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Finland has been a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 4 April 2023. [1]In the aftermath of World War II, following the formation of NATO in 1949 and throughout the Cold War, Finland maintained a position of neutrality, in what became known as Finlandization, in the face of its often complicated relations with the Soviet Union.
On 15 May 2022, Finland's Prime Minister Marin and President Niinistö together announced that Finland would apply for NATO membership, [97] while Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced that Sweden would do the same the following day. [98] Formal applications for membership were jointly submitted by both countries on 18 May 2022. [99]
NATO in 2025 . The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after ...
Finland shares a more than 800-mile border with Russia, which views any expansion of NATO toward its territory as a grave security threat. Sweden sits on Finland's western flank and is also ...
Finland and Sweden joined 14 NATO allies in a June 6, 2022, military exercise on the Baltic Sea. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty ImagesNo one should be surprised by the decision made by the ...
In March 2023, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's party, Fidesz, announced that they support Finland and Sweden's applications for NATO membership. [4] In March 2023, Hungary approved Finland's membership process but did not approve Sweden's membership process. [5] In June 2023, Hungary announced that it was postponing Sweden's membership ...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg received formal applications from Finland and Sweden to join the U.S.-led military alliance. The Nordic countries' move follows Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...