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Finlandisation

Finlandisation is the alternative form of Finlandization.

Meaning of Finlandization

Noun

Finlandization (uncountable)

  1. The process by which a smaller or less powerful sovereign state comes to abide by a more powerful neighbor's foreign policy rules, while retaining its independence.
    • Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. He replied, “Yes, it is one of the options on the table.”2022 February 9, Jason Horowitz, “Finns Don’t Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about Finlandisation

What is Finlandisation the alternative form of?
Finlandisation is the alternative form of Finlandization.

Words near Finlandisation in the dictionary

  1. Finland Proper
  2. Finland Swedish
  3. Finlander
  4. Finlanders
  5. Finlandic
  6. Finlandisation
  7. Finlandish
  8. Finlandization
  9. Finlandize
  10. Finlandized
  11. Finlandizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Finlandisation (page history and authors); Finlandization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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