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'We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters,' says alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg.

State Department in Brussels on Tuesday” before the start of NATO foreign ministers’ session. The alliance “remains vigilant, we monitor very closely what Russia does,” he said. Her Social Democrats finished third, with the center-right National Coalition Party coming out on top. “This is an historic week,” the NATO chief told reporters. “We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters,” Stoltenberg said, adding: “It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for NATO as a whole.” “Tomorrow, we will welcome Finland as the 31st member of NATO, making Finland safer and our alliance stronger.”

Moscow threatens to bolster border defences if western military alliance deploys troops inside Finland.

“In case of deployment of forces of other Nato members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.” “We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.” It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for Nato as a whole.” “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance.” He said he hoped Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same. “It is a historic moment for us.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday. Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last ...

“In case of deployment of forces of other NATO members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.” “We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.” “This is a historic week,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon, “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters. Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same. [Turkey, the last country](/article/nato-finland-turkey-24e91f6d5141e727872b91b854d5702c) to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to U.S.

HELSINKI — Finland's main conservative party claimed victory in a parliamentary election Sunday in an extremely tight three-way race in which right-wing ...

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday.

“In case of deployment of forces of other NATO members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.” NATO officials are also keen to bring Sweden within the fold before U.S. The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon, “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters. "We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.” [Turkey](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/TurkeySyriaEarthquake), the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to U.S. “This is a historic week," Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to hold talks with Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko. Battle-watchers are eyeing Bakhmut after Russia's Wagner Group ...

[past recaps here](https://www.npr.org/series/1084620843/russia-ukraine-recap). [A rehab center revives traumatized Ukrainian troops](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166441588/russia-ukraine-war-ukrainian-soldiers-rehab) before their return to battle. Moscow [blamed Russian opposition](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/03/world/russia-ukraine-war/a-woman-is-arrested-in-connection-with-the-killing-of-a-prominent-russian-blogger?smid=url-share) activists and Ukraine. [Evan Gershkovich](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166984608/russia-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-accuse-espionage), drawing condemnation from the U.S. Ukraine denied and [mocked claims](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-situation-bakhmut-especially-hot-2023-04-02/) by Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries that they captured the city and raised a Russian flag on an administrative building there. [killed by an explosion](https://www.npr.org/2023/04/02/1167675096/explosion-russia-pro-war-military-blogger-ukraine) in a St. [Sweden applied jointly](https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099003708/ukraine-war-finland-sweden-nato) with Finland, alarmed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the Swedes are still waiting for approval from both Hungary and Turkey. [crucial role in the Russia-Ukraine war](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1164977056/a-chinese-drone-for-hobbyists-plays-a-crucial-role-in-the-russia-ukraine-war). [dollar in Ukraine](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167044819/the-cost-of-a-dollar-in-ukraine). [Ukrainian troops to be sent to the front](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1164935413/russia-ukraine-war-foreign-veterans-train-ukrainian-soldiers). [what Russia left in its wake](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167185936/doctors-without-borders-in-ukraine-reports-on-what-russia-left-in-its-wake). [arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166984608/russia-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-accuse-espionage).

Finland to become 31st member of world's biggest military alliance, prompting a warning from Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a ...

“In case of deployment of forces of other NATO members on the territory of Finland, we will take addition steps to ensure Russia’s military security.” Turkey has sought guarantees and assurances from the two countries, notably on tackling groups it considers “terrorist” organisations. The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon that “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance.” We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region.” Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same.

Does an international post await Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin after her election loss? What explains the nationalist party's record score?

And are the nationalists reliable partners for a government coalition? They can sense what the emerging concerns are," Jutila said. A "blue-red" government with SDP and the National Coalition -- not uncommon in Finland -- would be easier for smaller parties to join. While SDP is a "tried and tested" partner, the Finns Party could be "unpredictable," Majander said, noting that its voter base could have a hard time accepting budget austerity. What explains the nationalist party's record score? While the Finns Party is closer to the centrer-right when it comes to economics — the most important election issue for Orpo — allying with the far-right would make it harder to find other parties to build a majority.

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, marking the completion of a swift journey into the military alliance for the Nordic nation following Russia's invasion of ...

He also stressed that NATO and Swedish officials were already working to bring Sweden closer to the alliance even as they wait for membership to be finalised. "President Putin went to war against Ukraine with the clear aim to get less NATO," Stoltenberg said. "We will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at NATO headquarters.

Finland swaps partying Sanna Marin for prudent Petteri Orpo as economic fears grow. TOPSHOT-FINLAND-POLITICS-VOTE. The ...

Orpo said he could rebuild unity in the party and take it back to power, and handily beat Stubb in a party vote. He set about rebuilding its standing as a traditional center-right economic alternative that was willing to cut public spending and limit tax increases. He is married with two children, and profiles of him [suggest](https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1083665) his hobbies include cooking and fishing. If he is able to pull off a deal satisfying both the conservative and liberal wings of the NCP, that would be a solid early achievement, observers say. He played on deeply rooted (if mundane) Finnish fears about rising government debt and offered concrete (if workaday) solutions, such as cuts to public services. Marin, a popular personality on the left of EU politics, found herself in hot water last year after a video emerged of her

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will officially join the military alliance on Tuesday. The green light comes days after Turkey's ...

The Turkish government has accused Sweden of being too soft on groups that it deems to be terror organizations. Finland and neighboring Sweden jointly applied for NATO membership in May 2022. The United States is the depositary, or safekeeper, of NATO under the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted formerly wary countries like Finland and Sweden to choose a side.

Finland is set to join NATO as its 31st member on Tuesday. After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, both Finland and Sweden abandoned those policies and formally requested to join NATO. Western nations founded NATO in 1949 as a means of collective security against the Soviet Union and its allies.

The Finnish flag is due to be raised at Nato headquarters in Brussels, to mark Russia's western neighbour becoming the 31st member of the Western alliance.

Jens Stoltenberg said Nato had not yet seen any changes to Russia's nuclear posture that would require any change by the alliance. Some Belarusian fighter jets were also capable of carrying nuclear weapons, he said. They had previously both adopted a policy of non-alignment. "President Putin had a declared goal of the invasion of Nato to get less Nato along its borders and no more membership in Europe, he's getting exactly the opposite." Mr Stoltenberg said Nato would ensure Sweden would become the next member to join. The Finnish flag is due to be raised at Nato headquarters in Brussels, as Russia's western neighbour becomes the 31st member of the Western alliance.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is set to welcome Finland as its 31st member on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in ...

“At the same time we celebrate and enjoy that Finland is now a full-fledged member, we should continue work to finalize the Swedish accession process.” It’s been a cornerstone of the 30-member alliance since it was founded in 1949 as a counterweight to the Soviet Union. “People’s mindset in Finland, also in Sweden, changed and shifted very dramatically.” “Everything changed when Russia invaded Ukraine,” outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said last April. NATO has an open-door policy, meaning that any country can be invited to join if it expresses an interest, as long as it is able and willing to uphold the principles of the alliance’s founding treaty. An overwhelming majority of NATO members welcomed Finland and Sweden’s applications, but two countries – Turkey and Hungary – began to stall the process. Finland’s accession comes days after Turkey’s parliament voted to ratify the country’s membership, clearing the final hurdle for the country to join NATO and putting an end to months of delays. On the eve of Tuesday’s ceremony, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg heralded the raising of the Finnish flag for the first time at the alliance’s headquarters in Belgium, saying “it will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for NATO as a whole.” The Wilson Center report also noted Finland’s strong cyber security record, pointing out the country is home to Nokia, “a major provider of 5G infrastructure,” and one of three major providers of 5G infrastructure the world, along with Sweden’s Ericsson and China’s Huawei. Finland’s NATO membership guarantees the Northern European nation access to the resources of the entire alliance in the event of attack. [ warned ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/europe/putin-finland-sweden-nato-backfire-cmd-intl/index.html)that further NATO expansion will not bring more stability to Europe, and on Monday said it would scale up forces near Finland if the alliance sent any troops or equipment to the new member country. [Finland](https://cnn.com/2023/03/30/europe/turkey-vote-finland-nato-membership-intl/index.html) as its 31st [member ](https://www.nato.int/nato-welcome/index.html)on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds [some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/europe/nato-sweden-finland-summit-explainer-intl/index.html)) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia.

The leader of the conservative National Coalition party (NCP), Petteri Orpo, is likely to be the next prime minister. And while it is possible that he will ...

“There are 10 parties in the Finnish parliament now; there are 13 in the Netherlands,” says Henley. At the same time, classic centre-left parties are seeing their vote share hold up above disastrous levels, “but that has to be put in the context of where they were a decade ago”, says Henley. “After the pandemic and the war, the economy has come back to the forefront,” says Henley. “But the crucial question about the direction of his government is who he goes into coalition with.” It’s about post-pandemic worry and the economy trumping everything else.” While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a huge issue in Finland – and the reason behind its new membership of Nato – it was not a point of disagreement in the election. “Whichever way Orpo turns, forming a government is going to be tricky,” says Henley. [increased its vote share and number of MPs](https://ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/anB5BDNDuHMZ3XJHP1YCbtqgiIEaDNS-MUSN1b6S6GrnOk2ItE2kri4TPc3sVWAbpZw72wJlfWBWWWWQlK-7uE4vh2zLg6S0KHbzJCOq8SonVXHxbGRhF_vWxZelCbCeNVK99QdcXI-b9h0fQjHsIAH51OeNtZ3bDNG_mds1URKAzv17QOwS2sII_K5C5MEgfYFri9nmtdNXOa42LCbFuqI_kzhR-h9k9ug4DNObodzz9h2D4ZtLsVb4yxPUqGA6/3v2/Akj6wBtzRray9fKkkv0MIg/h44/-YlXsYqWWHdJozZj6Kc6AO846LI36xTz7EfJEBCBbVw). The 53-year-old has led the NCP since 2016, was deputy prime minister between 2017 and 2019, and has held several government ministries, winning praise for his handling of a tenfold increase in asylum seeker arrivals in 2015. “It made her fans more enthusiastic, and her enemies more critical,” says Jon Henley, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent. The leader of the conservative National Coalition party (NCP), Petteri Orpo, is likely to be the next prime minister. [in Finland this century](https://ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/H-OBEvjgYS-9yWUKxZaRp2XzjHIRu3DBOiyxgtg_8W3jl9eWLGSNErpItzcp5qTvIhocIy998gav3xCPpWXl4YtiImEp9fXYsoZP3C4KCLQWAo7xtqGJpwX7GjKaym6T58CECZ1R82VaAyyVV0Z6nE8i8Jj1SQfFUl1HQ-0e07FX5PVCnWKXaTAoZ3djPRCQgdOUBjWq3WFY3DahT8XNVQ/3v2/Akj6wBtzRray9fKkkv0MIg/h41/YNpqh-r15gg1-izQKdAjF0X0sWrG-xlhV6hWeO9mOQc).

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO's blue and white flags fluttered against the backdrop of Helsinki's deep blue sky as Finland was on the cusp of its historic entry into ...

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Finland is set to officially become a member of NATO later on Tuesday and take its place among the ranks of the world's biggest security alliance.

State Department is the repository of NATO texts concerning membership. Turkey became the last NATO member country to ratify Finland’s membership protocol on Thursday. It also coincides with a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers. It will hand over the document officially enshrining that decision to U.S. It had already warned that it would bolster defenses along its border with NATO if the alliance deploys any additional troops or equipment to its new member. The move is a strategic and political blow to President Vladimir Putin, who has long complained about NATO’s expansion toward Russia — though the alliance says it poses no threat to Moscow.

NATO's blue and white flags are fluttering against the backdrop of Helsinki's deep blue sky as Finland is on the cusp of its historic entry into NATO.

It also coincides with a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers. Finland has never been militarily aligned before in its history,” said Juhana Aunesluoma, professor of political history at the University of Helsinki. People showed up Tuesday to take pictures and selfies of the NATO flags, the only visual symbol so far of the historic shift taking place.

Finland is poised to join NATO in a historic realignment brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the head of the military alliance said it would not ...

State Department is the repository of NATO texts concerning membership. The U.S. Turkey became the last NATO member country to ratify Finland’s membership protocol on Thursday. It also coincides with a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers. The hacker group, which has reportedly acted on Moscow’s orders, has taken party in a slew of cyberattacks on the U.S. The alliance says it poses no threat to Moscow.

Finland will become a member of NATO on Tuesday, completing a historic security policy shift which alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said was triggered ...

Blinken said: "I'm tempted to say this is maybe the one thing we can thank Mr Putin for. Moscow would watch closely for any NATO military deployments in Finland, he said. NATO is also a key goal for Ukraine." Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the move raised the prospect of the conflict in Ukraine escalating further. The Ukrainian government also hailed Finland's move. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

BRUSSELS — Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, becoming its 31st member on the same day as NATO's 74th anniversary.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, speaks after Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, handed over his nation's accession documents to ...

Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow's ...

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