Austria–Finland relations

Foreign relations exist between Austria and Finland. Austria recognised Finland on 13 January 1918. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 July 1918. Austria has an embassy in Helsinki and 6 honorary consulates (in Kajaani, Ristiina, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa). Finland has an embassy in Vienna and 8 honorary consulates (in Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg). Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. The two countries became members of the European Union in 1995.

Austrian-Finnish relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and Finland

Austria
Finland

History

However, the two countries became full members of the European Union in 1995. Finland joined NATO on 4 April 2023, while Austria did not join NATO due to the continuation of its neutrality policy.

European Union

Both countries became members of the European Union in 1 January 1995.

NATO

Finland joined NATO as a full member on 4 April 2023, Austria is not a member of NATO.

Country comparison
Austria Austria Finland Finland
Coat of arms
Population 8,902,600 5,526,774
Area 83,879  km2 (32,386 sq mi) 338,424 km2 (130,666 sq mi)
Population Density 106/km2 (274.5/sq mi) 16/km2 (41.4/sq mi)
Capital Vienna Helsinki
Government Federal parliamentary republic Unitary parliamentary republic
Official language German Finnish and Swedish
Current Leader President Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor Karl Nehammer		 President Sauli Niinistö
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
Main religions 57% Catholic,
8.7% Eastern Orthodox,
7.9% Muslim,
3.3% Evangelical Christians,
23.1% other/none		 76,5% Christian
22,1% non-religious
1,4% other
Ethnic groups 81.1% Austrians,
6.3% ex-Yugoslavs,
2.7% Germans,
2.2% Turks,
8.7% Others		 93.4% Finns,
5.6% Swedishspeaking Finns, 0.1% Sami,

1.1% Russians, 0.7% Estonians, 0.1% Romani, and 0.5% Latvians

GDP (PPP) $461.432 billion ($51,936 per capita) $257 billion, ($46,559 per capita)
Currency Euro (€) – EUR Euro (€) – EUR

See also
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