Finnland gekk í ESB 1. janúar 1995 eftir þjóðaratkvæðagreiðslu þar sem 56,9% greiddu atkvæði með. Finnland deilir ýmsum einkennum með Íslandi — öflugt velferðarkerfi, auðlindaháð hagkerfi og áhyggjur af fullveldi. Finnland tók upp evruna 1999 og gekk í NATO 2023 eftir innrás Rússa í Úkraínu.
Enska frumtextinn
Finland joined the EU on 1 January 1995 alongside Sweden and Austria. The Finnish accession referendum on 16 October 1994 passed with 56.9% in favour. Finland, a Nordic country with a population of 5.6 million, shared several characteristics with Iceland: a strong welfare state, resource-dependent economy (forestry rather than fisheries), and concern about sovereignty. Finland adopted the euro in 1999 and joined the Eurozone in 2002. Finland's post-accession experience included significant agricultural restructuring, increased foreign investment, and integration into European supply chains. Finland joined NATO in April 2023 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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European Commission — Finland accession documentation; Statistics Finland
Framkvæmdastjórn Evrópusambandsins og Hagstofa Finnlands birta gögn um aðildarferil og efnahagsþróun nýrra aðildarríkja.
Skoða heimild ↗Fyrirvarar
Finland's geopolitical situation (1,340 km border with Russia) was a major driver of EU accession in a way that does not directly apply to Iceland. Finland's economy is more diversified and industrialised than Iceland's. Finland's early euro adoption removed exchange rate flexibility, which some Finnish economists have retrospectively questioned during the 2008–2012 crisis period.
Notuð í greiningum (1)
25. þáttur Silfursins: Stefnt að kosningu um ESB í sumar Silfrið (RÚV)
- Að hluta staðfest Styður Evruríkin eru í vandræðum, sérstaklega Finnland þar sem samkeppnishæfni hefur minnkað verulega.