No. 310: Finland’s NATO Accession

Author(s): Eemeli Isoaho, Niklas Masuhr, Fabien Merz
Series Editor(s): Benno Zogg, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Névine Schepers
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 310
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2022

While formerly neutral, Sweden and Finland have jointly decided to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland’s accession in particular will impact the military balance in the Baltic-Nordic theater of contention between Russia and the alliance. Joining NATO would be the culmination of a longer alignment process for Finland.

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Baltic-Nordic Theater