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Finland

Finland has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 January 1995Joined
  2. 1 January 1999Adopted the euro
  3. 25 March 2001Full Schengen membership

Same enlargement wave · Fourth enlargement (1995)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards101

Eurostat, 2025. Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population1.3 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 14 December 1955Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 5 May 1989Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 1994Referendum on EU membership: 56.9% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  4. 1 January 1995Joins the European Union. europa.eu
  5. 18 May 2022Submits its application to join NATO, together with Sweden. nato.int
  6. 4 April 2023Joins NATO. nato.int

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