Finland is joining NATO on Tuesday, becoming the 31st member in the world’s biggest security alliance in a historic realignment brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Finland’s entry, to be marked with a flag-raising ceremony at NATO headquarters, falls on the organization’s very own birthday, the 74th anniversary of the signing of its founding Washington Treaty on April 4, 1949. It also coincides with a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers.
Finland’s president and foreign and defence ministers will take part in the ceremony.
Last week, Turkey became the last NATO member country to ratify Finland’s membership protocol. It will hand over the
