Strengthening NATO - Finland becomes the 31st member

04/04/2023

The Finnish president’s office said that Finland has officially become a member of NATO today. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland’s imminent accession: “It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for NATO as a whole.”

This is an historic week. Tomorrow we will welcome #Finland 🇫🇮 as the 31st member of #NATO, making Finland safer & NATO stronger. pic.twitter.com/DEt2w9clUj
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) April 3, 2023

Last year, Poland consents to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. President Andrzej Duda said then:

“NATO is strengthened by the accession of strong countries. I hope that cooperation with these countries will motivate us to strengthen our security potential.”

Today, he welcomes Finland, a new Ally.

NATO may be 74, but surely it feels 31! Welcome Finland! Ei koskaan enää yksin – never alone again. 🇵🇱🤝🇫🇮 We are stronger together! Poland hopes for a swift accession of Sweden to NATO. #StrongerTogether #FinlandNATO
— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) April 4, 2023

Everything is set up for tomorrow’s flag-raising ceremony as we will officially welcome #Finland 🇫🇮 to the @NATO Family! #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/4qDkGurEqZ
— PLinNATO (@PLinNATO) April 3, 2023

One more important step forward. ⁰
Today, #NATO Allies signed the Accession Protocols for 🇫🇮 and 🇸🇪. We want to extend a sincere thank you to all Allies.

The next step on the road towards membership is the ratification process in all national parliaments.
#FinlandNATO pic.twitter.com/lUHKBPkncy
— Finland at NATO (@FinMissionNATO) July 5, 2022