Finland–Taiwan relations are informal and largely economic, because the two countries do not have official diplomatic ties. On 13 January 1950, Finland acknowledged the People's Republic of China government in Beijing as the legitimate government of China, and diplomatic relations were established in October the same year.[1] When referring to the country, the government of Finland tends to use the designation Taiwan instead of the official Republic of China.[2]

A Taiwanese representative office was opened in Helsinki in 1990 and a corresponding Finnish office in Taipei a year later.[3] These offices function as de facto embassies, as the countries have no formal diplomatic relations.

In May 2020, Taiwan donated 200,000 surgical masks to the Northern Finnish healthcare district, and they were received by Mikko Kärnä, who is the chair of the Taiwan friendship club of the Finnish parliament.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet - Suomi ulkomailla". Kiina (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "Suomi ja Taiwan - Suomi ulkomailla". Taiwan (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ "Bilateral relations between Finland and Taiwan". Taipei Representative Office in Finland 駐芬蘭台北代表處. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ "Taiwan donated 200 000 surgical masks to the coronavirus battle of Finland". Helsinki Times. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations
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