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Finland–Uruguay relations are the bilateral relations between Finland and Uruguay. Both nations are members of the United Nations.
In 1918, Finland obtained its independence from Russia after the Finnish Civil War. In August 1919, Uruguay recognized Finland's independence and in March 1935 both nations established diplomatic relations. [1] Unlike Argentina or Brazil, very few Finns immigrated to Uruguay. [1] During World War II, Finland was invaded by the Soviet Union which triggered the Winter War. Uruguay supported Finland diplomatically during the war and as gesture, Uruguay donated 100,000 pesos and 10,563 cans of 350 grams of corned beef to the Finnish people. [2] Since the end of the war, relations between Finland and Uruguay have remained close.
In 2007, UPM, a Finnish pulp company, opened a mill in Fray Bentos, Uruguay just across the river from Argentina. During the construction of the mill, Argentina filed a complaint against the company and the Uruguayan government stating possible pollution of the river by the mill. The Uruguay River is shared by the two countries and is protected by a treaty, which requires both parties to inform the other of any project that might affect the river. Besides the issue of pollution, Argentina claimed that the Uruguayan government had not asked for permission to build the mill. This diplomatic incident became known as the Uruguay River pulp mill dispute . The dispute was brought before the International Court of Justice which said that Uruguay had breached its procedural obligations to inform Argentina of its plans but had not violated its environmental obligations under the treaty and therefore the Finnish mill could continue operations. [3]
In 2013, Uruguay opened an embassy in Helsinki. [1] In September 2014, President José Mujica paid a visit to Finland, the first by an Uruguayan head-of-state. [4] In 2016, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö paid a visit to Uruguay. In February 2017, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez paid a state visit to Finland. [5] In 2019, Finnish company UPM announced it will construct a second pulp mill in Uruguay. [6]
Currently there is a Uruguayan-Nordic Chamber of Commerce. [7]
High-level visits from Finland to Uruguay
High-level visits from Uruguay to Finland
Both nations have signed a few agreements such as an Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (2004); Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation and Prevent Tax Evasion of Income and Wealth Taxes (2011); Agreement on Customs Cooperation (2017) and a Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation in Education (2017). [8] [9] [1]
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 39th and 41st president of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. A physician (oncologist), he was a member of the leftist Broad Front coalition.
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