Finland–Norway relations
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Finland–Norway relations are the
Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1917, after
.For some decades surrounding 1900, many in Norway feared the Finnish immigration and Kven people in Northern Norway, coining the term "the Finnish danger". For a period, interests in Norway wanted to annex parts of Lapland (most notably the "arm" protruding from the north-west and into Storfjord) as buffer zones. The controversy around Finns in Norway subsided over time, and the land claim never evolved into open conflict.[1]
Both countries are full members of the Nordic Council, Council of the Baltic Sea States, NATO and of the Council of Europe.
Diaspora
There are around 2,000 Norwegians living in Finland and around 6,665 Finns (15-60,000 including Kvens) living in Norway.[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 82-00-05574-4.
- ^ Statistics Norway