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Finland–Malaysia relations
Map indicating locations of Finland and Malaysia

Finland
Malaysia

Finland–Malaysia relations are foreign relations between Finland and Malaysia. Finland has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,[1] and Malaysia has an embassy in Helsinki.[2]

History

Diplomatic relations between the two countries has been establish since 1972 with the first Finnish diplomatic mission opened in 1980.[3] In 2004, the embassy of Malaysia was opened in Helsinki.[3]

Economic relations

The bilateral trade between the two countries has kept growing to an annual level of about €500 million.[4] In 1993, both Finland and Malaysia has signed a document for the promotion of investments in Helsinki,[5] while the agreement to avoid double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income takes effective on 1988.[6] In 2013, a Finnish data erasure company has expands its operations to Malaysia,[7] while the Finnish Minister of Education visit Malaysia with a hope of making an export product out of the educational system.[8] Many Finnish also has choose Malaysia as one of their tourism destination.[9] There is also a Malaysian Finnish Business Council.[10]

Diplomacy

See also

References

  1. ^ "Premises". Embassy of Finland, Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Helsinki". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Relations between Finland and Malaysia". Embassy of Finland, Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen at the dinner hosted by the Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak". Prime's Minister Office. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ "1985 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA FOR THE PROMOTION OF INVESTMENTS" (PDF). National University of Singapore. 15 April 1985. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME" (PDF). Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia. 28 March 1984. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ Lehtikuva/Mikko Stig (8 January 2013). "Finnish data erasure company expands operations to Malaysia". Good News! From Finland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. ^ Sine Neuchs Thomsen (16 August 2013). "Finland's Minister of Education to visit Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia". Yle. ScandAsia.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); External link in |author= (help)
  9. ^ "Weather, tourism spots lure Finland beauties to Sabah". The Borneo Post. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Home". Malaysian Finnish Business Council. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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