• Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto stated at a press conference alongside Prime Minister Sanna Marin, “Today, we, the president and the government’s foreign policy committee, have decided that Finland… will apply for NATO membership.” 
• He went on to say that Finland’s membership in the military alliance will “maximize” its security following Russia’s unprecedented invasion of Ukraine in February. 
• NATO, established in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and a few Western European countries to give aggregate protection from current Russia’s ancestor, the Soviet Union.
• Since its beginning, the partnership has had a strained relationship with the Soviet Union and, following its breakdown in 1991, the Russian Federation.
• Finland and Sweden are set to apply for NATO enrollment, the nations declared on Sunday, in a noteworthy move for the Nordic nations known for their tactical impartiality approaches.
• Shortly after Finland’s announcement, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated her support for a NATO application. It comes after her Swedish Social Democratic Party dropped its long-standing opposition to joining the alliance, citing Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine
• Given the closeness, there is a gamble that the move from Helsinki and Stockholm will actuate animosity from Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has more than once expressed his resistance to NATO broadening.
• Finland has a 830-mile line with Russia; assuming Finland enlists in the tactical partnership, Russia’s property line with NATO regions would generally twofold. Sweden doesn’t share a land line with Russia, however it imparts a sea boundary to it.
• Given the closeness, there is a gamble that the move from Helsinki and Stockholm will actuate animosity from Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has more than once expressed his resistance to NATO broadening.
• On Saturday, Finland’s Niinisto stated that he spoke with Putin and informed him of his country’s decision. On Sunday, Sweden’s Linde told CNBC that she hoped tensions between Russia and the Nordic region would not worsen.
• “During the transition period, before Sweden and Finland gain full membership, tensions in our region will rise. We also expect more military troops to be stationed near our borders “she added 
• Russia has land borders with 14 countries, five of which are NATO members: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and Norway. • Finland and Sweden have both reviewed their security policies in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which demonstrated the Kremlin’s willingness to attack a neighbouring nation. Finland, for example, has been invaded in the past; in 1939, the Soviet Union went after Finland, what became called as the “Winter War”.
• Turkey, the NATO member with the second-largest military after the United States, could be a stumbling block to both countries joining the alliance. 
• A new member state’s accession requires unanimous approval from all existing members.
• According to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “we do not hold positive views” on Finland and Sweden’s potential membership. Sweden is expected to follow Finland’s lead and apply for NATO membership in the near future.

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