Finlandization

[ fin-luhn-duh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
2. such a neutral status pursued as a deliberate act of policy by a lesser power.

Finlandization

/ ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

1. neutralization of a small country by a superpower, using conciliation, as the former Soviet Union did in relation to Finland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Finlandization¹

First recorded in 1965–70; Finland + -ization