Finland is Russia's immediate neighbor to the west. The two countries share about 800 miles of land border,and Finland's membership in NATO will significantly bolster security on NATO's eastern flank.

Finland will also have to decide what officers to provide to which NATO headquarters, and how it wants to influence alliance policies. The war has made northern Europe and the Arctic more ...

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 ...

Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey became the final country in the alliance to sign off on the Nordic nation's membership.

Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Finland officially joined NATO on Tuesday, becoming the military alliance's 31st member. The move is a major rebuke to Russia, which has long opposed NATO expansion.

With Finland in its fold, NATO will be in a stronger position to deter Moscow’s aggression, gaining access to a strong military, as well as Finnish airspace, ports and sea lanes.

The addition of Finland and Sweden will reinforce the eastern edge of the alliance and increase NATO's presence around the Baltic Sea. Finland shares a land border of nearly 900 miles with Russia.

Finland and neighboring Sweden jointly applied for NATO membership in May 2022. The countries, which have close cultural, economic and political ties, planned to enter the alliance simultaneously.

Finland shares an 800-mile border with Russia, raising NATO’s risks of direct confrontation with Russia. As fighting continues into its second year in Ukraine, Finland is already an ardent ...

Finland will become NATO's 31st member this week, enraging Moscow as the military alliance expands its border along Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Since it began its NATO accession, Finland has already committed $10 billion to buy U.S.-made F-35 fighters to replace its three squadrons of F-18s.