Relationship dossier
Finland
Iceland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative Nordic partners with bilateral agreements and a shared regional framework
Finland toward Iceland
+25Finland has cooperated with Iceland through bilateral arrangements, including a double-taxation agreement, and through Nordic governmental cooperation.
Iceland toward Finland
+25Iceland has cooperated with Finland through the bilateral double-taxation agreement and Nordic governmental cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship rests on durable Nordic governmental cooperation and bilateral arrangements, including a tax treaty. These provide a concrete cooperative foundation, while the available detail about direct bilateral activity is limited.
How 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 and Iceland have a cooperative relationship shaped by Nordic governmental cooperation and bilateral arrangements, including a double-taxation agreement. Finland’s and Iceland’s participation in Nordic cooperation provides a durable framework, though the scope and intensity of direct bilateral activity are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Finland and Iceland concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent direct government cooperation between Finland and Iceland are limited.