Referendums Related To The European Union - Enlargement of 1995

Enlargement of 1995

The 1994 referendums on membership of four new nations were as follows:

• Austria - 66.6% in favour (12 June 1995)
• Finland - 56.9% in favour (16 October 1995)
• Sweden - 52.8% in favour (13 November 1995)
• Norway - 52.2% against (28 November 1995)

Austria, Sweden and Finland were admitted on 1 January 1995. As the referendum in Norway was 52.2% against joining, the proposal by the Norwegian government to join was rejected for the second time.

The Åland Islands, a dependency belonging to Finland, also voted (20 November 1994) on their accession to the European Union. With a turnout of 49.1% the result was 73.6% in favour, which means that EU law would also apply to the Åland Islands.