Europe 1 with AFP 4:39 p.m., May 17, 2022

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced on Tuesday that Sweden and Finland will jointly submit their membership applications to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.

Sweden and Finland will jointly submit their candidacies to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced on Tuesday.

"I am happy that we have taken the same path and that we can do it together," she said during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

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