Finnish-Greek relations are foreign relations between Finland and Greece. Greece was among the first countries to recognize the independence of Finland, on January 5, 1918. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1920. Since February 1, 1977, Finland has had an embassy in Athens. For a long period, Finland was represented in Greece through its embassies either in Bucharest, Rome or Belgrade. Greece has an embassy in Helsinki.
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 Finland |
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| Embassy of Finland, Athens | Embassy of Greece, Helsinki |
Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO, Council of Europe, and Eurozone. There are 1,681 Greeks living in Finland,[1] and 1,600 Finns living in Greece.[2] Greece supported the initial application that Finland submitted in May 2022 to join NATO. In September 2022, Greek Parliament voted to ratify the application, contributing to the process that saw Finland officially become the 31st member of NATO on 4 April 2023.[3][4]
Resident diplomatic missions
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in 2022
Pekka Haavisto and Nikos Dendias in 2022
Embassy of Greece in Helsinki
Greek restaurant in Vantaa, Finland
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See also
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edit- ↑ "PX-Web - Valitse muuttuja ja arvot". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Kahdenväliset suhteet" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Athens. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Greek Parliament ratifies Sweden and Finland NATO bid". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ "NATO member countries". Organization | NATO. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
External links
edit- Finnish embassy in Athens Archived 2018-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Finland
- Greek embassy in Helsinki
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