Sweden's petition to join NATO was finally approved by Hungary's parliament after nearly two years of discussions. It follows Finland ... reinforce the eastern region of the alliance and increase ...

Finland, a traditionally neutral nation, officially joined the alliance in April, after submitting a request along with Sweden in response ... line in the southeast region, according to multiple ...

NATO has begun the Nordic Response 2024 exercise involving over 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations, including Finland ... in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden.

How Russia could credibly mass forces in the region after Sweden and Finland join NATO would be an open question. There’s speculation Russia could respond by giving up on the northeast ...

Finland will participate as a NATO member nation in exercising collective defense of the alliance's regions," the Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement. Their additions of Sweden and Finland ...

TORNIO, Finland/KARLSKRONA ... developments show how the expanded alliance will reshape Europe's security map. The region from the Baltic in the south to the high north may become almost an ...

Finland, alongside Norway and Sweden, hosted the 2024 Nordic Response exercise as part of Steadfast Defender, the largest NATO exercise in decades. With a focus on the Nordic region, Finland ...

But that went into reverse with Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014 and its increasing threat in the Baltic region. In some ways, not much. Sweden and Finland became official partners of Nato in ...