Finland marks 30th anniversary of EU membership referendum

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Finland’s advisory referendum on European Union membership. In the 1994 vote, 56.9 percent of the participating voters supported joining the EU, with a voter turnout of 74 percent. The Finnish Parliament approved the country’s accession to the EU in November of the same year. Finland officially became a member of the EU at the beginning of 1995, alongside Sweden and Austria.