Finland´s development assistance drops in 2025

Other ODA include Finlands share of the EUs ODA budget and share of in-donor refugee costs. The biggest changes from the previous year were evident in the exclusive ODA budget item, with disbursements decreasing by EUR 73 million. Expenditure decreased evenly across the different forms of financing, excluding support for civil society organisations (CSOs). As regards other ODA, especially refugee reception costs saw a decline of EUR 49 million). A significant share of Finlands ODA in 2025 was channelled through the EU (EUR 316 million), the UN (EUR 254 million) and the World Bank Group (EUR 76 million). The Finnish Government Programme prioritises aid channelled through Finnish CSOs (EUR 124 million) and humanitarian assistance (EUR 117 million), both of which accounted for a record‑high share of Finlands development cooperation. Ukraine remained by far Finlands largest partner country for development cooperation, with EUR 60 million channelled to the country. Most of this amount was financed from the budget item Humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. In addition to direct official development assistance, the in-donor refugee costs for Ukrainians were reported as Finlands ODA. The official development assistance (ODA) continued to decline in 2025 both globally and in Finland. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Thursday released preliminary data on official development assistance (ODA) in 2025 by member countries of the organisations Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Globally, the total amount of ODA saw a record decline of 23.1 per cent in 2025, as several countries reduced their contributions.