Foreign Relations of Finland - Asia

Asia

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Afghanistan 01956-05-11May 11, 1956
  • Afghanistan recognised the independence of Finland on July 17, 1928.
  • Afghanistan is representated in Finland through its embassy in Oslo, Norway.
  • Finland opened a Liaison Office in Kabul in 2002. It converted into an embassy on January 1, 2006.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Afghanistan
Armenia 01992-03-25March 25, 1992
  • Finland recognised Armenia on December 30, 1991.
  • Armenia is represented in Finland by a non-resident ambassador (based in Yerevan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
  • Finland is represented in Armenia by a non-resident ambassador (based in Helsinki at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in Yerevan.
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Armenia
Georgia 01992-07-08July 8, 1992
  • Finland recognised Georgia on March 27, 1992.
  • Finland is represented in Georgia by a non resident ambassador (based in Helsinki at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in Tbilissi.
  • Georgia is represented in Finland through its embassy in Stockholm (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in Helsinki.
  • On 22 April 2009, the Georgian Foreign Minister visited Finland.
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Georgia
  • Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Finland
India 01949-10-01October 1, 1949
  • India has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finland has an embassy in New Delhi and three honorary consulates in Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai.
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with India
Indonesia 01954-09-06September 6, 1954
  • Finland recognised the independence of Indonesia on February 10, 1950.
  • Indonesia has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finland has an embassy in Jakarta and honorary consulates in Denpasar and Medan.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Indonesia
Iran See Finland–Iran relations
  • Iran has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finland has an embassy in Tehran.
Israel 01950-11-14November 14, 1950 See Finland–Israel relations
  • Finland recognised Israel on March 18, 1949.
  • Finland has an embassy in Tel Aviv.
  • Israel has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
  • See also History of the Jews in Finland
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Israel
Japan 01919-09-06September 6, 1919
  • Japan recognised Finland on May 23, 1919.
  • Finland has an embassy in Tokyo, an honorary consulate general in Osaka and other honorary consulates in Kitakyushu, Nagano, Nagoya, and Sapporo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Japan
  • Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Finland
Nepal 01955-08-30August 30, 1955
  • Finland recognised Nepal on December 14, 1955.
  • Nepal is represented in Finland through its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Finland has an embassy in Kathmandu.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Nepal
People's Republic of China See People's Republic of China – Finland relations

The two international trade organisations are the Finland-China Trade Association and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). One of the fastest growing areas of trade between the two countries is in environmental protection. and information technology. Nokia is the largest Finnish investor in China.
Saudi Arabia 01969-09-23September 23, 1969
  • Finland has an embassy in Riyadh and an honorary consulate general in Jeddah.
  • Saudi Arabia will open an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Saudi Arabia
South Korea 01973-08-24August 24, 1973
  • Finland recognised South Korea on April 13, 1973.
  • Finland has an embassy in Seoul.
  • South Korea has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with South Korea
  • South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs: relations with Finland
Syria 01953-05-22May 22, 1953
  • Finland has an embassy in Damascus and two honorary consulates general in Aleppo and Latakia.
  • Syria is represented in Finland through its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Syria
Thailand 01954-06-21June 21, 1954
  • Thailand, previously known as Siam, recognised Finland's independence on October 9, 1919.
  • Siam was the second non-European state after the United States and the first Asian state to recognised Finland's independence.
  • Finland is represented in Thailand through its embassy in Bangkok, its honorary consulate general in Phuket and its honorary consulate in Chiang Mai.
  • Thailand has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Thailand
Turkey 01920-05-20May 20, 1920
  • Turkey recognised the independence of Finland on February 21, 1918.
  • Finland has an embassy in Ankara and an honorary consulate general in Istanbul and other honorary consulates in Belek, Bodrum and Izmir.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • See also Turks in Finland
  • Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: political, economical and commercial relations with Finland
  • Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs: relations with Turkey
Vietnam 01973-01-05January 5, 1973
  • Finland recognised Vietnam on December 28, 1972.
  • Vietnam has an embassy in Helsinki.
  • Finland has an embassy in Hanoi and an honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland about Vietnam

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