▁Argentina ▁recognized ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Finland ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁nation ▁outside ▁of ▁Europe ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁both ▁nations ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁and ▁Finland ▁opened ▁a ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Argentina ▁acc red ited ▁an ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Finland ▁from ▁its ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁Poland ▁while ▁Finland ▁acc red ited ▁an ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Argentina ▁from ▁its ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Finland ▁opened ▁a ▁resident ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁becoming ▁its ▁first ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Finland ▁was ▁inv aded ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁which ▁triggered ▁the ▁Winter ▁War . ▁Argentina ▁supported ▁Finland ▁diplom atically ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁for ▁its ▁ag gression ▁against ▁Finland . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Finland ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁resident ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Finn ish ▁ships ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁again ▁to ▁Argentina ▁with ▁Finn ish ▁made ▁products . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Finn ish ▁President ▁Mart ti ▁A ht isa ari ▁paid ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁high - level ▁Finn ish ▁politician ▁to ▁visit ▁the