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
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 from only four countries (Estonia, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden), placing Finland joint 18th (with Spain) of the 24 entries. The 12 points from the Finnish televote were awarded to Latvia. The low placement meant that Finland were once again relegated and did not take part in the 2001 contest – the country would miss every contest held in an odd-numbered year between 1995 and 2003 for this reason. Switzerland missed also those same years except for 1997. Anna Eriksson's "Oot voimani mun" represented Finland in the annual OGAE Second Chance Contest, a contest for entries that failed to win