Relationship dossier
Finland
Japan
Relationship assessment
Finland and Japan maintain a strategic partnership with cooperation across several policy areas.
Finland toward Japan
+35The Finnish government has pursued a strategic partnership with Japan and bilateral cooperation in areas including digitalization, sustainability, science and Arctic affairs.
Japan toward Finland
+35The Japanese government has pursued a strategic partnership with Finland and bilateral cooperation in areas including digitalization, sustainability, science and Arctic affairs.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured by a strategic partnership and government cooperation across several policy areas. This provides a substantive basis for cooperation, while the scale and continuity of specific initiatives remain 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 Japan have a strategic partnership supported by government-level cooperation in areas including digitalization, sustainability, science and Arctic affairs. Their relationship is cooperative, though the scope and implementation of particular initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Finland and Japan established a strategic partnership through a joint declaration.
The Finnish and Japanese prime ministers agreed to strengthen the strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government cooperation across the stated policy areas are uncertain.