Finland's 2016 policy has a clear, high-level policy statement and four broad, well-defined priority areas that are clearly reflected in its bilateral and multilateral programming. The goal of Finland's development policy is to eradicate extreme poverty, and it concentrates its development assistance in sectors and countries where it has knowledge, experience and expertise; however, the policy's new emphasis on the private sector will require a reorientation in the skills required. Finland has nine long-term partner countries in which it supports a maximum of three priority areas.