Estonia–Latvia relations members of the Baltic Free Trade Area from 1994 until 2004 after which they joined the European Union. In 2006, Latvia accounted for 3% of Estonian exports. Latvia accounted for 5% of Estonian imports. There are 15 bilateral agreements between the 2 countries many of them signed trilaterally with Lithuania. The three Baltic countries signed a trilateral defence agreement on 12 February 1995. Estonia–Latvia relations Estonia and Latvia, the two northernmost Baltic states, share 343 km of common borders. Both states share a long common history, having since the 13th century been ruled by the Livonian Order, Poland-Lithuania, Sweden and
Estonians in Finland Estonians in Finland Estonians in Finland are immigrants from Estonia residing in Finland. In 2017, there were 52,424 Estonian immigrants in Finland, according to the UN. Estonians are Finland's second largest immigrant group, after Russians. Immigration from Estonia to Finland was low before 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Estonia's EU membership in 2004, emigration from Estonia to Finland increased rapidly. In 2017, there were 49,590 speakers of Estonian. Finland has the largest community of Estonians outside Estonia In 2012, 5,000 more people from Estonia emigrated to Finland than immigrated to Estonia. There are an estimated 100,000