Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Finland
Relationship assessment
Finnish development and humanitarian assistance, with bilateral cooperation curtailed after the 2021 Taliban takeover
Afghanistan toward Finland
Not assessedFinland toward Afghanistan
+15Finland provided development assistance to Afghanistan and continued humanitarian assistance after the Taliban takeover in 2021, while suspending bilateral development cooperation.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Finland has provided development assistance to Afghanistan and continued humanitarian assistance after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, while suspending bilateral development cooperation. Information about the Afghan authorities’ direct government conduct toward Finland is insufficient to assess that part of the relationship.
Key developments
Following the Taliban’s return to power, Finland suspended bilateral development cooperation with Afghanistan while continuing humanitarian assistance.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Finnish humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan are unclear.
- Details of direct Afghan government engagement with Finland are limited.