Finland applied for EU membership in March 1992.

Membership negotiations began in February 1993 and ended in March 1994.

The accession treaty was signed in June 1994.

In the referendum on EU membership in October 1994, 56.9% of Finns voted in favour of accession.

Finland became a Member State at the beginning of 1995.

In 1999, Finland and ten other EU Member States formed the European Monetary Union zone and adopted the euro as a bank currency.

Finland held the EU Presidency from July to December 1999.

The euro was introduced as cash currency in Finland and eleven other EU Member States from the beginning of 2002.