Relationship dossier
Finland
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Finland supports Ukraine with security and humanitarian assistance, backed by a long-term bilateral cooperation agreement.
Finland toward Ukraine
+75Finland has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance and supports its security through bilateral cooperation and European policy. In 2024, Finland signed a long-term security cooperation agreement with Ukraine.
Ukraine toward Finland
+60Ukraine signed a long-term security cooperation agreement with Finland in 2024 and participates in bilateral security cooperation. The scope of Ukraine’s contributions under the framework is less prominent than Finland’s assistance to Ukraine.
Overall relationship
+70The relationship is structured around Finland’s support for Ukraine’s security and recovery, including military and humanitarian assistance and a long-term bilateral security cooperation agreement. The partnership has deepened in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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 has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance and supports Ukraine through European and bilateral security cooperation. The two countries signed a long-term security cooperation agreement in 2024. Ukraine has engaged in this bilateral framework, while Finland’s support has been a prominent feature of the relationship.
Key developments
Finland and Ukraine signed a long-term agreement on security cooperation and support.
Finland provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of commitments under the bilateral security cooperation agreement may evolve.
- The longer-term scope of Finnish assistance and bilateral reconstruction cooperation is unclear.