Finland–Iceland relations

Finland–Iceland relations
Map indicating locations of Iceland and Finland

Iceland
Finland

Finland–Iceland relations (Finnish: Suomen ja Islannin suhteet; Icelandic: Finnsk-íslensk samskipti) are foreign relations between Finland and Iceland. Both nations are mutual members of the Arctic Council, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Council of Europe, Nordic-Baltic Eight, Nordic Council, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, NATO, Joint Expeditionary Force and the United Nations.

History

Both Finland and Iceland were united as one nation under the Kalmar Union from 1397 - 1523. In December 1917, Finland obtained its independence from Russia and Iceland obtained its independence from Denmark in June 1944. Both nations officially established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1947.[1] Initially, Finland maintained its relations with Iceland from its embassy in Oslo, Norway, while Iceland maintained relations with Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Finland opened its resident embassy in Reykjavík in 1982.[1][2] Iceland opened its embassy in Helsinki in 1997.[1]

Trade

Iceland, as a member of the European Free Trade Association has unrestricted access to the European Union market (which includes Finland). In 2015, total trade between Iceland and the EU totaled 5.7 billion euros.[3]

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 History of relations between Finland and Iceland (in Finnish and Swedish)
  2. ↑ "Relations between Iceland and Finland". Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ↑ "European Union, Trade with Iceland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. ↑ Embassy of Finland in Iceland
  5. ↑ "Embassy of Iceland in Finland". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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