Denmark–Finland relations

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Danish-Finnish relations
Map indicating locations of Denmark and Finland

Denmark

Finland
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Denmark, HelsinkiEmbassy of Finland, Copenhagen

Denmark–Finland relations are foreign relations between Denmark and Finland. Denmark has an embassy in

. The Nordic Culture Fund and the Finnish-Danish Cultural Fund support projects of artists in both countries. Denmark strongly supported Finland's NATO membership during the latter's accession process.

History

Danish Volunteer Corps flag, Winter War
Frederik IX during his visit to Finland with the Finnish president Urho Kekkonen
in 1958

Denmark was the first country along with Sweden to recognize Finland's independence on 10 January 1918.[3] During the Winter War, over 1,000 Danish volunteers came to help Finland.[4] During the Winter War and the Continuation War, Denmark took 4,200 Finnish war children.[5]

Trade

Denmark is Finland's 15th largest export country and the 10th biggest import-trading partner. Finland's exports to Denmark, as well as imports from that area have fluctuated each year, the trade balance, however, was in the 2000s, Finland deficit. In 2008, Finland's exports to Denmark increased. The value of exports to Denmark, was 1.380 billion euros and imports from Denmark was 1.453 billion euros.

Tourism

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin

In 2017, 113,000 Danes visited Finland, while 206,000 Finns visited Denmark.[6][7]

High-level visits

Former prime minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen visited Denmark on 12 October 2007. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the Prime Minister of Denmark visited Finland on 10 February 2010 during the Baltic Sea summit.

Diplomacy

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finnish embassy in Copenhagen". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ^ Danish embassy in Helsinki Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Countries and regions. In 1919, Mannerheim visited Copenhagen, asking if Prince Aage would have wanted to become the King of Finland. A–Z". Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ Talvisodan historia osa 4, s. 52., virolaisten osalta Mattila 1999
  5. ^ http://www.sotalapset.fi/ Archived 30 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine Sotalapsiliitto
  6. ^ "PX-Web - Select variable and values". VisitFinland. Retrieved 21 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Tourism". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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