Chile–Finland relations
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Chile–Finland relations are foreign relations between Chile and Finland. 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.[1] The two countries maintain resident ambassadors in both capitals.[1]
History
Finland's first non-resident ambassador to Chile was G.A. Gripenberg, resident in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who was appointed ambassador after diplomatic ties were established on February 20, 1931. Until 1991 Finland was represented in Chile through its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Permanent representation at a subambassadoral level was first established in the early 1970s.[1]
Initially Chile was represented in Finland through its embassies in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway. Lucio Parada Dagnino was appointed resident ambassador in 1991 and Chile opened an embassy in Helsinki in 1991. [1]
Diplomatic relations were maintained throughout
Under
State visits
Three of the four post-Pinochet Chilean presidents have made state visits to Finland, Patricio Aylwin visited Finland in 1993, Ricardo Lagos in 2002 and Michelle Bachelet in 2007. Finnish presidents have made two state visits to Chile, Martti Ahtisaari visited Chile in 1997 and Tarja Halonen in 2003, also attending the inauguration of president Ricardo Lagos in March, 2000.[1]
Cultural ties
The socialist
The International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta in Chile held multiple sessions in Finland, including its first session in 1974 in Dipoli, Espoo and its 4th session in 1976 at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki.[5]
Economic relations
Direct communication links between Finland and Chile were first established around 1850, when Finnish "Sitka clippers" started serving
Economic ties between Chile and Finland center around copper and forestry.
In the early 2000s, Outokumpu was a prospective partner for National Copper Corporation, Codelco in its $1 billion venture to build a copper smelter and refinery in the port city of Mejillones to handle ore from the Chuquicamata mine.[8] The venture was promoted by president Halonen's state visit in 2003.[9]
In May 2009, the Finnish Stora Enso and Chilean Celulosa Arauco y Constitución announced a €253 million deal that would make their joint venture the largest landowner in Uruguay.[10]
In 1993, Finnish researchers were sent to Chile to collect data on logging operations, which began a continued relationship of Finnish-Chilean cooperation on forestry.[11]
In 2003, both countries met several times to discuss business opportunities and "the Chilean economy and investment prospects to major Finnish companies".[12]
Trade
Chile is the second-largest
Resident diplomatic missions
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "La historia de las relaciones entre Finlandia y Chile" (in Spanish). Embajada de Finlandia, Santiago de Chile. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Arto Tuominen. "Mario Ormeno joutui rakentamaan uuden elämän Suomessa". Tedonantaja. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ a b "Suomi-Chile-seura - Asociación Finlandia Chile". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Arbitrary arrests and detentions in Chile. International Commission of Enquiry into the Crimes of the Military Junta in Chile. 1976. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ a b "Speech by President of the Republic Tarja Halonen at the state banquet for the President of Chile, 29 May 2007". 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- Tekniikka & Talous. Archived from the originalon 8 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Gonzalo Baeza (July 23, 2002). "Chile's copper company courts Outokumpu". United Press International. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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(help) - ^ Ilkka Nousiainen. "Presidentti Tarja Halonen Etelä-Amerikkaan". Kauppapolitiikka. Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Sami Rainisto (18 May 2009). "Stora Enso nousee Uruguayn maaherraksi". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Talentum. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Eeronheimo, O. & Mäkinen, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Development of forest harvesting in Chilean Radiata pine plantations. Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, 1995.
- ^ Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland, Finnish-Chilean trade and economic relations Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, November 5, 2003
- ^ Erik Forsman. "Brasilia ja Chile teollisuuden painopistemaita". Kauppapolitiikka. Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Embassy of Chile in Helsinki
- ^ Embassy of Finland in Santiago
Literature
- Jussi Pakkasvirta & Jukka Aronen (editors) (1998). Kahvi, pahvi ja tango – Suomen ja Latinanaisen Amerikan suhteet. Gaudeamus. )