Relationship dossier
Finland
Lithuania
Relationship assessment
Finland and Lithuania maintain cooperative ties, particularly on defense and regional security.
Finland toward Lithuania
+45Finland maintains a bilateral defense-cooperation framework with Lithuania and works with the Lithuanian government on regional security. Finland also participates in European and transatlantic cooperation that supports Lithuania’s security.
Lithuania toward Finland
+45Lithuania supported Finland’s NATO accession and cooperates with the Finnish government on regional security and defense matters.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is characterized by practical defense cooperation and aligned security interests, reinforced by shared participation in European and transatlantic institutions. Lithuania’s support for Finland’s NATO accession is a concrete example of bilateral alignment. The known relationship appears cooperative, though the scope of bilateral arrangements is not fully clear.
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 Lithuania have a cooperative relationship shaped by bilateral defense cooperation and close alignment on European and regional security. Lithuania supported Finland’s NATO accession, and the two governments cooperate within shared European and transatlantic frameworks. Details of the scope and implementation of bilateral defense arrangements are less clear.
Key developments
Finland and Lithuania established a bilateral framework for defense cooperation.
Lithuania supported Finland’s accession to NATO.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent bilateral cooperation beyond security is uncertain.