Relationship dossier
Finland
Zambia
Relationship assessment
A bilateral relationship shaped principally by development cooperation
Finland toward Zambia
+20Finland has provided development assistance in Zambia through bilateral cooperation, supporting development priorities there. The scope and continuity of this engagement are unclear.
Zambia toward Finland
+15The Zambian government has participated in bilateral development cooperation with Finland. The extent of broader bilateral government engagement is uncertain.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in bilateral development assistance and associated government engagement. Its overall character appears modestly cooperative, while the breadth and continuity of cooperation beyond development assistance are 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 Zambia have had a bilateral development-cooperation relationship, with Finnish assistance supporting development priorities in Zambia and cooperation involving the Zambian government. This provides a concrete basis for a cooperative assessment, although the scope and continuity of government-to-government engagement are unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development-cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The timing and extent of current government-to-government cooperation are uncertain.