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1 History  



1.1  Before independence  





1.2  Independence  





1.3  World War II  





1.4  Post World War II  







2 Resident diplomatic missions  





3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Finnish-Hungarian relations
Map indicating locations of Finland and Hungary

Finland

Hungary
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Finland, BudapestEmbassy of Hungary, Helsinki

Finnish-Hungarian relations are the bilateral relations between Finland and Hungary. Both countries are members of the European Union, Council of Europe, NATO, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Both people’s language are part of the Finno-Ugric language family. In March 2023, Hungary fully approved Finland's application for NATO membership.[1] There is minor tension in Finno-Hungarian relations at the advent of the Russo-Ukrainian and the Russo-Georgian wars, as Finland places themselves as staunchly against Russia[2] in these conflicts, where as Hungary is far more neutral.[3]

History[edit]

Embassy of Hungary in Helsinki, foyer of the reception area with a wall carpet designed by András Gönci in 1999

Before independence[edit]

At the end of the 19th century the Finno-Ugric linguistic affinity became widely accepted after extensive public debate. In the First World War, particularly the Russian and Finnish Civil Wars, Hungary supported separatists, mainly Poland, but this included Finland to an extent.

Independence[edit]

Hungary recognized Finland on August 23, 1920. Finland recognized Hungary on September 10, 1920.

World War II[edit]

Urho Kekkonen visit in Hungary in 1963
Hungarian volunteers leaving Finland after the Winter War. The group was led by Captain Imre Kémeri Nagy. Seeing him off was Lieutenant General Oscar Enckell.

When the Winter War broke out between Finland and the Soviet Union, many Hungarians felt great sympathy towards the Finns and wanted to help them.[4]

The Hungarian government officially did not support Finland, but secretly started searching for ways of helping.[5] In addition, non-governmental organisations began to organize support for Finland. Hungary helped Finland by giving monetary donations, armaments and military volunteers.

After the loss of Continuation War, Finland discontinued diplomatic relations on September 20, 1944.[6]

Post World War II[edit]

Diplomatic relations were re-established on May 20, 1947. Finland has an embassy in Budapest and an honorary consulate in Pécs. Hungary has an embassy in Helsinki and 4 honorary consulates (inTurku, Mariehamn, Tampere and Joensuu). Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.

Resident diplomatic missions[edit]

Finnish Embassy in Budapest

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hungarian parliament approves Finland's bid to join NATO". The Associated Press. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via The Seattle Times.
  • ^ Fay, Sidney B. (1944). "Russo-Finnish Relations". Current History. 6 (33): 385–390. ISSN 0011-3530.
  • ^ Austin, Moira Fagan, Laura Clancy, Sneha Gubbala and Sarah (2023-10-02). "Poles and Hungarians Differ Over Views of Russia and the U.S." Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. Retrieved 2024-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Ruprecht Antal: Magyar önkéntesek a Téli háborúban – Unkarilaiset Vapaaehtoiset Talvisodassa; Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum, Budapest, 2003. pp. 9–11.
  • ^ Ruprecht Antal: Magyar önkéntesek a Téli háborúban – Unkarilaiset Vapaaehtoiset Talvisodassa; Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum, Budapest, 2003. pp. 9–11., 23–25., 91.
  • ^ "Unkari: Suomi ja Unkari: Diplomaattisuhteiden historia". Suomi ulkomailla (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  • ^ "Speaker Series | 19 June | Jari Vilén (Finland's Ambassador for Barents and Northern Dimension): Security in Europe: The View from Finland". www.europeamerica.de. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  • ^ "New Ambassador from Hungary to Finland". Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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