Finland–Norway relations


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 as buffer zones. The controversy around Finns in Norway subsided over time, and the land claim never materialized into open conflict.
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 living in Norway.

Country comparison

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Population5,474,0945,136,700
Area338,424 km2385,178 km2
Population Density18/km215.5/km2
Capital cityHelsinkiOslo
Largest CitiesHelsinki – 621,863
Tampere – 223,035
Turku – 184,123
Oulu – 196,260
Jyväskylä – 135,762 		Oslo – 634,463
Bergen – 272,520
Stavanger – 130,426
Trondheim – 181,513
Kristiansand – 85,681
GovernmentParliamentary representative democratic republicUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
First LeaderPehr Evind SvinhufvudHaakon VII of Norway
Current LeaderSauli Niinistö
Sanna Marin 		Harald V
Erna Solberg
Main LanguageFinnish and SwedishNorwegian
Main Religions76.5% Christian
22.1% Non-Religious
1.4% Other		82% Christian
13% Non-Religious
5% Other
GDP US$2.673 trillion$5.223 trillion
GDP per capitaUS$49,265$103,586
GDP $218.3 billion$328.0 billion
GDP per capitaUS$40,045$64,363
Real GDP Growth Rate-0.6%1.6%
Military Expenditure1.47% of GDP1.4% of GDP
Military Personnel365,00069,700
Labour Force2,685,0002,707,000

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