Definition
The process by which a country is forced to accept restrictions on its sovereignty while nominally remaining independent, typically due to pressure from a more powerful neighbor.
Etymology
From Finland + -ization (suffix meaning process). The term emerged during the Cold War to describe Finland's complex relationship with the Soviet Union.
Kelly Says
Finlandization is Finland's dark shadow—after WWII, Finland maintained independence from Soviet domination by carefully managing its political and military autonomy, and the West used this as a cautionary tale of how subtle imperialism works without tanks.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፊንላንድ ማለት
fee-nlan-d ma-let
ARالعربية
فنلندية
fin-lan-dee-yah
BNবাংলা
ফিনল্যান্ডীকরণ
fin-lan-dhee-ka-ran
CACatalà
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
CSČeština
finlandizace
fin-lan-di-za-ce
DADansk
finlandisering
fin-lan-de-ri-sing
DEDeutsch
Finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-tion
ELΕλληνικά
φινλανδισμός
fee-nlan-di-smohs
ESEspañol
finlandización
fin-lan-dee-zah-see-ohn
FAفارسی
فنلاندیسازی
fin-lan-di-sa-zee
FISuomi
suomalaistaminen
suo-ma-lai-sti-mi-nen
FRFrançais
finlandization
fin-lan-di-zah-see-ohn
GUGU
ફિનલેન્ડિકારણ
fin-lan-de-ka-ran
HAHA
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
HEעברית
פינלנדיזציה
fi-nlan-di-za-tsee-ah
HIहिन्दी
फिनलैंडीकरण
fin-lan-dee-ka-raan
HUMagyar
finnlandiazáció
fin-lan-di-a-zsee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
IGIG
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
ITItaliano
finlandizzazione
fin-lan-dee-za-tsee-ohn-eh
JA日本語
フィンランド化
fin-ran-do-ka
KKKK
финландты
fin-land-ty
KO한국어
핀란드화
pin-ran-deu-hwa
MRMR
फिनलंडीकरण
fin-lan-dee-ka-raan
MSBahasa Melayu
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
MYမြန်မာ
ဖင်လန်တရား
fin-lan-da-tha
NLNederlands
finlandizing
fin-lan-di-zing
NONorsk
finlandisering
fin-lan-de-ri-sing
PAPA
ਫਿਨਲੈਂਡੀਕਰਨ
fin-lan-dee-ka-ran
PLPolski
finlandizacja
fin-lan-di-za-tsee-ya
PTPortuguês
finlandização
fin-lan-dee-zah-sãw
RORomână
finlandizare
fin-lan-di-za-reh
RUРусский
финlandiзация
fin-lan-di-za-tsee-ya
SVSvenska
finlandisering
fin-lan-de-ri-sing
SWKiswahili
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
TAதமிழ்
ஃபின்லாந்துவாதம்
fin-lan-thu-va-tham
TEతెలుగు
ఫిన్లాండీకరణం
fin-lan-dee-ka-ra-nam
THไทย
การฟินแลนด์
gan-fin-lan-d
TLTL
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-syon
TRTürkçe
finlandize
fin-lan-di-ze
UKУкраїнська
фінляндізація
fin-lan-di-za-tsee-ya
URاردو
فن لینڈیकरण
fin-lan-dee-ka-raan
VITiếng Việt
phi-lan-di-za-tion
phi-lan-di-za-tion
YOYO
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si
ZUZU
finlandization
fin-lan-di-za-si