finlandisation
French, noun/fɛ̃.lɑ̃.di.za.sjɔ̃/
finlandisation is a French feminine noun meaning “Finlandization (the influence of a large state on a smaller one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Influence que peut avoir un pays puissant sur la politique extérieure d’un plus petit pays voisin, de telle…”.
What does finlandisation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineFinlandization (the influence of a large state on a smaller one)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Influence que peut avoir un pays puissant sur la politique extérieure d’un plus petit pays voisin, de telle sorte que son autonomie s’en trouve réduite, voire disparaisse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of finlandisation
- finlandisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce finlandisation?
- /fɛ̃.lɑ̃.di.za.sjɔ̃/
- \fɛ̃.lɑ̃.di.za.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to finlandisation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is finlandisation in French?
finlandisation appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).