Following ratification, Finland became a member of NATO on 4 April 2023. [3][4] Finland has a 1,340-kilometre (830 mi) border with Russia, which upon accession more than doubled NATO's pre-existing border with Russia. [5][6]

Apr 4, 2023 · Finland has joined the NATO military alliance, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe's post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

On 4 April 2023, Finland became a full member of NATO, upon depositing its Instrument of Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States government during a ceremony at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

Dec 14, 2023 · NATO’s newest member and Russia’s neighbor Finland is to sign a bilateral defense cooperation agreement next week with the United States in a deal that allows Washington to send troops into the Nordic country and to store weapons and equipment there.

Apr 3, 2023 · BRUSSELS (AP) — Finland is set to join NATO on Tuesday, days after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership and set it on track to become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance. All NATO members must vote unanimously to admit a new country into the alliance.

Apr 3, 2024 · A net contributor to the defensive alliance, Finland is already contributing to NATO with its Arctic capabilities, resilience, and highly advanced military. It has been a remarkable first year for Finland in NATO; the country has weathered significant internal …

Apr 4, 2023 · Finland has formally become a NATO ally. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today welcomed the new member when Finland's flag was raised alongside those of the 30 other nations in...

Apr 4, 2023 · Finland became NATO’s newest member today (4 April 2023), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Allies signed Finland’s Accession Protocol on 5 July 2022, after which all 30 national parliaments voted to ratify the country’s membership.

Apr 4, 2023 · Last year, all NATO member states made a historic decision to invite Finland and Sweden to join the Alliance. That decision triggered the fastest ratification process in NATO’s modern history. Today, on 4 April 2023, we welcome Finland as the thirty first member of …

Apr 4, 2023 · The inclusion of Finland as the 31st member of NATO doubles the military alliance’s border with Russia.