Relationship dossier
Finland
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative EU partners with a bilateral tax treaty
Finland toward Ireland
+15Finland has cooperated with Ireland through a bilateral tax treaty that provides a framework for addressing double taxation.
Ireland toward Finland
+15Ireland has cooperated with Finland through the bilateral tax treaty that provides a framework for addressing double taxation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is underpinned by European Union cooperation and a bilateral tax treaty. These provide a durable basis for practical engagement, although the extent of additional direct government cooperation is unclear.
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 Ireland maintain a cooperative relationship within the European Union, reinforced by a bilateral tax treaty intended to prevent double taxation. The treaty is a concrete framework for government cooperation, though the scope of other direct bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Finland and Ireland concluded a bilateral tax treaty to prevent double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of current bilateral cooperation beyond the tax treaty is unclear.
- Details of the treaty’s practical implementation and subsequent updates are uncertain.