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- Finland joined the European Union on 1 January 1995.
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Jan 1, 1995 · EU countries. Finland. Overview. Capital: Helsinki. Official EU language (s): Finnish, Swedish. EU Member State: since 1 January 1995. Currency: euro (€) Euro area member since 1 January 1999. Schengen: member since 25 March 2001. Figures: Geographical size: 338 363 km 2. Population: 5 603 851 (2024)
Jan 1, 1995 · Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. In subsequent years many other countries joined the Union. The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on January 31, 2020. Today the EU consists of 27 member countries.
CountryEu Accession DateSchengen Area MemberEurozone MemberAustriaJanuary 1, 1995YesYesBelgiumMarch 25, 1957YesYesBulgariaJanuary 1, 2007YesNoCroatiaJuly 1, 2013YesYesFinland in the European Union. Finland joined the European Union on 1 January 1995. Finland is now one of the 27 EU Member States. Finland has 15 representatives in the European Parliament. The ministers in the Finnish Government are also part of the Council of the European Union.
The commissioners do not represent their member state, but instead work collectively in the interests of all the member states within the EU. In the 1950s, six core states founded the EU's predecessor European Communities (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany).
Dec 11, 2023 · Finland took a long path to become a part of the EU, but 20 years ago, 56.9% of Finnish citizens voted for their country’s EU membership, and Finland practically joined the EU on January 1,...
Dec 2, 2022 · 1955 - Finland joins United Nations and Nordic Council. 1973 - Trade agreements signed with the European Economic Community and Comecon. Leaning towards Europe. 1990 - Economic difficulties as...
Feb 13, 2024 · 1995 - Finland joins the European Union. 2000 - Tarja Halonen elected as Finland's first female president. 2002 - Euro replaces the Finnish mark.