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 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 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 formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc's Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that drew a ...

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.

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 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.

Finland is in talks with several NATO countries about deploying their soldiers in the country. This possibility exists even in the absence of a real military threat, according to Finland's Defense ...

With a simple exchange of documents, Finland on Tuesday became NATO’s 31st member state, a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who was determined to block the alliance ...

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 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.

Finnish membership will double NATO’s land border with Russia, adding more than 800 miles. It will also bolster the alliance’s presence around the Baltic Sea and enhance its position in the ...