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Finland wants to join NATO 'without delay' in major policy shift

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin during a parliamentary session in Helsinki in April. She and President Sauli Niinisto said Thursday that the country would like to join the NATO military alliance. © Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP

Finland has announced it is in favour of joining NATO, a major policy shift sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Its neighbour, Sweden, is expected to decide on joining the military alliance in the coming days.

"Finland must apply for Nato membership without delay," President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement on Thursday.

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