Finland is preparing to apply for NATO membership
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 15.5.2022 18.23
Type:News item
Finland is preparing to apply for membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). On 15 May, the Government submitted a report to Parliament on Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and proposed that the President of the Republic decide that Finland will apply for membership in NATO after Parliament has been heard.
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