Denmark–Finland relations are foreign relations between Denmark and Finland. Denmark has an embassy in Helsinki. Finland has an embassy in Copenhagen. Both countries are part of the

Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ...

. Denmark officially recognized

Finland's independence The Finnish Declaration of Independence ( fi, Suomen itsenäisyysjulistus; sv, Finlands självständighetsförklaring; russian: Провозглашение независимости Финляндии) was adopted by the Parliament of Finl ...

in 1918 and diplomatic relations were established on 18 February of that year. Both countries are members of the European Union,

Nordic Union The Nordic Passport Union allows citizens of the Nordic countriesIceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finlandto travel and reside in another Nordic country without any travel documentation (e.g. a passport or national identity card) or a reside ...

, Council of the Baltic Sea States, and the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two Nor ...

. 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

Denmark was the first country along with

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to recognize Finland's independence on 10 January 1918. During the Winter War, over 1,000 Danish volunteers came to help Finland. During the Winter War and the Continuation War, Denmark took 4,200

Finnish war children During World War II some 70,000 Finnish children ( fi, sotalapset, the 'war children' sv, krigsbarn) were evacuated from Finland, chiefly to Sweden, but also to Norway and Denmark.Korppi- Tommola, Aura"War and children in Finland during the Seco ...

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

In 2017, 113,000 Danes visited Finland, while 206,000 Finns visited Denmark.

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

;Kingdom of Denmark * Helsinki (Embassy) ;Republic of Finland * Copenhagen (Embassy)

References

External links

Historisk blik på relationerne mellem Finland og Danmark

Bilateral relations between Denmark and Finland
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