Austria–Finland relations

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Austrian-Finnish relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and Finland

Austria
Finland

Foreign relations exist between Austria and Finland. Austria recognised Finland on January 13, 1918. Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 19, 1918. Austria has an embassy in Helsinki and 6 honorary consulates (in Kajaani, Ristiina, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa). Finland has an embassy in Vienna and 8 honorary consulates (in Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg). Both countries are full members of the European Union in 1995.

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Austria Austria Finland Finland
Coat of arms Austria Bundesadler.svg Coat of arms of Finland.svg
Population 8,902,600 5,526,774
Area 83,879  km2 (32,386 sq mi) 338,424 km2 (130,666 sq mi)
Population Density 106/km2 (274.5/sq mi) 16/km2 (41.4/sq mi)
Capital Vienna Helsinki
Government Federal parliamentary republic Unitary parliamentary republic
Official language German Finnish and Swedish
Current Leader President Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor Karl Nehammer 		President Sauli Niinistö
Prime Minister Sanna Marin
Main religions 57% Catholic,
8.7% Eastern Orthodox,
7.9% Muslim,
3.3% Evangelical Christians,
23.1% other/none 		76,5% Christian
22,1% non-religious
1,4% other
Ethnic groups 81.1% Austrians,
6.3% ex-Yugoslavs,
2.7% Germans,
2.2% Turks,
8.7% Others 		93.4% Finns,
5.6% Swedishspeaking Finns, 0.1% Sami,

1.1% Russians, 0.7% Estonians, 0.1% Romani, and 0.5% Latvians

GDP (PPP) $461.432 billion ($51,936 per capita) $257 billion, ($46,559 per capita)
Currency Euro (€) – EUR Euro (€) – EUR

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