Finland–Germany relations

Finland–Germany relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Finland and Germany. Both countries are part of the European Union and are signatories of the Schengen Agreement.

Finland–Germany relations

Germany
Finland
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Germany, HelsinkiEmbassy of Finland, Berlin

History

Relations between both nations began after the German Empire recognised the newly independent Finnish state on January 4, 1918. In the ensuing Finnish Civil War, Germany played a prominent role siding with the White Army and training Finnish Jägers.[1] In one of the decisive battles of the war, German troops took Helsinki in April 1918.[2]

During World War II, the secret protocol in Molotov-Ribbentrop pact enabled the Winter War (1939–40), a Soviet attack on Finland. Finland and Nazi Germany were "co-belligerents" against Soviet Union during Continuation War (1941–44), but a separate peace with Soviet Union led to the Finnish-German Lapland War (1944–45).

Finland recognised both the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic (West and East Germany) in 1972 and it established diplomatic relations with East Germany in July 1972 and with West Germany in January 1973.[3]

Resident diplomatic missions

Finland also has a consulate general in Hamburg, two honorary consulates general in Düsseldorf and Munich and other honorary consulates in Bremen, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Stuttgart and Wilhelmshaven.

  • Embassy of Finland in Berlin
  • Embassy of Germany in Helsinki

See also

Country comparison
 Finland  Germany
Population 5,585,000 82,066,000
Area 338,424  km2 (21,851 sq mi) 357,021  km2 (120,726 sq mi)
Population Density 18/km2 229/km2
Capital Helsinki Berlin
Largest City Helsinki – 621,863 (1,420,576 Metro) Berlin – 3,510,032 (5,964,002 Metro)
Government Parliamentary representative democratic republic Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
Current Leader President Sauli Niinistö
Prime Minister Sanna Marin		 President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Chancellor Angela Merkel
Official languages Finnish and Swedish German

References
  1. John Horne, ed. (2011). A Companion to World War I. John Wiley & Sons. p. 561. ISBN 9781118275801.
  2. "Apr 13, 1918: Germans capture Helsinki, Finland". History.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. Leatherman, Janie (2003). From Cold War to Democratic Peace: Third Parties, Peaceful Change, and the OSCE. Syracuse University Press. pp. 97–102. ISBN 9780815630326.
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