbhOlJgVcSjyYvPcC5M/pagina.html|access-date=April 1, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101916/http://www.lastampa.it/2012/06/27/vaticaninsider/eng/world-news/finland-th-anniversary-of-diplomatic-relations-7LzYbhOlJgVcSjyYvPcC5M/pagina.html|archive-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref> |- |34|| 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|51||{{flag|Lebanon}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1956|06|21}} |- |52|| {{flag|Albania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1956|06|08}} |- |53||{{flag|Iraq}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1959|05|15}} |- |54||{{flag|Ethiopia}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|07|17}} |- |55|| {{flag|Morocco}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|07|17}} |- |56|| {{flag|Tunisia}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|07|17}} |- |57|| {{flag|Jordan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1959|11|28}} |- |58||{{flag|Cameroon}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|1|15}} |- |59||{{flag|Chad}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|08|12}} |- |60||{{flag|Mali}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|10|7}} |- |61||{{flag|Sudan}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|01|27}} |- |62|| {{flag|Guinea}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|7|19}} |- |63 |{{flag|Cyprus}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1961|09|02}} |- |64||{{flag|Ireland}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|11|02}} |- |65|| {{flag|Algeria}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|01|18}} |- |66||{{flag|Nigeria}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|01|18}} |- |67||{{flag|Peru}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1963|03|29}} |- |68||{{flag|Mongolia}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|07|08}} |- |69||{{flag|Bolivia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1963|09|21}} |- |70|| {{flag|Paraguay}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1963|11|20}} |- |71|| {{flag|Ivory Coast}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|06|18}} |- |72|| {{flag|Malawi}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1964|7|13}} |- |73||{{flag|Ecuador}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1965|02|05}} |- |74|| {{flag|Kenya}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1965|06|14}} |- |75|| {{flag|Tanzania}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1965|06|14}} |- |76|| {{flag|Uganda}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1965|06|14}} |- |77|| {{flag|Libya}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1965|9|28}} |- |78||{{flag|Costa Rica}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1966|08|23}} |- |79||{{flag|Haiti}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1966|09|29}} |- |80||{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1967|3|22}} |- |81||{{flag|El Salvador}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1967|04|14}} |- |82||{{flag|Guatemala}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1967|08|18}} |- |83||{{flag|Zambia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1968|3|8}} |- |84|| {{flag|Senegal}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1969|01|31}} |- |85|| {{flag|Kuwait}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1969|02|21}} |- |86||{{flag|Malta}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1969|02|21}} |- |87|| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1969|06|06}} |- |88|| {{flag|Cambodia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1970|01|20}} |- |89||{{flag|Liberia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1970|3|24}} |- |90|| {{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1970|4|3}} |- |91||{{flag|Central African Republic}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1970|05|22}} |- |92|| {{flag|Somalia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1971|03|12}} |- |93||{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1971|12|17}} |- |94||{{flag|Bangladesh}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1972|05|05}} |- |95|| {{flag|Malaysia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1972|11|17}} |- |96||{{flag|Germany}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|01|07}} |- |97||{{flag|Vietnam}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|01|25}} |- |98||{{flag|Singapore}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|02|07}} |- |99||{{flag|Oman}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|04|01}} |- |100 |{{flag|North Korea}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1973|06|01}} |- |101 |{{flag|South Korea}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1973|08|24}} |- |102||{{flag|Mauritius}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1973|10|31}} |- |103||{{flag|Qatar}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|04|01}} |- |104||{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|8|9}} |- |105||{{flag|Nepal}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|09|21}} |- |106|| {{flag|Bahrain}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1974|12|20}} |- |107||{{flag|Laos}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|01|01}} |- |108||{{flag|Panama}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|01|01}} |- |109||{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|02|21}} |- |110|| {{flag|Mozambique}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1975|07|18}} |- |111||{{flag|Niger}}|| {{dts|format=dmy|1975|11|28}} |- |112||{{flag|Nicaragua}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1975|12|22}} |- |113|| {{flag|Honduras}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1976|01|30}} |- |114|| {{flag|Angola}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1976|09|18}} |- |115|| {{flag|Madagascar}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|06|01}} |- |116|| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|09|31}} |- |117|| {{flag|Barbados}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|01}} |- |118||{{flag|Fiji}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|01}} |- |119||{{flag|Ghana}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|01}} |- |120||{{flag|Jamaica}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|01}} |- |121||{{flag|Comoros}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1977|12|19}} |- |122||{{flag|Botswana}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1978|07|01}} |- |123||{{flag|Lesotho}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|02|01}} |- |124|| {{flag|Mauritania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|03|01}} |- |125||{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|03|01}} |- |126||{{flag|Guyana}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|04|02}} |- |127||{{flag|Yemen}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|06|01}} |- |128||{{flag|Kiribati}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1979|08|24}} |- |129||{{flag|Burundi}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1980|01|01}} |- |130|| {{flag|Burkina Faso}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1980|2|15}} |- |131||{{flag|Grenada}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1980|06|01}} |- |132|| {{flag|Vanuatu}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1980|07|31}} |- |133||{{flag|Zimbabwe}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1980|8|1}} |- |134||{{flag|Rwanda}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|01}} |- |135||{{flag|Cape Verde}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1983|7|22}} |- |136||{{flag|Dominican Republic}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1984|01|02}} |- |137||{{flag|Maldives}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1984|08|10}} |- |138||{{flag|Bhutan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1986|05|01}} |- |139||{{flag|Seychelles}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1987|04|01}} |- |140||{{flag|Gabon}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1988|05|20}} |- |141||{{flag|Gambia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1988|9|1}} |- |142||{{flag|Brunei}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1988|11|11}} |- |143||{{flag|Benin}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1988|12|22}} |- |144||{{flag|Namibia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990|03|21}} |- |145|| {{flag|Eswatini}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1990|09|20}} |- |146||{{flag|Estonia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|08|29}} |- |147||{{flag|Latvia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|08|29}} |- |148||{{flag|Lithuania}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|08|29}} |- |149||{{flag|Slovenia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|17}} |- |150||{{flag|Croatia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|19}} |- |151||{{flag|Belarus}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|26}} |- |152||{{flag|Moldova}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|26}} |- |153||{{flag|Tajikistan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|26}} |- |154||{{flag|Ukraine}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|26}} |- |155||{{flag|Uzbekistan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|02|26}} |- |156||{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|23}} |- |157||{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|24}} |- |158 |{{flag|Armenia}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1992|03|25}} |- |159||{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|05|13}} |- |160||{{flag|Turkmenistan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|06|11}} |- |161||{{flag|Liechtenstein}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|06|26}} |- |162||{{flag|Georgia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|07|08}} |- |163||{{flag|Slovakia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|01|01}} |- |164||{{flag|Eritrea}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|05|28}} |- |165||{{flag|Tonga}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|12|01}} |- |166||{{flag|North Macedonia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|12|17}} |- |167||{{flag|Marshall Islands}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1993|12|26}} |- |168||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994|12|29}} |- |169||{{flag|Andorra}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|07|17}} |- |170||{{flag|San Marino}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1995|07|17}} |- |171||{{flag|Belize}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1997|06|19}} |- |172||{{flag|Solomon Islands}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|07|16}} |- |173||{{flag|Samoa}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1999|08|11}} |- |174||{{flag|Timor-Leste}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2002|06|20}} |- |175||{{flag|Suriname}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2005|06|28}} |- |176||{{flag|Bahamas}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2005|12|02}} |- |177||{{flag|Montenegro}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2006|06|12}} |- |178||{{flag|Djibouti}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|03|14}} |- |179||{{flag|Monaco}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2007|03|29}} |- |180||{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2008|04|30}} |- |181||{{flag|Sierra Leone}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2008|6|17}} |- |182||{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2008|09|26}} |- |— |{{flag|Kosovo}} |{{dts|format=dmy|2009|02|03}} |- |183||{{flag|Tuvalu}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|03|06}} |- |184||{{flag|Nauru}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|03|24}} |- |185||{{flag|Palau}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|05|05}} |- |186||{{flag|Dominica}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|08|19}} |- |187||{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|09|11}} |- |188||{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|09|22}} |- |189||{{flag|Saint Lucia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2009|09|22}} |- |190||{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2010|05|04}} |- |191||{{flag|Togo}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2010|5|12}} |- |192||{{flag|South Sudan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|2012|06|29}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland and South Sudan|url=http://www.finland.org.et/public/default.aspx?nodeid=47985&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102104/http://www.finland.org.et/public/default.aspx?nodeid=47985&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref> |} ===Multilateral=== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Organization !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{Flag|United Nations}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|1955|format=dmy}} |See [[Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations]] |--valign="top" |{{Flag|Nordic Council}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|1955|format=dmy}} | [[File:Finlands statsminister Jyrki Katainen. Nordiska och baltiska statsministrar mots vid Nordiska Radets session i Kopenhamn.jpg|thumb|150px|Former Prime Minister of Finland [[Jyrki Katainen]] in Nordic Council back in 2011]] * [[Helsinki Treaty]] signed in 1962 * [[Ilkka-Christian Björklund]] [[Secretary-General of the Nordic Council]] 1982 – 1987 * [[Gehard af Schultén]] was Secretary-General of the Nordic Council 1987 – 1989 * [[Jan-Erik Enestam]] was Secretary-General of the Nordic Council from 1 August 2007 – 2013 |--valign="top" |{{Flag|OSCE}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|1973|format=dmy}} |See [[Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe]] [[File:ETYK-Finland-delegation-1975.jpg|thumb|Finland's [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Olavi J. Mattila]], [[Prime Minister of Finland|Prime Minister]] [[Keijo Liinamaa]] and President [[Urho Kekkonen]].]] * [[Helsinki Accords]] signed in 1975 * [[Paris Charter]] signed in 1990 |--valign="top" |{{Flag|European Union}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|1995|format=dmy}} |See [[1995 enlargement of the European Union]] [[File:Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meeting in Helsinki 3.2.2022 (51858582337).jpg|thumb|Former prime Minister [[Sanna Marin]] and President of the European Commission [[Ursula von der Leyen]] meeting in Helsinki 3.2.2022]] * [[European Free Trade Association]] (EFTA), Former member 1986–1994 * [[Council of Europe]], [[Member states of the Council of Europe|member state]] since 1989 * [[European Economic Area]] (EEA), Agreement since 1994 * Finland joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 January 1995 * Join of [[Eurozone]] in [[Finnish euro coins|1999]] * [[Schengen Area]], since 2001 * [[Nordic Battlegroup]] / [[EU Battlegroup]], as a full member on 2008 |--valign="top" |{{Flag|NATO}}||<!--Start date-->{{dts|2023|format=dmy}} | See [[Finland–NATO relations]] [[File:Suomen ja Ruotsin suurlähettiläät jättävät kiinnostuksenosoituksensa Natoon liittymisestä - 52082292190.jpg|thumb|The Finnish ambassador hands the NATO membership application to Secretary General [[Jens Stoltenberg]]]] * [[Partnership for Peace]] Previous member 1994–2023 * Finland joined [[NATO]] as a full member on 4 April 2023. |} ==Africa== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{flag|Algeria}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1963-01-18|format=dmy}} | * Algeria has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Algiers]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Angola}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1976-09-18|format=dmy}} | * Angola is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland is represented in Angola through its embassy in [[Maputo]], Mozambique. * Finland also has an honorary consulate in [[Luanda]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Botswana}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1978-07-01|format=dmy}} | * Botswana is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland is represented in Botswana through its embassy in [[Pretoria]], South Africa. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Gaborone]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Burkina Faso}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1978-07-01|format=dmy}} | * Burkina Faso is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Burundi}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1980-01-01|format=dmy}} | * Burundi is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Oslo]], Norway. * Finland is represented in Burundi through its embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]], Tanzania. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Comoros}}||<!-- start date --> | Comoros is represented in Finland by its embassy in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/representation-of-foreign-states-in-finland-or-in-the-nearest-country-to-finland/-/asset_publisher/eSWq5XE6v1DV/contactInfoOrganization/id/122962|title = Embassy of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, Paris}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Djibouti}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|2007-03-14|format=dmy}} | *Finland is represented in Djibouti through its embassy in [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/news/-/asset_publisher/GRSnUwaHDPv5/content/uudet-sivuakkreditoinnit-djiboutiin-ja-nicaraguaan?curAsset=0&stId=47307|title=New side accreditations to Djibouti and Nicaragua}}</ref> *Djibouti is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/representation-of-foreign-states-in-finland-or-in-the-nearest-country-to-finland/-/asset_publisher/eSWq5XE6v1DV/contactInfoOrganization/id/123840|title = Embassy of the Republic Djibouti, Moscow}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Egypt}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1947-02-15|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Egypt on February 15, 1947. * Egypt has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Cairo]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Ethiopia}}||<!-- start date -->July 17, 1959||See [[Ethiopia–Finland relations]] Ethiopia is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. Finland has an embassy in [[Addis Ababa]]. Ethiopia is one of Finland's long-term development partners and in the water and education sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.et/public/default.aspx?nodeid=31702&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Finland and Ethiopia|website=Finland.org.et|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218222342/http://www.finland.org.et/public/default.aspx?nodeid=31702&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> On April 29, 2009, the [[Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (Ethiopia)|Ministry of Finance and Economic Development]] announced that the Finnish government had made a grant of 11.4 million [[euro]]s to enable the [[Benishangul-Gumuz Region]] to upgrade its capacity to plan and manage its rural [[Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia|water supply and sanitation program]] to achieve universal access for all Ethiopians.<ref>[http://www.ena.gov.et/EnglishNews/2009/Apr/29Apr09/86268.htm "Ethiopia, Finland sign 11.4 million Euro grant agreement"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503111504/http://www.ena.gov.et/EnglishNews/2009/Apr/29Apr09/86268.htm |date=May 3, 2009 }}, [[Ethiopian News Agency]] (accessed April 29, 2009)</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Kenya}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1965-06-14|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Kenya on December 13, 1963. * Kenya is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland has an embassy in [[Nairobi]] and an honorary consulate in [[Mombasa]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Morocco}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1959-07-17|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Morocco's independence on June 8, 1956. * Finland has an embassy in [[Rabat]], an honorary consulate general in [[Casablanca]], and other honorary consulates in [[Agadir]], [[Kenitra]], [[Marrakech]], [[Safi, Morocco|Safi]], and [[Tangiers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlande.ma/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Rabat|website=Finlande.ma|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110070400/http://www.finlande.ma/Public/Default.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> * Morocco has an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Mozambique}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1975-07-18|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Mozambique on July 4, 1975. * Mozambique is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland has an embassy in [[Maputo]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Namibia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1990-03-21|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Namibia relations]] Finland recognised Namibia on March 21, 1990. Both countries established diplomatic relations on the same day. Namibia is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. Finland has an embassy in [[Windhoek]] and an honorary consulate in [[Walvis Bay]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|South Africa}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1949-05-15|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland – South Africa relations]] A South African legation was established in 1967 and relations were then upgraded to ambassadorial level in March 1991.<ref name=sa/> Finland has an embassy in [[Pretoria]], a general consulate in [[Johannesburg]], and a consulate in [[Cape Town]]. South Africa is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. During World War II South Africa declared war on Finland.<ref name=nordic/> Finland was a strong supporter of the dismantling of Apartheid in South Africa.<ref name=nordic>{{cite book |title=The Nordic countries and Africa|year=2002|publisher=[[Nordic Africa Institute]] |quote=From 1966 to 1987 when the Parliament of Finland unanimously adopted the South Africa Act prohibiting trade with South Africa the history of Finnish-South ... |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4uXkhuMgrMC&q=%2BFinland+%2B%22South+Africa%22&pg=PT18 |isbn=91-7106-505-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sori|first=Iina|url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-243|title=Finland and national liberation in Southern Africa|publisher=[[Nordic Africa Institute]]|year=1999|isbn=91-7106-431-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Politics on paper: Finland's South Africa policy, 1945-1991 |year=1992 |publisher=[[Nordic Africa Institute]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-Tb4cgYqHoC |isbn=91-7106-326-9}}</ref> South African exports to Finland include fresh and dried fruits, wine, pulp, paper, iron, steel, and coal. South Africa imports telecommunication equipment, paper, board products, and machinery from Finland.<ref name=sa>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/finland.html |title=Finland |access-date=2009-05-21 |quote=Diplomatic relations were re-established in 1949. A South African legation was established in 1967 and relations were upgraded to ambassadorial level in March 1991. Finland and South Africa enjoy excellent relations and a Declaration of Intent was signed in June 2000 to facilitate bilateral consultations between South Africa and Finland. |publisher=South Africa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033550/http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/finland.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Tanzania}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1965-06-14|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Tanganyika on December 9, 1961. * Tanzania is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland has an embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Tunisia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1959-07-17|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Tunisia's independence on June 8, 1956. * Since 1994 Finland has an embassy in [[Tunis]]. Previously Finland was represented in Tunisia through its embassies in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]], and Rome, Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlandtunis.org/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Tunis|website=Finlandtunis.org|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108203800/http://www.finlandtunis.org/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref> * Tunisia has an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Zambia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1968-03-08|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Zambia on October 29, 1964. * Zambia is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. * Finland has an embassy in [[Lusaka]]. |} ==Americas== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}||{{dts|2008-09-26|format=dmy}}|| * Finland's embassy in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] attends to consular matters relating to Antigua and Barbuda. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Argentina}}||{{dts|1918-05-11|format=dmy}} |See [[Argentina–Finland relations]] * Argentina has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embargentina.fi/|title=Argentine embassy in Helsinki|website=Embargentina.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219164003/http://www.embargentina.fi/|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in [[Buenos Aires]] and five honorary consulates (in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]], [[Oberá]], [[Rosario]], and [[Ushuaia]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlandia.org.ar/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Buenos Aires|website=Finlandia.org.ar|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207234457/http://www.finlandia.org.ar/Public/Default.aspx|archive-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Bahamas}}||{{dts|2005-12-02|format=dmy}}|| * Finland's embassy in [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada attends to consular matters relating to The Bahamas. * Finland also has an honorary consulate in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Barbados}}||{{dts|1977-12-01|format=dmy}}|| * Barbados is represented in Finland by their embassy in [[Brussels]], Belgium. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Christ Church, Barbados|Christ Church]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Belize}}||{{dts|1997-06-19|format=dmy}}|| * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to Belize. * Finland also has an honorary consulate in [[Belize City]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Bolivia}}||{{dts|1963-09-21|format=dmy}}|| * Bolivia is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland is accredited to Bolivia from its embassy in Lima, Peru. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Brazil}}||{{dts|1929|format=dmy}}||See [[Brazil–Finland relations]] [[File:Halonen and Lula.jpg|thumb|President [[Tarja Halonen]] together with [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]], the [[President of Brazil]] in Helsinki 2007]] * Brazil has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Brasília]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Canada}}||{{dts|1947-11-21|format=dmy}}||See [[Canada–Finland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Sanna Marin ja Kanadan pääministeri Justin Trudeau tapasivat Brysselissä 23.3.2022 (51957490205).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Sanna Marin]] and Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]]]] * Canada has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Ottawa]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Chile}}||{{dts|1919-06-17|format=dmy}}||See [[Chile–Finland relations]] Chile recognised Finland's independence on June 17, 1919. Diplomatic relations between them were established in 1931 and have been continuously maintained, despite pressures at times to discontinue them.<ref name="historia">{{Cite web | url = http://www.finland.cl/public/default.aspx?nodeid=36916&contentlan=9&culture=es-ES | title = La historia de las relaciones entre Finlandia y Chile | date = February 22, 2008 | access-date = 2009-05-06 | language = es | publisher = Embajada de Finlandia, Santiago de Chile | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081210074423/http://www.finland.cl/public/default.aspx?nodeid=36916&contentlan=9&culture=es-ES | archive-date = December 10, 2008 }}</ref> The two countries maintain resident ambassadors in both capitals.<ref name="historia" /> * Chile has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Santiago]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Colombia}}||{{dts|1954-05-26|format=dmy}} | * Colombia has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Bogotá]]. The relations between Colombia and Finland are harmonious as both countries share a similar ideology based on democracy, human rights and a lasting peace. It's because of this that Colombia has decided to open an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. Colombia also defines Finland as a key player on Colombia's accession into the [[OECD]] and the ratification of the Colombia-European Union Trade Agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/international/regions/europe/union/member/finland|title=- Cancillería|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222030404/http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/international/regions/europe/union/member/finland|archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Costa Rica}}||{{dts|1966-08-23|format=dmy}}|| * Costa Rica is represent in Finland by their embassy in [[Oslo]], Norway. * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to Costa Rica. * Finland also has an honorary consulate general and honorary vice-consulate in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Cuba}}||{{dts|1959-01-23|format=dmy}}|| * Cuba has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to Cuba. * Finland also has an honorary consulate general in [[Havana]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Dominica}}||{{dts|2009-08-18|format=dmy}}|| * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Roseau]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Dominican Republic}}||{{dts|1984-01-02|format=dmy}}|| * The Dominican Republic is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Santo Domingo]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Ecuador}}||{{dts|1965-02-05|format=dmy}}|| * Ecuador is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland's embassy in Lima, Peru attends to consular matters relating to Ecuador. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Guayaquil]] and [[Quito]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|El Salvador}}||{{dts|1967-04-14|format=dmy}}|| * El Salvador is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to El Salvador. * Finland has an honorary consulate and an honorary vice-consulate in [[San Salvador]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Grenada}}||{{dts|1980-06-01|format=dmy}}|| * Grenada is represented in Finland by their embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Guatemala}}||{{dts|1967-08-18|format=dmy}}|| * Guatemala is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Guatemala City]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Guyana}}||{{dts|1979-04-02|format=dmy}}|| *Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 2, 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101008/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref> * Guyana is represented in Finland by their embassy in Brussels, Belgium. * Finland also has an honorary consulate general in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Haiti}}||{{dts|1966-09-29|format=dmy}}|| * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to Haiti. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Port-au-Prince]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Honduras}}||{{dts|1976-01-30|format=dmy}}|| * Honduras is represented in Finland by their embassy in Brussels, Belgium. * Finland's embassy in Mexico City, Mexico attends to consular matters relating to Honduras. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Tegucigalpa]] and an honorary consulate in [[San Pedro Sula]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Jamaica}}||{{dts|1977-12-01|format=dmy}}|| * Jamaica is represented in Finland by their embassy in London, United Kingdom. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Mexico}}||{{dts|1936-10-02|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Mexico relations]] [[File:Visita de Estado del Presidente de la República de Finlandia, Sauli Niinistö. 64.jpg|thumb|President Sauli Niinistö meeting with President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] in 2015]] Mexico recognized the independence of Finland in July 1920. * Finland has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.finlandia.org.mx| title = Embassy of Finland in Mexico City}}</ref> * Mexico has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://embamex.sre.gob.mx/finlandia/| title = Embassy of Mexico in Helsinki}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Nicaragua}}||{{dts|1975-12-22|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Nicaragua relations]] * Finland is accredited to Nicaragua from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16025&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Countries and regions: Finnish missions in Nicaragua|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815164256/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16025&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> * Nicaragua has an honorary consulate in [[Helsinki]].<ref>[https://um.fi/representation-of-foreign-states-in-finland-or-in-the-nearest-country-to-finland/-/asset_publisher/eSWq5XE6v1DV/contactInfoOrganization/id/123268 Honorary consulate of Nicaragua in Helsinki]</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Panama}}||{{dts|1975-12-01|format=dmy}}|| * Panama is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland's embassy in Bogota, Colombia attends to consular matters relating to Panama. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Panama City]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Paraguay}}||{{dts|1963-11-20|format=dmy}}|| * Paraguay is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland's embassy in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] attends to consular matters relating to Paraguay. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Asunción]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Peru}}||{{dts|1963-03-29|format=dmy}}|| [[File:Canciller de Finlandia realiza Visita Oficial al Perú (11936654025).jpg|thumb|150px|Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Erkki Tuomioja]] with Embajador Fernando Rojas in 2014]] * Peru has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Lima]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}||{{dts|2009-09-22|format=dmy}}|| * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Basseterre]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Saint Lucia}}||{{dts|2009-09-22|format=dmy}}|| * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Castries]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}||{{dts|1976-01-30|format=dmy}}|| *Finland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a roving ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/roving-ambassador-for-the-caribbean|title=Roving ambassadors}}</ref> *Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Kingstown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/finland-s-representation-abroad-by-country/-/asset_publisher/dCMOY7lDMXLf/contactInfoOrganization/id/121622|title=Honorary Consulate of Finland, Kingstown}}</ref> *Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://um.fi/representation-of-foreign-states-in-finland-or-in-the-nearest-country-to-finland/-/asset_publisher/eSWq5XE6v1DV/contactInfoOrganization/id/123866|title = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, London}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Suriname}}||{{dts|2005-06-28|format=dmy}}|| * Finland's embassy in Brasília, Brazil attends to consular matters relating to Suriname. * Finland has an honorary consulate in [[Paramaribo]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}||{{dts|1971-12-17|format=dmy}}|| * Trinidad and Tobago is accredited to Finland from its embassy in London, United Kingdom. * Finland has an honorary consulate general in [[Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago|Barataria]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|United States}}||{{dts|1919-05-30|format=dmy}}<ref name="Finnish recognition" />||See [[Finland–United States relations]] [[File:President Ronald Reagan meeting with President Mauno Koivisto.jpg|thumb|President [[Ronald Reagan]] meeting with President [[Mauno Koivisto]] in 1988]] [[File:President Trump & the First Lady's Trip to Europe (43419581552).jpg|thumb|150px|President [[Donald J. Trump]] with President [[Sauli Niinistö]] of Finland at the [[Mäntyniemi]] Residence, July 16, 2018]] 5-25-1988 President Reagan meeting with President Mauno Henrik Koivisto during a trip to Finland at the Helsinki airport in Vantaa Relations between the United States and Finland are warm. Some 200,000 US citizens visit Finland annually, and about 3,000 US citizens are resident there. The US has an educational exchange program in Finland that is comparatively large for a Western European country of Finland's size. It is financed in part from a trust fund established in 1976 from Finland's final repayment of a US loan made in the aftermath of World War I. Finland is bordered on the east by Russia and, as one of the former Soviet Union's neighbours, has been of particular interest and importance to the US both during the [[Cold War]] and in its aftermath. Before the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, longstanding US policy was to support Finnish neutrality and to maintain and reinforce Finland's historic, cultural, and economic ties with the West. The US has welcomed Finland's increased participation since 1991 in Western economic and political structures. Economic and trade relations between Finland and the United States are active and were bolstered by the F-18 purchase. US-Finland trade totals almost $5 billion annually. The US receives about 7% of Finland's exports – mainly [[wood pulp]] and paper, ships, machinery, electronics and instruments and refined petroleum products<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tulli.fi/resources/tekstiversio.jsp?pageoid=24045 |title=Maatilastoja |access-date=2008-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120160611/http://www.tulli.fi/resources/tekstiversio.jsp?pageoid=24045 |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }}</ref> – and provides about 7% of its imports – principally computers, [[semiconductor]]s, aircraft, and machinery. * Finland has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], and consulates-general in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]]. * United States has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Uruguay}}||{{dts|1935-03-21|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Uruguay relations]] * Finland's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina accredited to Uruguay and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Montevideo]]. * Uruguay has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Venezuela}}||{{dts|1954-03-31|format=dmy}}|| * Finland is accredited to Venezuela from its embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. * Venezuela is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Oslo, Norway. |} ==Asia== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{flag|Afghanistan}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1956-05-11|format=dmy}} | * Afghanistan recognised the independence of Finland on July 17, 1928. * Afghanistan is accredited to Finland through its embassy in [[Oslo]], Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanistanembassy.no/|title=The Afghanistan Embassy – EMBASSY|website=Afghanistanembassy.no|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203065636/http://www.afghanistanembassy.no/|archive-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref> * Finland opened a liaison office in [[Kabul]] in 2002. It converted into an embassy on January 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.af/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Kabul|website=Finland.org.af|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207052021/http://www.finland.org.af/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Armenia}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1992-03-25|format=dmy}} |See [[Foreign relations of Armenia|Armenia–Finland relations]] * Finland recognised Armenia on December 30, 1991. * Armenia is represented in Finland by a non-resident ambassador (based in Yerevan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). * Finland is represented in Armenia by a non-resident ambassador (based in [[Helsinki]] at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in [[Yerevan]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1992-03-24|format=dmy}} |See [[Azerbaijan–Finland relations]] [[File:Ilham Aliyev met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb in Oxford - 2024 - 03.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Alexander Stubb]] with [[Ilham Aliyev]] in 2024]] * Finland recognised Azerbaijan on March 24, 1992. * Azerbaijan is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in [[Helsinki]]. * Finland is represented in Azerbaijan by a non-resident ambassador (based in Helsinki at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in [[Baku]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cambodia}}||<!--Date started-->20 January 1970<ref name="formin.finland.fi">{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17334&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: Cambodia|publisher=formin.finland.fi|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529034055/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17334&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=29 May 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|| [[File:Prime Minister Marin in EU-ASEAN Summit in Brussels 14.12.2022.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister [[Hun Sen]]]] *Finland recognized Cambodia on 19 December 1969. Diplomatic relations established on 20 January 1970, re-established 9 August 1976.<ref name="formin.finland.fi"/> *Cambodia is represented in Finland through its embassy in London, England<ref name="finland">{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=317357&nodeid=48937&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia – Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: Diplomatic representation of Cambodia in Finland|publisher=formin.finland.fi|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604053202/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=317357&nodeid=48937&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> *Finland is represented in Cambodia through its embassy in [[Bangkok]], Thailand<ref name="finland2">{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16081&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: Finnish missions in Cambodia|publisher=formin.finland.fi|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604053158/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16081&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|China }}||<!-- start date -->October 28, 1950<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17227&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: China|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023125413/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17227&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>||See [[China–Finland relations]] The two international trade organisations are the Finland-China Trade Association and the [[China Council for Promotion of International Trade]] (CCPIT). One of the fastest growing areas of trade between the two countries is in [[environmental protection]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190850/http://www.lahti.fi/www/images.nsf/files/64FABA64FD6FE273C22573310043B1BB/%24file/Conference%20program%2013.8.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206155126/http://www.ek.fi/ymparistofoorumi/fi/seminaariesitykset_syyskuu08/WangYu.pdf]</ref> and information technology. [[Nokia]] is the largest Finnish investor in China. * China has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and consulates-general in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Shanghai]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Georgia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1992-07-08|format=dmy}} |See [[Foreign relations of Georgia (country)|Finland–Georgia relations]] [[File:Salome Zourabichvili and Sauli Niinisto.jpg|thumb|President Sauli Niinistö with President of Georgia [[Salome Zourabichvili]] in 2019]] * Finland recognised Georgia on March 27, 1992. * Finland is represented in Georgia by a non-resident ambassador (based in Helsinki at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in [[Tbilisi]]. * Georgia is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]] (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in [[Helsinki]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Georgia is an [[Accession of Georgia to the European Union|candidate]]. * On April 22, 2009, the Georgian Foreign Minister visited Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=162964&nodeid=17502&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |title = Georgian Foreign Minister Gregory Vashadze to visit Finland - Ministr… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715224437/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=162964&nodeid=17502&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |archive-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|India}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1949-09-10|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–India relations]] [[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Finland, Mr. Matti Vanhanen at a joint press conference, in Helsinki, Finland on October 12, 2006.jpg|thumb|The Prime Minister, [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] and the Prime Minister [[Matti Vanhanen]] in Helsinki on 2006.]] * Finland has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and three honorary consulates in [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], and [[Mumbai]]. * India has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.fi/|title=Home – Embassy of India – Finland and Estonia|work=Embassy of India|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223092020/http://www.indianembassy.fi/|archive-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Indonesia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1954-09-06|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Indonesia relations]] * Finland recognised the independence of Indonesia on February 10, 1950. * Finland has an embassy in [[Jakarta]] and honorary consulates in [[Denpasar]] and [[Medan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.or.id/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Jakarta|website=Finland.or.id|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228071044/http://www.finland.or.id/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> * Indonesia has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indonesian-embassy.fi/in/|title=Indonesian Embassy – Helsinki, Finland – Home|website=Indonesian-embassy.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219162500/http://indonesian-embassy.fi/in/|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Iran}}||<!-- start date -->||See [[Finland–Iran relations]] [[File:Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in Tapiola, Finland in 1970.jpg|thumb|[[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] and the [[Farah Pahlavi]] visit to Espoo, Finland. To their right, the Finnish president Urho Kekkonen in 1970]] Photograph of the Shah and the Shahbanu during their visit to Tapiola residencial area in Espoo, Finland. To their right, the Finnish president Urho Kekkonen. * Finland has an embassy in [[Tehran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.ir|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Teheran|website=Finland.org.ir|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107121344/http://finland.org.ir/|archive-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> * Iran has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iccim.ir/fa/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=503&Itemid=28 |title=سفارت جمهوری اسلامی ایران در کشور فنلاند |access-date=2012-03-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803191900/http://www.iccim.ir/fa/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=503&Itemid=28 |archive-date=August 3, 2012 }}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Iraq}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1959-05-15|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Iraq on May 15, 1959. * Finland has an embassy in [[Baghdad]]. * Iraq has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Israel}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1950-11-14|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Israel relations]] * Finland recognised Israel on March 18, 1949. * Finland has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="Finnish embassy in Tel Aviv">{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.il/en/|title=Embassy of Finland, Tel Aviv|website=Finland.org.il|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705191210/http://www.finland.org.il/en/|archive-date=July 5, 2008}}</ref> * Israel has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref name="Israeli embassy in Helsinki">{{cite web|url=http://helsinki.mfa.gov.il/|title=Israelin suurlähetystö Suomessa|website=Helsinki.mfa.gov.il|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705082027/http://helsinki.mfa.gov.il/|archive-date=July 5, 2008}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Union for the Mediterranean]]. * Along with the rest of the [[European Union]], Finland has not recognized the [[State of Palestine]]. * See also [[History of the Jews in Finland]] |--valign="top" |{{flag|Japan}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1919-09-06|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Japan relations]] [[File:Shinzo Abe and Sauli Niinistö at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg|thumb|[[Sauli Niinistö]] and [[Shinzo Abe]]]] * Japan recognised Finland on May 23, 1919. * Finland has an embassy in [[Tokyo]] and honorary consulate general in Osaka and other honorary consulates in [[Kitakyushu]], [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]], [[Nagoya]], and [[Sapporo]]. * Japan has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1992-05-13|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17367&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: Kazakhstan|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023125418/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17367&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref> | See [[Finland–Kazakhstan relations]] * Finland recognized Kazakhstan upon its independence from the Soviet Union. * Finland has an embassy in [[Astana]]. * Kazakhstan has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1992-03-23|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognized Kazakhstan upon its independence from the Soviet Union. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Malaysia}}||{{dts|1972-11-17|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17235&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: Malaysia|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023125424/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17235&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>||See [[Finland–Malaysia relations]] * Finland has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref name="hun">{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.my/public/default.aspx?nodeid=38522&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Premises|publisher=Embassy of Finland, Kuala Lumpur|access-date=January 14, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114085512/http://www.finland.org.my/public/default.aspx?nodeid=38522&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> * Malaysia has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/fin_helsinki/home|title=Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Helsinki|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia]]|access-date=January 14, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114193417/http://www.kln.gov.my/web/fin_helsinki/home|archive-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Nepal}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1955-08-30|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Nepal on December 14, 1955. * Finland has an embassy in [[Kathmandu]]. * Nepal is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark. |--valign="top" |{{flag|North Korea }} |<!-- start date -->{{dts|1973-06-01|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17298&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Entering Finland and travelling abroad: North Korea|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023083827/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17298&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref> |See [[Finland–North Korea relations]] * Finland recognized the People's Democratic Republic of Korea on April 13, 1973.<ref name="umin">{{cite web|url=http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=17298&culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|title=Ulkoasiainministeriö: Matkustaminen ja maat: Pohjois-Korea|website=Formin.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225052414/http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=17298&culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> * Finland condemns North Korean nuclear tests and fully agrees with EU foreign policy statements on this matter.<ref name="umin" /> * International trade has been irregular and sporadic, and it is controlled by UN and EU sanctions.<ref name="uminPK">{{cite web|url=http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=18070&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|title=Ulkoasiainministeriö: Matkustaminen ja maat: Kahdenväliset suhteet|website=Formin.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035231/http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=18070&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> * Finland has contributed to humanitarian assistance to North Korea through the Red Cross and the World Food Programme.<ref name="uminPK" /> * Neither Finland nor North Korea currently have resident ambassadors. North Korea is represented by the North Korean embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.<ref name="uminPK" /> Finland is represented by the Finnish embassy in Seoul, South Korea.<ref name="uminPKHT">{{cite web|url=http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=42917&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|title=Ulkoasiainministeriö: Matkustaminen ja maat: Hyvä tietää|website=Formin.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035335/http://formin.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=42917&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> |- |{{flag|Northern Cyprus }} | |Northern Cyprus has a Representative Office in Helsinki.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-19|title=Contact - Helsinki Temsilciliği|url=https://helsinki.mfa.gov.ct.tr/en/contact/|access-date=2021-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |{{flag|Pakistan}} |January 12, 1951 |See [[Finland–Pakistan relations]] * Finland is accredited to Pakistan from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Helsinki. * Pakistan is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. |- |{{flag|Philippines}} |July 14, 1995 | * Finland has an embassy in [[Manila]]. * Philippines is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1969-09-23|format=dmy}} | * Finland has an embassy in [[Riyadh]] and an honorary consulate general in [[Jeddah]].<ref name="Finnish Embassy in Riyadh">{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.sa/Public/Default.aspx|title=Embassy of Finland, Riyadh|website=Finland.org.sa|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228112441/http://www.finland.org.sa/Public/Default.aspx|archive-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> * Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|South Korea}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1973-08-24|format=dmy}}|| * The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Finland and the [[South Korea]] began on 1973-08-24. * Finland recognised South Korea on April 13, 1973. * Finland has an embassy in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.or.kr/public/default.aspx?culture=en-GB&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Seoul|website=Finland.or.kr|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225091829/http://www.finland.or.kr/public/default.aspx?culture=en-GB&contentlan=2|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> * South Korea has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fin.mofa.go.kr/english/eu/fin/main/index.jsp|title=Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Finland|first=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of|last=Korea|website=Fin.mofa.go.kr|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035021/http://fin.mofa.go.kr/english/eu/fin/main/index.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Syria}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1953-05-22|format=dmy}} | * Finland had an embassy in [[Damascus]] and two honorary consulates general in [[Aleppo]] and [[Latakia]]. * Syria is represented in Finland through its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syrianembassy.se/Engelska/index.htm|title=Syrian Embassy Stockholm|website=Syrianembassy.se|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218202151/http://www.syrianembassy.se/Engelska/index.htm|archive-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Thailand}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1954-06-21|format=dmy}} | * Thailand, previously known as Siam, recognised Finland's independence on October 9, 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.or.th/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=43715|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Bangkok : Maatietoa : Tietoa Thaimaasta|website=Finland.or.th|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225092043/http://www.finland.or.th/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=43715|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> * Siam was the second non-European state after the United States and the first Asian state to recognise Finland's independence. * Finland has an embassy in [[Bangkok]], its honorary consulate general in [[Phuket city|Phuket]] and its honorary consulate in [[Chiang Mai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.or.th/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Bangkok|website=Finland.or.th|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313141720/http://www.finland.or.th/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref> * Thailand has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thaiembassy.fi/ |title = Royal Thai Embassy in Helsinki |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310172454/http://www.thaiembassy.fi/ |archive-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1920-05-20|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Turkey relations]] * Turkey recognised the independence of Finland on February 21, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and an honorary consulate general in [[Istanbul]] and other honorary consulates in [[Adana]], [[Alanya]], [[Antalya]], [[Belek]], [[Bodrum]], [[İzmir]] and [[Kayseri]].<ref name="Embassy of Finland in Ankara">{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.tr/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Ankara|website=Finland.org.tr|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226034355/http://www.finland.org.tr/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> * Turkey has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref name="turkishembassy-helsinki.eu">[http://www.turkishembassy-helsinki.eu/ Embassy of Turkey in Helsinki (in Turkish and Finnish)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505064910/http://www.turkishembassy-helsinki.eu/ |date=May 5, 2010 }}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and of [[NATO]]. * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Turkey is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|candidate]]. Finland supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended. * Turkey did not fully support the [[accession of Finland to NATO]] until March 2023, whereupon it was accepted. * See also [[Turks in Finland]] |--valign="top" |{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||<!-- start date --> {{dts|1975-02-21|format=dmy}} |See [[Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates|Finland–United Arab Emirates relations]] * Finland recognised United Arab Emirates on February 21, 1975. * Finland has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]]. * United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Helsinki. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Vietnam}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1973-01-05|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Vietnam on December 28, 1972. * Finland has an embassy in [[Hanoi]] and an honorary consulate in [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. * Vietnam has an embassy in Helsinki. |} ==Europe== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{flag|Albania}}||{{dts|8 June 1956|format=dmy}}||[[File:Pääministeri Sanna Marin tapasi Albanian pääministerin Edi Raman (52161822307).jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister [[Sanna Marin]] and Albanian Prime Minister [[Edi Rama]]]] * Albania is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland is accredited to Albania from its embassy in Athens, Greece. * Albania is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Albania to the European Union|candidate]] and Finland is a [[Member State of the European Union|member]]. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Austria}}||{{dts|1949-03-29|format=dmy}} |See [[Austria–Finland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Marin Wienissä 17.2.2023 (52694922893).jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President of Austria [[Alexander Van der Bellen]] in 2023]] * Austria has an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. * Finland has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Belarus}}||{{dts|1992-02-26|format=dmy}} |[[File:Sanna Marin and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Helsinki 3.3.2021 05.jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and [[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya]] in 2021]] * Finland recognised the independence of Belarus on 30 December 1991. * Finland is represented in Belarus through its embassy in [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuania]], which also operates a liaison office in Minsk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.finland.lt/public/default.aspx?nodeid=43589&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Finland´s Liaison Office in Minsk|website=Embassy of Finland, Vilnius|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> * Belarus opened an embassy in [[Helsinki]] on 5 December 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finland.mfa.gov.by/en/bilateral_relations/political/|title=Belarus-Finland Political Dialogue|website=Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Republic of Finland|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Belgium}}||{{dts|1919-07-09|format=dmy}} | * Belgium has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Brussels]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Bulgaria}}||{{dts|1918-08-05|format=dmy}} |See [[Foreign relations of Bulgaria|Bulgaria–Finland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Orpo tapasi Bulgarian ulkoministeri Mariya Gabrielin Helsingissä 12.9.2023.jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister [[Petteri Orpo]] and [[Mariya Gabriel]] in 2023]] * In 1963, the diplomatic representations of the two countries were upgraded to the level of embassy. * Bulgaria has an embassy in Helsinki and an honorary consulate in [[Kemi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/helsinki/|title=Министерство на външните работи|website=Министерство на външните работи|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416015122/http://www.mfa.bg/helsinki/|archive-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in [[Sofia]] and an honorary consulate in [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.bg/public/default.aspx?culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Sofia|website=Finland.bg|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007015642/http://www.finland.bg/public/default.aspx?culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|archive-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Croatia}}||{{dts|1992-02-19|format=dmy}}||See [[Croatia–Finland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Marin ja Kroatian pääminister Plenkovic tiedotustilaisuudessa (52165283290).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Croatian Prime Minister [[Andrej Plenković]]]] * Croatia has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Zagreb]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Cyprus}}||{{dts|1961-09-02|format=dmy}} |See Cyprus–Finland relations * Finland recognised Cyprus on August 16, 1960. * Cyprus has an embassy in Helsinki and an honorary consulate in [[Vantaa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyprusembassy.fi/main/|title=Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus – General Information|website=Cyprusembassy.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219165932/http://www.cyprusembassy.fi/main/|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.cy/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Nicosia|website=Finland.org.cy|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219172217/http://www.finland.org.cy/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Czech Republic}}||{{dts|1993-01-01|format=dmy}}|| [[File:Euroopan poliittisen yhteisön kokous, Praha 6.10.2022 (52408926530).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Czech Republic [[Petr Fiala]] in 2022]] * Czech Republic has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Prague]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Denmark}}||{{dts|1918-02-18|format=dmy}} |See [[Denmark–Finland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Marin Kööpenhaminassa 4.5.2022 (52049397038).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Denmark [[Mette Frederiksen]] in 2022]] * Denmark has an embassy in Helsinki. * Finland has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]]. * Denmark officially recognized [[Finland's independence]] in 1918. * Both countries are full members of the [[Nordic Council]] and the [[Nordic Passport Union]], with no border controls or limitations on travel and residence. On cases concerning an individual, authorities must arrange translations between Finnish and Danish, if necessary. * Both countries are members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]], the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]]. * Both countries are full members of [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). Denmark and Finland share a long history, where Danish Vikings settled in Finland and made crusades. Both countries were also part of the [[Kalmar Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.finland.dk/public/default.aspx?nodeid=35939&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|title=Suomi ja Tanska - Suomi ulkomailla}}</ref> Denmark was the first country along with Sweden to recognize Finland's Independence. There are 3,000 [[Finns]] living in Denmark, and 1,235 [[Danes]] living in Finland. During [[Winter War]], over 1,000 Danish volunteers came to help Finland.<ref>''Talvisodan historia osa 4'', s. 52., virolaisten osalta Mattila 1999</ref> During the [[Winter war]] and the [[Continuation war]], Denmark took 4,200 [[Finnish war children]].<ref>http://www.sotalapset.fi/ Sotalapsiliitto</ref> Exports to Denmark value at 1.380 billion euros, and imports from Denmark value at 1.453 billion, making Denmark Finland's 10th largest import-trading partner. The Nordic Culture Fund and the Finnish-Danish Cultural Fund support projects of artists in both countries. Many tourists from Finland visit Denmark, 206,000 in 2017, and vice versa: 113,000 Danish tourists visited Finland in 2017. In 1918 [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim|Mannerheim]] visited [[Copenhagen]], asking if [[Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg|Prince Aage]] would have wanted to become the King of Finland. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Estonia}}||{{dts|1991-08-29|format=dmy}} |See [[Estonia–Finland relations]] [[File:Seminar on cooperation between Finland and Estonia 15.11.2022 (52501795488).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Estonia [[Kaja Kallas]] in 2022]] Finland's main language, [[Finnish language|Finnish]], is related to [[Estonian language|Estonian]], and there is and has been a certain feeling of kinship. 76% of Finns have visited Estonia and in 2004, 1.8 million Finns reported visiting Estonia. Finnish and Swedish investors are the largest foreign investors in Estonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.ee/doc/fi/suhteet/poliittiset.html |title=Poliittiset suhteet - Suomen suurlähetystö, Tallinna |access-date=2008-11-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610131949/http://www.finland.ee/doc/fi/suhteet/poliittiset.html |archive-date=June 10, 2007 }}</ref> Finland and Estonia are members of the European Union and the [[Schengen agreement]], freeing international travel and trade between the countries. Finland's government recognised Estonia's independence in 1920. In response to the Soviet invasion, diplomatic missions were ''de facto'' removed. However, when Estonia declared independence, this "temporary obstruction" was resolved. Both countries restored diplomatic relations on August 29, 1991. * Estonia has an embassy in Helsinki and five honorary consulates in [[Oulu]], [[Turku]], [[Raseborg]], [[Tampere]] and [[Kotka]]. * Finland has an embassy in [[Tallinn]] and an honorary consulate in [[Tartu]]. Finland contributed and continues to contribute military aid to Estonia, e.g., training of officers, provision of equipment. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * Both countries are full members of [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |--valign="top" |{{flag|France}}||{{dts|1918-01-24|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–France relations]] [[File:Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Paris 4. October 2023 (53234972800).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Petteri Orpo]] with President of France [[Emmanuel Macron]] in Paris 2023]] * France was one of the first countries which recognised Finland's independence on January 4, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[Paris]] and 18 honorary consulates (in [[Ajaccio]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Brest, France|Brest]], [[Caen]], [[Cherbourg-en-Cotentin|Cherbourg]], [[Dijon]], [[Lille]], [[Lyon]]s, [[Marseille]], [[Monaco]], [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], Nice, [[Reims]], [[Rouen]], [[Sète]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Toulouse]] and [[Papeete]] in [[Tahiti]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amb-finlande.fr/public/default.aspx?nodeid=32223&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Pariisi|website=Amb-finlande.fr|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127025317/http://www.amb-finlande.fr/public/default.aspx?nodeid=32223&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|archive-date=January 27, 2010}}</ref> * France has an embassy in Helsinki and its honorary consulates in [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Joensuu]], [[Jyväskylä]], [[Kuopio]], [[Oulu]], [[Pori]], [[Rovaniemi]], [[Tampere]] and [[Turku]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.france.fi/spip.php?rubrique=1|title=French Embassy in Helsinki|website=France.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710064422/http://www.france.fi/spip.php?rubrique=1|archive-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> * There are an estimated 6,000 [[Finnish people|Finns]] living in France. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Germany}}||{{dts|1918-01-04|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Germany relations]] [[File:Hitler visit Finland 1942 Recolored.jpg|thumb|[[C.G.E. Mannerheim]], [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Risto Ryti]] in June 4th 1942 during Hitler's visit in Finland]] [[File:Pääministeri Marinin ja liittokansleri Scholzin tapaaminen 16.3.2022 (51943290443).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]]]] * Germany recognised Finland's independence on January 4, 1918. * Germany gave direct military support to Finnish independence by training [[Jäger Movement|Finnish Jägers]] and successfully intervened in [[Finnish Civil War]] in favor of the nationalist [[White Guard (Finland)|Whites]]. * During World War II, the secret protocol in [[Molotov–Ribbentrop pact]] enabled [[Winter War]] (1939–40), a Soviet attack on Finland. Finland and Nazi Germany were "co-belligerents" against Soviet Union during [[Continuation War]] (1941–44), but a separate peace with Soviet Union led to the Finnish-German [[Lapland War]] (1944–45). * The [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] and the [[German Democratic Republic]] (West and East Germany) were both recognised on January 7, 1972, by Finland. * Diplomatic relations between Finland and West Germany were established on January 7, 1973. * Finland has an embassy in [[Berlin]], and consulate general in [[Hamburg]], two honorary consulates general in [[Düsseldorf]] and [[Munich]] and other honorary consulates in [[Bremen]], [[Dresden]], [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Hanover]], [[Kiel]], [[Lübeck]], [[Rostock]], [[Stuttgart]], and [[Wilhelmshaven]]. * Germany has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinki.diplo.de/Vertretung/helsinki/de/Startseite.html|title=Deutsche Botschaft Helsinki – Startseite|website=Helsinki.diplo.de|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210214101/http://www.helsinki.diplo.de/Vertretung/helsinki/de/Startseite.html|archive-date=February 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Greece}}||{{dts|1918-01-05|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Greece relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Sanna Marin ja Kreikan pääministeri Kyriákos Mitsotákis tapasivat Ateenassa 28.4.2022 (52036118630).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin with Prime Minister of Greece [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] in 2022]] * Greece recognised Finland's independence on January 5, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[Athens]]. * Greece has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Hungary}}||{{dts|1947-05-20|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Hungary relations]] * Hungary recognised Finland on August 23, 1920. Finland recognised Hungary on September 10, 1920. * Finland broke off diplomatic relations on September 20, 1944. * Diplomatic relations were re-established on May 20, 1947. * Both national languages, [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], are [[Uralic languages]], which has led to cultural exchange albeit at a much smaller scale compared to the third major Uralic-speaking country, Estonia. * Finland has an embassy in [[Budapest]] and an honorary consulate in [[Pécs]]. * Hungary has an embassy in Helsinki and four honorary consulates (in [[Turku]], [[Mariehamn]], [[Tampere]] and [[Joensuu]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/FI/en/mainpage.htm|title=Hungarian embassy in Helsinki|website=Mfa.gov.hu|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403041532/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/FI/en/mainpage.htm|archive-date=April 3, 2009}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Iceland}}||{{dts|1947-08-15|format=dmy}}||See [[Finland–Iceland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Sanna Marin tapasi Islannin pääministeri Katrín Jakobsdóttir tapasivat Kesärannassa 12.4.2022 (51999936545).jpg|thumb|150px|Sanna Marin met the Prime Minister of Iceland [[Katrín Jakobsdóttir]] in Kesäranta on 2022]] * Finland has an embassy in [[Reykjavík]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.is/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Reykjavik|website=Finland.is|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413034448/http://www.finland.is/public/default.aspx|archive-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> * Iceland has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/fi/english/|title=English > Finland > The Icelandic Foreign Services|website=Iceland.is|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330002848/http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/fi/english/|archive-date=March 30, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Nordic Council]] and the [[Nordic Passport Union]], with no border controls or limitations on travel and residence. On cases concerning an individual, authorities must arrange translations between Finnish and Icelandic, if necessary. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |--valign="top" |{{flag|Ireland}}||{{dts|1961-11-02|format=dmy}} |[[File:Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Taoiseach, Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin in Helsinki 8.4.2022 (51990553255).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin with Taoiseach, Prime Minister of Ireland [[Micheál Martin]] in 2022]] * Finland has an embassy in [[Dublin]] and three honorary consulates (in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Dublin and [[Limerick]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.ie/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Dublin|website=Finland.ie|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215180705/http://www.finland.ie/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> * Ireland has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embassyofireland.fi/|title=Department of Foreign Affairs|website=Embassyofireland.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731001750/http://www.embassyofireland.fi/|archive-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of [[Council of Europe]] and of the [[European Union]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Italy}}||{{dts|1919-09-06|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Italy relations]] [[File:Sergio Mattarella and Finnish President Niinistö at the 16th Arraiolos meeting (5).jpg|thumb|Finnish President Sauli Niinistö with Italian President [[Sergio Mattarella]]]] * Italy recognised Finland's independence on June 27, 1919. * Finland has an embassy in [[Rome]] and two honorary consulate generals in [[Milan]] and [[Venice]] and other honorary consulates in [[Genoa]], [[Bari]], [[Cagliari]], [[Catania]], [[Florence]], [[Livorno]], [[Messina]], [[Naples]], [[Palermo]], [[Rimini]], [[Trieste]] and [[Turin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.it/public/Default.aspx?culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Rooma|website=Finland.it|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219212730/http://www.finland.it/public/Default.aspx?culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Italy has an embassy in Helsinki and its honorary consulates in [[Hanko, Finland|Hanko]], [[Jyväskylä]], [[Kotka]], [[Kuopio]], [[Oulu]], [[Pori]], [[Rovaniemi]], [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] and [[Vaasa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ambhelsinki.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Helsinki|title=Ambasciata d'Italia – Helsinki|website=Ambhelsinki.esteri.it|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210756/http://www.ambhelsinki.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Helsinki|archive-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Kosovo}}||{{dts|2009-02-03|format=dmy}} |{{Main|Finland–Kosovo relations}} Finland [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|recognised]] Kosovo March 7, 2008.<ref name="formin.fi20080307">{{cite press release|title=Finland recognised the Republic of Kosovo (Press release 80/2008)|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland|date=March 7, 2008|url=http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=123797&nodeid=15145&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|access-date=2008-03-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411203630/http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=123797&nodeid=15145&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2008}}</ref><ref name="newsroomfinland20080307">{{cite news|title=Finland recognises Kosovo|url=http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=18215&group=Politics|work=NewsRoom Finland|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland|location=Helsinki|date=March 7, 2008|access-date=2008-03-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324003251/http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=18215&group=Politics|archive-date=March 24, 2009}}</ref> Finland maintains an embassy in [[Pristina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16504&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Finnish Liaison Office, Pristina (Kosovo)|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland|access-date=2008-03-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121005510/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16504&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref> |--valign="top" |{{flag|Latvia}}||{{dts|1919-09-24|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Latvia relations]] [[File:Prime Minister Sanna Marin met Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Karinš 12 February 2020 08.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin met Latvia's Prime Minister [[Krišjānis Kariņš]] 12 February 2020]] * Finland recognised [[Latvia]]'s independence de facto on September 24, 1919, and de jure on January 21, 1921. * Finland has an embassy in [[Riga]]. * Latvia has an embassy in Helsinki and four honorary consulates (in [[Åland]], [[Satakunta]], [[Kymenlaakso]] and [[Oulu]]). * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |--valign="top" |{{flag|Lithuania}}||{{dts|1919-11-04|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Lithuania relations]] [[File:President Tarja Halonen of Finland and President Daļa Gribauskaite of Lithuani at Saeima in 2011.jpg|thumb|200px|Tarja Halonen talk with the President of Lithuania [[Dalia Grybauskaitė]] in 2011]] * Finland recognised Lithuania's independence de facto on November 14, 1919, and de jure on October 14, 1921. * Finland has an embassy in [[Vilnius]] and an honorary consulate in [[Klaipėda]]. * Lithuania has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], the [[European Union]], [[NATO]], [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |--valign="top" |{{flag|Luxembourg}}||{{dts|1921-10-25|format=dmy}} |[[File:Prime Minister Marin in Luxembourg 10.2.2023 (52681099165).jpg|thumb|Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Luxembourg [[Xavier Bettel]] in 2022]] * Luxembourg recognised Finland's independence on October 25, 1921. * Finland has an embassy in [[Luxembourg City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlande.lu/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Luxembourg|website=Finlande.lu|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219172204/http://www.finlande.lu/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Luxembourg is accredited to Finland through its embassy in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17234&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Countries and regions: Luxembourg|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219165256/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17234&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Malta}}||{{dts|1969-02-21|format=dmy}} | * Finland is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome, Italy, and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]]. * Malta is represented in Finland by a non-resident ambassador (based in Valletta at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Montenegro}}||{{dts|12 July 2006|format=dmy}} |[[File:Pääministeri Marin tapasi Podgoricassa Montenegron pääministeri Dritan Abazovićin (52160594995).jpg|thumb|Sanna Marin met the Prime Minister of Montenegro [[Dritan Abazović]], on 2022]] * Finland recognised Montenegro 29 June 2006. * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Montenegro is an [[Accession of Montenegro to the European Union|candidate]]. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Netherlands}}||{{dts|1918-08-18|format=dmy}} |See [[Foreign relations of the Netherlands|Finland–Netherlands relations]] [[File:Staatsbezoek President Kekkonen van Finland aan Nederland Kekkonen en Koninklijk, Bestanddeelnr 925-9706.jpg|thumb|President of Finland Kekkonen with the [[Juliana of the Netherlands|Queen Juliana]] and [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld]] on their way to Palace, October 24, 1972]] [[File:Prime Minister Orpo and Prime Minister of Netherlands Rutte met in Helsinki 13. June 2024 (53788662649).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Orpo and Prime Minister of Netherlands [[Mark Rutte|Rutte]] in 2024]] * The Netherlands recognised Finland's independence on January 28, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[The Hague]] and honorary consulate general in [[Amsterdam]] and other honorary consulates in [[Rotterdam]] and [[Terneuzen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlande.nl/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, The Hague|website=Finlande.nl|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122095319/http://finlande.nl/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref> * The Netherlands has an embassy in Helsinki and consulates (in [[Kuopio]], [[Mariehamn]], [[Oulu]], [[Rovaniemi]], [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] and [[Vaasa]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.nl/hel|title=Nederland wereldwijd – Nederlandwereldwijd.nl|first=Ministerie van Buitenlandse|last=Zaken|website=Mfa.nl|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207092914/http://www.mfa.nl/hel|archive-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |- valign="top" |{{flag|North Macedonia}}||<!--Date started-->||[[File:Sanna Marin ja Stevo Pendarovski (52161046177).jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin with North Makedonian President [[Stevo Pendarovski]] in 2022]] * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and North Macedonia is an [[Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union|candidate]]. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Norway}}||{{dts|1918-04-06|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Norway relations]] [[File:Olav V of Norway in Helsinki 1961 (JOKAUAS2 7868-10).tif|thumb|250px|[[Olav V]], King of Norway, and President of Finland [[Urho Kekkonen]] in 1961]] * Norway recognised Finland's independence on January 10, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[Oslo]] and other honorary consulates in [[Bergen]], [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]], [[Drammen (town)|Drammen]], [[Farsund (town)|Farsund]], [[Grimstad (town)|Grimstad]], [[Halden]], [[Hamar]], [[Hammerfest (town)|Hammerfest]], [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]], [[Horten (town)|Horten]], [[Kirkenes]], [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]], [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]], [[Larvik (town)|Larvik]], [[Moss (town)|Moss]], [[Narvik (town)|Narvik]], [[Sarpsborg (town)|Sarpsborg]], [[Stavanger]], [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]], [[Trondheim]], [[Vadsø (town)|Vadsø]], and [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]]. * Norway has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[Nordic Council]] and the [[Nordic Passport Union]], with no border controls or limitations on travel and residence. On cases concerning an individual, authorities must arrange translations between Finnish and Norwegian, if necessary. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], [[Council of Europe]], [[NATO]] and [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |--valign="top" |{{flag|Poland}}||{{dts|1919-03-08|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Poland relations]] [[File:Pääministeri Marin Varsovassa 5.5.2022 (52051714681).jpg|thumb|150px|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Poland [[Mateusz Morawiecki]] in 2022]] * Finland has an embassy in [[Warsaw]] and an honorary consulate in [[Gdynia]]. * Poland has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinki.polemb.net/|title=Placówki Dyplomatyczne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|website=Helsinki.polemb.net|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722075419/http://helsinki.polemb.net/|archive-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], the [[European Union]], and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Portugal}}||{{dts|1920-01-10|format=dmy}} | * Portugal recognised Finland's independence on December 19, 1919. * Finland has an embassy in [[Lisbon]] and honorary consulates in [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], Lisbon, [[Porto]], [[Vila Real de Santo António Municipality|Vila Real de Santo António]], [[Ponta Delgada]] in the [[Azores]] and [[Funchal]] in [[Madeira]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlandia.org.pt/fi/|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Lissabon|website=Finlandia.org.pt|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021111554/http://finlandia.org.pt/fi/|archive-date=October 21, 2008}}</ref> * Portugal has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Romania}}||{{dts|1949-10-14|format=dmy}} | * Romania recognised Finland on April 8, 1920. * Finland has an embassy in [[Bucharest]] and two honorary consulates (in [[Bucharest]] and [[Constanţa]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.ro/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Embassy of Finland, Bukarest|website=Finland.ro|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013144/http://www.finland.ro/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> * Romania has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://helsinki.mae.ro/|title=AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Republica Finlanda şi Estonia|website=Helsinki.mae.ro|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219164500/http://helsinki.mae.ro/|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]], and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Russia}}||{{dts|1991-12-30|format=dmy}} |{{Main|Finland–Russia relations}} [[File:Kekkonen kuuntelee.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nikita Khrushchev]] speaking, [[Urho Kekkonen]], [[Leonid Brezhnev]], [[Nikolai Podgorny]], [[Jorma Vanamo]] and [[Kustaa Loikkanen]] in 1963]] [[File:Vladimir Putin and Sauli Niinistö (2017-07-27) 06.jpg|thumb|[[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Sauli Niinistö]] in 2017]] Relations with Russia are peaceful and friendly. Finland imports a lot of goods and basic necessities, such as fuel, and the two nations are agreeing on issues more than disagreeing on them. Finland was a part of the [[Russian Empire]] for 108 years, after being annexed from the Swedish empire. Discontent with Russian rule, Finnish national identity, and World War I eventually caused Finland to break away from Russia, taking advantage of the fact that Russia was withdrawing from World War I and a revolution was starting in earnest. Following the [[Finnish Civil War]] and [[October Revolution]], Russians were virtually equated with Communists and due to official hostility to [[Communism]], Finno-Soviet relations in the period between the world wars remained tense. Voluntary activists arranged expeditions to [[Karelia]] (''[[heimosodat]]''), which ended when Finland and the Soviet Union signed the [[Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish)|Treaty of Tartu]] in 1920. However, the Soviet Union did not abide by the treaty when they blockaded Finnish naval ships. Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union in 1939. Finland fought the [[Winter War]] and the [[Continuation War]] against the Soviets in World War II. During the wars, the Finns suffered 90,000 casualties and inflicted severe casualties on the Russians (120,000 dead in the Winter War and 200,000 in the Continuation War). Contemporary issues include problems with border controls causing persistent truck queues at the border, airspace violations, pollution of the [[Baltic Sea]], and Russian duties on exported wood to Finland's pulp and paper industry. Russia also considered large swathes of land near the Finnish border as special security area where foreign land ownership is forbidden. A similarly extensive restriction does not apply to Russian citizens. The [[Finnish Defence Forces]] and [[Finnish Security Intelligence Service]] have suspected that Russians have made targeted land purchases near military and other sensitive installations for intelligence or special operations purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/a/2015031119338528|title=Katso kartta: venäläisten maakauppoja strategisissa kohteissa|website=Iltalehti.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226020623/http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2015031119338528_uu.shtml|archive-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/a/2016103122546706|title=Supo epäilee: Venäjä ostanut Suomesta kiinteistöjä sotilailleen|website=Iltalehti.fi|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226020649/http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2016103122546706_uu.shtml|archive-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref> Right-wing commentators accuse the government of continuing the policy of [[Finlandisation]]. Recently, Finland-Russia relations have been under pressure with [[annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]], which Finland considers illegal. Together with the rest of the European Union, Finland enforces sanctions against Russia that followed. Still, economic relations have not entirely deteriorated: 11.2% of imports to Finland are from Russia, and 5.7% of exports from Finland are to Russia, and cooperation between Finnish and Russian authorities continues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=18156&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|title=Ulkoministeriö: Matkustaminen ja maat: Kahdenväliset suhteet|website=formin.finland.fi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125023048/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=18156&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI|archive-date=November 25, 2008|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in [[Moscow]] and a consulate-general in [[Saint Petersburg]]. * Russia has an embassy in Helsinki, a consulate-general in [[Turku]] and consulates in [[Lappeenranta]] and [[Mariehamn]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Serbia}}||{{dts|1929|format=dmy}} | * Finland has an embassy in [[Belgrade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finska.co.rs/|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Belgrad|website=Finska.co.rs|access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * Serbia has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinki.mfa.rs/|title=Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Republic of Finland|website=Helsinki.mfa.rs|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823125758/http://www.helsinki.mfa.rs/|archive-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Slovakia}}||{{dts|1993-01-01|format=dmy}} |[[File:Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger met in Helsinki 10.11.2022 05.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of Slovakia [[Eduard Heger]] in 2022]] *Finland recognised the independence of Slovakia on January 1, 1993. * Finland has an embassy and an honorary consulate in [[Bratislava]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlandembassy.sk/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Bratislava|website=Finlandembassy.sk|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102093454/http://www.finlandembassy.sk/public/default.aspx|archive-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> * Slovakia has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Slovenia}}||{{dts|1992-02-17|format=dmy}} |[[File:Vrh zveze Nato v Vilni. (53037527262).jpg|thumb|President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister of Slovenia [[Robert Golob]] meet up in [[2023 Vilnius summit]]]] * Finland recognised Slovenia on January 17, 1992. * Finland has an embassy in [[Ljubljana]]. * Slovenia has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. Tensions between the countries rose in late 2008 when a news program on Finland's national broadcasting company station [[YLE]] accused Finnish weapons manufacturer Patria of bribing Slovenian officials to secure an arms deal. Slovenian Prime Minister [[Janez Janša]] formally complained to the Finnish ambassador in [[Ljubljana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://euobserver.com/9/26693|title=Arms deal tests Finland-Slovenia relations|last=LISBETH|first=KIRK|date=September 5, 2008|publisher=EUobserver.com|access-date=2009-06-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203154524/http://euobserver.com/9/26693|archive-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> This controversy became known as the [[Patria case]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Spain}}||{{dts|1918-08-16|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Spain relations]] [[File:Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Madrid 26.1.2022 (51843265997).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister [[Pedro Sánchez]] in Stockholm on 2 February 2023]] * Spain recognised Finland's independence on February 21, 1918. * Finland has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and two honorary consulates general in [[Barcelona]] and [[Sevilla]] and other honorary consulates in [[A Coruña]], [[Benidorm]], [[Bilbao]], [[Gijón]], [[Málaga]], [[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Pilar de la Horadada]], [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], [[Santander, Cantabria|Santander]], [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]] and [[Vigo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlandia.es/public/default.aspx?culture=es-ES&contentlan=9|title=Embajada de Finlandia, Madrid|website=Finlandia.es|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035235/http://www.finlandia.es/public/default.aspx?culture=es-ES&contentlan=9|archive-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref> * Spain has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maec.es/Subwebs/Embajadas/helsinki/es/home/Paginas/Home.aspx|title=Embassy of Spain in Helsinki|website=Maec.es|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612035805/http://www.maec.es/subwebs/Embajadas/Helsinki/es/home/Paginas/Home.aspx|archive-date=June 12, 2009}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Sweden}}||{{dts|1918-01-10|format=dmy}} |{{Main|Finland–Sweden relations}} [[File:Kekkonen-with-Swedish-royalty-1981.jpg|thumb|President [[Urho Kekkonen]], Swedish [[Queen Silvia]], director Åke Wolfram of Wärtsilä, and [[king Carl XVI Gustaf]] in Turku on 28 April 1981]] [[File:Pääministeri Sanna Marin ja Ruotsin pääministeri Ulf Kristersson Tukholmassa 2.2.2023 (52664334172).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister [[Ulf Kristersson]] in Stockholm on 2 February 2023]] Finland and Sweden have always had very close relations, resulting from shared history, numerous commonalities in society and politics, and close trade relations. A newly appointed Foreign Minister makes his or her first state visit to Sweden. Finnish politicians often consider Sweden's reaction to international affairs first as a base for further actions, and thus finally both countries often agree on such issues. If there has ever been any dissonance between the two countries those were the [[Åland]] question in the early 1920s and the [[Non-belligerent|Swedish declaration of non-belligerent status]] during the [[Winter War]]. Finland and Sweden are members of the [[European Union]] and the [[Schengen agreement]], freeing international travel and trade between the countries. Furthermore, both participate in the [[Nordic Council]], which grants Swedish nationals slightly more extensive rights than the EU/Schengen treaties alone. * Finland has an embassy in [[Stockholm]]. * Sweden has an embassy in Helsinki. * Both countries became members of the [[European Union]] on 1 January 1995. * Both countries applied for [[NATO]] membership on 18 May 2022. Finland became a member on 4 April 2023, while Sweden became a member on 7 March 2024. * Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]], [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|Switzerland}}||{{dts|1926-01-29|format=dmy}} | * Finland recognised Switzerland on January 29, 1926. * Finland has an embassy in [[Bern]]. * Switzerland has an embassy in Helsinki. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}||{{dts|1920-05-20|format=dmy}} |See Turkey in [[#Asia|Asia]] Above * See [[Finland–Turkey relations]] |--valign="top" |{{flag|Ukraine}}||{{dts|1992-02-26|format=dmy}} |See [[Finland–Ukraine relations]] [[File:Президент України провів зустріч з Прем’єр-міністром Фінляндії.jpg|thumb|Finnish Prime Minister [[Sanna Marin]] meets with Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], Kyiv, Ukraine, 26 May 2022]] * In 1918, Finland was one of the first countries which recognised Ukraine in 1918 and opened its diplomatic mission in [[Kyiv]]. * Finland recognised Ukraine on December 30, 1991. * Finland has an embassy in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.org.ua/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Kiova|website=Finland.org.ua|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221212937/http://www.finland.org.ua/public/default.aspx|archive-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> * Ukraine has an embassy in Helsinki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ua/finland/en/news/top.htm|title=Посольство України в Фінляндській Республіці та Республіці Iсландія (за сумісництвом)|website=Mfa.gov.ua|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001123123/http://www.mfa.gov.ua/finland/en/news/top.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. * Finland is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Ukraine is an [[Accession of Ukraine to the European Union|candidate]]. |--valign="top" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||{{dts|1919-05-06|format=dmy}}<ref name="Finnish recognition">{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=107680&nodeid=15153&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|title=Finland's independence is recognised by European states – vivat, floreat, crescat – Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Current affairs: Articles and columns|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606150643/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=107680&nodeid=15153&contentlan=2&culture=en-US|archive-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> | [[File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets President Stubb of Finland (54421876531).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Keir Starmer]] with President of Finland [[Alexander Stubb]]]] * Finland has an embassy in [[London]] and honorary consulates in [[Aberdeen]], [[Belfast]], Birmingham, Bristol, [[Cardiff]], [[Dover]], Dundee, [[Edinburgh]], [[Gibraltar]], Glasgow, [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], [[Harwich]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[Immingham]], [[Leeds]], [[Lerwick]], Liverpool, [[Manchester]], [[Middlesbrough]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Nottingham]], [[Plymouth]], [[Rochester, Kent|Rochester]], [[Sheffield]], [[Southampton]] and [[St Helier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17219&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Countries and regions: Great Britain|website=Formin.finland.fi|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219192332/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17219&culture=en-US&contentlan=2|archive-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> * The United Kingdom has an embassy in Helsinki and honorary consulates in [[Jyväskylä]], [[Kotka]], [[Kuopio]], [[Oulu]], [[Rovaniemi]], [[Turku]], [[Tampere]], [[Vaasa]] and [[Åland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk/en/|title=UK and Finland|website=Ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk|access-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316090131/http://ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk/en/|archive-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and the [[Council of Europe]]. * Both countries are full members of [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] (JEF). |} ==Oceania== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" !width="15%"| Country !width="12%"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |--valign="top" |{{flag|Australia}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1949-05-31|format=dmy}} |{{Main|Australia–Finland relations}} [[File:Sauli Niinistö talked to Anthony Albanese during the 2022 Madrid Summit.jpg|thumb|Australian Prime Minister [[Anthony Albanese]] and President of Finland [[Sauli Niinistö]] in 2022]] Diplomatic relations were established on May 31, 1949. * Australia is accredited to Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. * Finland has an embassy in [[Canberra]] and a consulate in Sydney. |--valign="top" |{{flag|New Zealand}}||<!-- start date -->{{dts|1950-07-22|format=dmy}} |[[File:Prime Minister Marin in New Zealand 30.11.2022 (52531869212).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Sanna Marin]] and New Zealand Prime Minister [[Jacinda Ardern]]]] * Finland is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. * New Zealand is accredited to Finland from its embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. |} ==International organization participation== {{div col|colwidth=13em}} *[[African Development Bank|AfDB]] *[[AsDB]] *[[Australia Group]] *[[Bank for International Settlements|BIS]] *[[CBSS]] *[[Customs Cooperation Council|CCC]] *[[Council of Europe|CE]] *[[CERN]] *[[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council|EAPC]] *[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development|EBRD]] *[[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|ECE]] *[[European Investment Bank|EIB]] *[[European Space Agency|ESA]] *{{flag|EU}} *[[File:FAO logo.svg|border|21px]] [[FAO]] *[[Group of 9|G-9]] *[[Inter-American Development Bank|IADB]] *[[File:Flag of IAEA.svg|border|21px]] [[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]] *[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]] *[[File:Flag of IAEA.svg|border|21px]] [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] *[[International Chamber of Commerce|ICC]] *[[File:International Criminal Court logo.svg|border|21px]] [[International Criminal Court|ICC]] *[[File:Emblem of the ICRC.svg|border|21px]] [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|ICRM]] *[[International Development Association|IDA]] *[[International Energy Agency|IEA]] *[[International Fund for Agricultural Development|IFAD]] *[[International Finance Corporation|IFC]] *[[File:Emblem of the IFRC.svg|border|21px]] [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|IFRCS]] *[[International Hydrographic Organization|IHO]] *[[File:Flag of ILO.svg|border|21px]] [[International Labour Organization|ILO]] *[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] *[[File:Flag of the International Maritime Organization.svg|border|21px]] [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]] *[[International Trade Union Confederation|ITUC]] *[[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]] *{{Flag|IOC}} *[[International Organization for Migration|IOM]] *[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] *[[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]] *[[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|MINURSO]] *[[File:Flag of NATO.svg|border|21px]] [[NATO]] *[[File:Flag of the Nordic Council.svg|border|21px]] [[Nordic Council|NC]] *[[Nuclear Energy Agency|NEA]] *[[File:Nordic Investment Bank logo.svg|border|21px]] [[Nordic Investment Bank|NIB]] *[[Nuclear Suppliers Group|NSG]] *[[File:Flag of the Organization of American States.svg|21px]] [[Organization of American States|OAS]] (observer) *[[OECD]] *[[OPCW]] *[[File:OSCE logo.svg|border|21px]] [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] *[[File:Logo of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.png|border|21px]] [[Permanent Court of Arbitration|PCA]] *[[Partnership for Peace|PFP]] *{{Flag|UN}} *[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]] *[[File:Flag of UNESCO.svg|border|21px]] [[UNESCO]] * [[UNHCR]] *[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]] *[[UNIKOM]] *[[United Nations Institute for Training and Research|UNITAR]] *[[UNMEE]] *[[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina|UNMIBH]] *[[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]] *[[UNMOGIP]] *[[United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka|UNMOP]] *[[UNOMIG]] *[[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|UNTAET]] *[[UNTSO]] *[[File:Flag of UPU.svg|border|21px]] [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]] *[[File:Flag of the Western European Union.svg|border|21px]] [[WEU]] (observer) *[[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]] *[[File:Flag of WHO.svg|border|21px]] [[World Health Organization|WHO]] *[[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]] *[[File:Flag of the World Meteorological Organization.svg|border|21px]] [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]] *[[World Trade Organization|WTrO]] *[[Zangger Committee]] {{div col end}} ===Sub-national government participation=== [[File:Flag of Åland.svg|border|21px]] '''Åland Islands''' * [[Unrepresented United Nations]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aland Islands {{!}} Unrepresented United Nations, Inter Governments Organization |url=https://www.unrepresentedunitednations.org/en/unrepresented-united-nations-directory/aland-islands |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=unrepresentedunitednations.org}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of diplomatic missions in Finland]] *[[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)]] *[[Politics of Finland]] *[[Pulp mill conflict between Argentina and Uruguay]] (for the conflict over the installation of a [[pulp mill]] by the Finnish company Botnia in [[Uruguay]], across the Uruguay River) *[[Visa requirements for Finnish citizens]] *[[Arctic policy of Finland]] *[[Finland–NATO relations]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Foreign relations of Finland}} {{Finland topics}} {{Foreign relations of Europe}} [[Category:Foreign relations of Finland| ]]
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