Finland–Norway relations
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Finland–Norway relations are foreign relations between Finland and Norway.
Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1917, after Finland's independence. Finland has an embassy in Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Helsinki.
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 materialized into open conflict.[1]
Both countries are full members of the Nordic Union, Council of the Baltic Sea States, and of the Council of Europe. There are around 2,000 Norwegians living in Finland and around 6,332 Finns (15-60,000 including Kvens) living in Norway.[2]
Country comparison
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Norway | |
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| Population | 5,474,094 | 5,136,700 |
| Area | 338,424 km2 | 385,178 km2 |
| Population Density | 18/km2 | 15.5/km2 |
| Capital city | Helsinki | Oslo |
| Largest Cities | Helsinki – 621,863 (1,420,576 Metro) Tampere - 223,035 (389,896 Metro) Turku - 184,123 (318,168 Metro) Oulu - 196,260 (241,106 Metro) Jyväskylä - 135,762 (179,410 Metro) |
Oslo – 634,463 (1,502,604 Metro) Bergen - 272,520 (403,730 Metro) Stavanger - 130,426 (319,822 Metro) Trondheim - 181,513 (267,132 Metro) Kristiansand - 85,681 (155,648 Metro) |
| Government | Parliamentary representative democratic republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| First Leader | Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg | Haakon VII of Norway |
| Current Leader | Sauli Niinistö (President)
Alexander Stubb (Prime Minister) |
Harald V (Monarch)
Erna Solberg (Prime Minister) |
| Main Language | Finnish and Swedish | Norwegian |
| Main Religions | 76.5% Christian 22.1% Non-Religious 1.4% Other |
82% Christian 13% Non-Religious 5% Other |
| GDP (nominal) | US$2.673 trillion | $5.223 trillion |
| GDP (nominal) per capita | US$49,265 | $103,586 |
| GDP (PPP) | $218.3 trillion | $328.0 trillion |
| GDP (PPP) per capita | US$40,045 | $64,363 |
| Real GDP Growth Rate | -0.6% | 1.6% |
| Military Expenditure | 1.47% of GDP | 1.4% of GDP |
| Military Personnel | 365,000 | 69,700 |
| Labour Force | 2,685,000 | 2,707,000 |
See also
References
- ↑ Eriksen, Knut Einar; Niemi, Einar (1981). Den finske fare. Sikkerhetsproblemer og minoritetspolitikk i nord 1860–1944 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 82-00-05574-4.
- ↑ Statistics Norway
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