Finnish-South African relations are foreign relations between Finland and South Africa. Diplomatic relations established May 15, 1949. A South African legation was established in 1967 and relations were then upgraded to ambassadorial level in March 1991.[2] 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.[3]
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South Africa supported Finland during the Winter War and supplied 25 Gloster Gauntlets to the Finnish air force.[4] During World War II South Africa, along with other Commonwealth nations, declared war on Finland.[5]
Finland was critical of South Africa's official policy of neutrality following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and called for South Africa to support Ukraine.[6]
President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, made an official visit to South Africa on 25–26 April 2023. On 25 April, President Niinistö met with President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, in Pretoria.[7]
Agreements
editIn 2008 South Africa and Finland signed a cooperation agreement to support biosciences projects in the Southern African Development Community.[8]
Apartheid
editTrade
editResident diplomatic missions
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edit- ↑ "Gloster Gauntlet II GT-400 / OH-XGT (s/n K5271) – FLYING MUSEUM OF KARHULA FLYING CLUB" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- 1 2 "Finland". South Africa. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ "@saembhelsinki" on Twitter
- ↑ Mondey, David (1994). The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 1851526684.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - 1 2 3 The Nordic countries and Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. 2002. ISBN 91-7106-505-9.
- ↑ Monana, Tebogo. "'We didn't stay neutral during apartheid': Finnish minister urges SA, Africa to take a stand on Ukraine". News24. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ Porre, Matti (24 April 2023). "President Niinistö on the state visit to South Africa: "We need international cooperation, and Africa is playing a rapidly increasing role"". Tasavallan presidentti Sauli Niinistö.
- ↑ "Southern Africa: Country and Finland Partner to Support Biosciences Initiatives in SADC". All Africa. December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ Sori, Iina (1999). Finland and national liberation in Southern Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 91-7106-431-1.
- ↑ Politics on paper: Finland's South Africa policy, 1945-1991. Nordic Africa Institute. 1992. ISBN 91-7106-326-9.
- ↑ "Finns in the Boer War in South Africa". Alternative Finland. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
