The national parliaments of the 30 NATO member states have approved Finland’s application and welcomed it into the military alliance.
- Finland shares a 1,340-km (832-mile) eastern frontier with Russia and after the war in Ukraine began Helsinki chose the protection of Nato’s Article Five, which says an attack on one member is an attack on all.
- Finland brings with it a well-equipped and well-trained, active armed force of about 30,000 with a wartime strength of 280,000.
