Finland and Sweden have applied to join NATO

18.05.2022, 12:01 babel.ua

Finland and Sweden have formally applied for NATO membership at the Allianceʼs headquarters in Brussels. This was reported by the NATO press service on Twitter.   A historic day!   Today, Sweden and Finland hand in letters expressing their countries’ interest to apply for @NATO membership to SG @jensstoltenberg #SwedenNATO pic.twitter.com/ZbdfJW3xtu — Sweden at NATO (@SwedenNato) May 18, 2022 Finnish Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and Swedish Ambassador Axel Wernhof forwarded the applications to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. These documents must be approved by each of the 30 members of the North Atlantic Alliance.