Finland to join NATO on April 4

Finland will officially become a NATO member on April 4, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.

“This is a historic week,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance.”

The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon, “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters."