Finland–Iceland relations

Both Finland and Iceland were united as one nation under the Kalmar Union from 1397 - 1523. In December 1917, Finland obtained its independence from Russia and Iceland obtained its independence from Denmark in June 1944. Both nations officially established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1947. Initially, Finland maintained its relations with Iceland from its embassy in Oslo, Norway, while Iceland maintained relations with Finland from its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Finland opened its resident embassy in Reykjavík in 1982. Iceland opened its embassy in Helsinki in 1997. == Trade ==

met Iceland's Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir in spring 2022 Iceland, as a member of the European Free Trade Association has unrestricted access to the European Union market (which includes Finland). In 2015, total trade between Iceland and the EU totaled 5.7 billion euros. == Resident diplomatic missions ==

• Finland has an embassy in Reykjavík. • Iceland has an embassy in Helsinki. File:Embassy of Finland in Reykjavik.jpg|Embassy of Finland in Reykjavík File:Icelandic state flag Embassy Helsinki.jpg|Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki == See also ==