- Finland–Greece relations
Finnish-Greek relations are foreign relations between
Finland andGreece . Greece was among the first countries to recognize the independence of Finland, onJanuary 5 ,1918 . Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1920.SinceFebruary 1 ,1977 , Finland has an embassy inAthens . For a long period Finland was represented in Greece through its embassies either inBucharest ,Rome orBelgrade . Finland also has 7 honorary consulates inKos ,Patras ,Pireus ,Rhodes ,Thessaloniki ,Heraklion , andCorfu . Greece has an embassy inHelsinki and 4 honorary consulates inTurku ,Kuopio ,Oulu , andRovaniemi .Both countries are full members of the
European Union .See also
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Foreign relations of Finland
*Foreign relations of Greece External links
* [http://www.finland.gr/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2 Finnish embassy in Athens]
* [http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Europe/Relationships+with+EU+Member+States/Finland/ Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Finland]
* [http://www.greekembassy.fi/ Greek embassy in Helsinki]
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