Relationship dossier
Finland
Myanmar
Relationship assessment
Finnish development cooperation alongside condemnation of Myanmar’s military coup
Finland toward Myanmar
+15Finland provided development cooperation in Myanmar, including support for peace and governance. Following the 2021 military coup, Finland condemned the military takeover and supported international measures responding to the military’s actions.
Myanmar toward Finland
Not assessedOverall 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 cooperation in Myanmar, including support for peace, governance and social development. Finland has also condemned the 2021 military coup and supported international measures responding to the military’s actions. Specific information about Myanmar’s government conduct toward Finland is limited.
Areas of tension
- Myanmar’s 2021 military coup and subsequent repression, which Finland condemned.
Key developments
Finland opened an embassy in Yangon as Myanmar’s political reforms prompted expanded engagement.
Finland condemned Myanmar’s military coup and supported international measures responding to the military takeover.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Finland’s bilateral development cooperation with Myanmar over time are unclear.
- Specific Myanmar government actions toward Finland are unclear.