or Finlandisation ˌfɪnləndʌɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n
■ noun historical the process or result of being obliged for economic reasons to favour the interests of the former Soviet Union despite not being politically allied to it.
Derivatives
Finlandize or Finlandise verb
Origin
1960s: translation of Ger. Finnlandisierung , referring to the case of Finland after 1944.