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Helsinki and Finland were candidates from the beginning. Finland wanted to have one of the various new EU agencies since the early 2000s. By the end of 2004, the location of those different agencies was decided by the heads of states. Of these agencies, Finland wanted to have either EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) or ECHA.
