Sweden will take into account Finland’s position on NATO when deciding whether to seek membership in the alliance, the Swedish Foreign Minister said today, while Expressen reports today that the Swedish government plans to submit next week a request to join NATO.
“Finland is Sweden’s closest partner in security and defense and we need to take into account Finland’s assessments,” Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde wrote on Twitter.
Finnish President and Prime Minister Sauli Niinisto and Sanaa Marin said today that Finland should apply for NATO membership “without delay”, in a significant shift in its policy provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The decision is important for Sweden, as it is likely to move together with Finland, with which it has close historical and military ties.
According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, the Swedish parliament will discuss the security situation on Monday and then Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson will convene a special cabinet meeting, at which a formal decision will be made to apply for membership, according to the Expressen, which cites unnamed sources.
An application for membership will be sent immediately afterwards, the sources told Expressen.
Source: Capital
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