Everyone must agree when a new member is to be admitted to NATO. With the Turkish Parliament's yes, this is the case – all 30 Member States have approved Finland.

Several tours left

It will be a while longer before Finland is formally admitted to NATO. Turkey must notify the defense alliance of Finland's approval, after which NATO can send a formal invitation.

After that, the North Atlantic Treaty should be written into Finnish legislation, an accession document should be signed and sent to Washington. When all that is done, Finland will become the 31st member state of NATO.

Sweden has not yet been approved by either Turkey or Hungary.

Five NATO terms to keep track of

  • What is the North Atlantic Treaty?

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  • What does Article 5 mean?

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  • What does "NATO" stand for?

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  • What is the NATO Council doing?

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  • What is AWACS?

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