# Finland and Sweden appear poised for entry to NATO {2022-05-12}

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**Tags:** ukraine-invasion, breaking-news\
**Created:** [May 13, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350 "2022-05-13T03:38:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350/102 "2023-04-04T14:20:21Z")

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Bumping for good news:

> **[Finland joins NATO, doubling military alliance’s border with Russia | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/europe/finland-joins-nato-intl/index.html)**
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> Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with...

Thanks to @eschereal for posting in the Invasion thread.

> [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/3378):
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> Relevant, inasmuch as the special operation caused it, [Finland is now officially a NATO country](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-finland-gets-nato-membership-heres-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/ar-AA19s8nK).

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