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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.
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Following the end of the Franco regime, newly democratic Spain chose to join NATO in 1982. In 1990, the negotiators reached an agreement that a reunified Germany would be in NATO under West Germany's existing membership. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, many former Warsaw Pact and post-Soviet states sought to join NATO.
Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country's ...
Finland is now NATO alliance's 31st nation, a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of Europe spurred by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. 'We can thank Mr. Putin.' NATO welcomes Finland as ...
The Finnish president and prime minister said the country ‘must apply for Nato membership without delay’. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The application for membership was formally submitted on 18 May, [13] and after all 30 NATO members ratified the application, Finland became the 31st member of NATO on 4 April 2023. [14] The notion of "end of Finlandization" has been applied both to the changing circumstances resulting from the end of the Cold War and to Finland's decision to ...
Aug. 5—DULUTH — A panel of experts on July 28 discussed what Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO means for the security of Europe and the U.S. in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.