[1] The first Finnish diplomatic representative to Israel was Toivo Kala, who presented his letter of accreditation to Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett.

[2] In 2004, a joint Finland-Israel Technology (FIT) cooperation program was created for research and development projects in the field of ICT.

[2] The Finland Israel Trade association serves as an intermediary between Finnish and Israeli companies in order to create new business contacts.

[3] In April 2019, Finland and Israel embarked on a project to sponsor joint programs in digital health and healthcare technology.

[citation needed] Tampella (through fully owned subsidiary Salgad) and Israeli Solel Boneh founded Soltam Systems in 1950 and started to license build Finnish designed artillery pieces and grenade launchers in Israel.

[21] In the same newspaper article a researcher noted that in 2008 Finland had also denied some export permits to Sri Lanka, Brazil and Russia.

[21] In April 2012 the FDF ordered for the Army 24 million euros worth of Orbiter II UAVs from Aeronautics Defense Systems.