Finland
A combined view of Finland's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Finland's General Assembly rhetoric has remained consistently multilateralist across fourteen years, with scores hovering between 78–91 on multilateralism. However, the country's emotional intensity and concrete policy commitments have fluctuated notably: concreteness peaked around 2012 and 2024 (both 66–74), coinciding with emphasis on Finland's peacekeeping, mediation, and UN reform contributions, while emotional appeal remained modest until 2022–2024, when moral urgency around global crises intensified to 62–68. The shift from EU-focused cooperation in 2006–2007 toward UN institutional reform and later security concerns reflects evolving priorities, though Finland's underlying rhetorical posture—measured, institutionally-framed, and commitments-conscious—has persisted.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2007 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2009 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2010 | Very High | Low | Medium | Medium |
| 2011 | Very High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2012 | Very High | Low | High | High |
| 2015 | Very High | Medium | Medium | High |
| 2016 | Very High | Low | Medium | High |
| 2019 | Very High | Medium | High | High |
| 2021 | Very High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 2022 | Very High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2023 | Very High | Medium | Low | Low |
| 2024 | Very High | High | High | Low |
| 2025 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Finland has ratified 22 of 24 treaties tracked and demonstrates strong, near-comprehensive commitment to environmental and human rights frameworks, having ratified all 10 major environmental treaties and all 5 core human rights conventions. Arms control engagement is selective: Finland ratified the Arms Trade Treaty and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty but withdrew from the Anti-Personnel Mines convention and has taken no action on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, reflecting a pragmatic alignment with NATO security interests over absolute disarmament positions. Trade governance and international justice commitments are complete.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyRatified
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatyRatified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionWithdrawn
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercuryRatified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtRatified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Finland votes affirmatively on the vast majority of General Assembly resolutions (66% yes votes across 5,544 recorded votes), with abstentions comprising 24% and dissents rare. Notably, Finland has dissented on five votes spanning 1972–2018, all receiving 92–93% support, including two "right to development" resolutions and positions on debt restructuring and women's advancement—suggesting selective skepticism on economic governance and development framing rather than a pattern of isolation.
Notable dissents from consensus
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2017-12-19 · voted N · 93% voted yes
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2018-12-17 · voted N · 93% voted yes
Future Operation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2004-12-23 · voted N · 93% voted yes
Towards the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2014-09-09 · voted N · 92% voted yes
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1972-12-13 · voted N · 92% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.948 (Very High), ranked #12 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023