Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto in a ceremeon in Helsinki, signed the legislation needed for Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO.
Last year, Finland sought to join the military alliance in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, and legislation incorporating NATO’s founding treaties was passed in parliament in Helsinki on March 1.
Hungary and Turkey, the only NATO members that have yet to ratify Finland’s membership, have both signaled that they will soon do so.