On 16 October 1994, a national referendum is held in Finland to ask the people to vote for or against the country’s accession to the European Union. After the votes are counted, 56.9 % are found to have voted in favour of accession.

On 16 October 1994, following the referendum held in Finland on the country’s accession to the European Union, a majority of 56.9 % of Finnish people vote in favour of accession. The photo shows Martti Ahtisaari, President of the Republic of Finland, putting his ballot paper in the ballot box.

On 16 October 1994, Martti Ahtisaari, President of the Republic of Finland, delivers a televised address in which he welcomes the positive outcome of the referendum held the same day on Finland’s accession to the European Union.

On 24 September 1994, one month before the referendum held in Finland on the country’s accession to the European Union, Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, gives his views on the issue of the country’s independence in the European Union.

In a report published in the Spanish daily newspaper El País on 9 October 1994, the day before the referendum on Finland's accession to the European Union, the Finnish President, Martti Ahtisaari, discusses the implications of European accession on the future of his country.

On 14 October 1994, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit focuses on the political and economic situation in Finland on the eve of the referendum on that country's accession to the Treaty on European Union.

On 13 November 1994, the Swedish people are asked to vote in a referendum on the question of the country’s accession to the European Union. After the votes are counted, 52.2 % are found to have voted in favour of accession. The photo shows Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson getting ready to place his ballot paper in the ballot box.

On 15 November 1994, the French daily newspaper Libération analyses the political situation in Sweden after the positive result of the referendum held on 13 November on the country’s accession to the European Union.

On 15 November 1994, the French Catholic newspaper La Croix comments on the decision taken by the Swedish people to ratify the Treaty of Accession to the European Union and emphasises the relief of Sweden’s neighbouring countries.

On 24 June 1994, at the Corfu European Council, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, welcomes the signing by Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union.