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Finns Party leader Riikka Purra meets supporters during a campaign rally in Kirkkonummi, Finland, Saturday, April 1, 2023. A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Finland’s center-right party claims win in tight election

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Finns Party chair Riikka Purra attends the parliamentary elections debate hosted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday March 30, 2023, ahead of the Parliamentary elections on Sunday April 2. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s young leader is popular but faces tough reelection

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday March 23, 2023. The Finnish president has sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. The president's move Thursday means Finland is now awaiting approval from Turkey and Hungary, the only two of NATO’s 30 existing members that haven’t ratified its bid. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?

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Finnish soldiers take part in the Army mechanised exercise Arrow 22 exercise at the Niinisalo garrison in Kankaanp'', Western Finland, on May 4, 2022. Expulsions of Russian intelligence officers and visa refusals have substantially weakened Moscow’s intelligence operations in neighboring Finland in the past year, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service said Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Heikki Saukkomaa./Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Finland says Russia spy operations weakened in Nordic nation

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 17, 2023. Erdogan greeted his Finnish counterpart in Ankara on Friday amid hopes that their meeting will see Turkey approve Finland's NATO membership bid. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 17, 2023. Erdogan greeted his Finnish counterpart in Ankara on Friday amid hopes that their meeting will see Turkey approve Finland's NATO membership bid. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 10, 2022. Erdogan suggested Wednesday, March 15, that his country could soon ratify Finland's application to join NATO, allowing the country to join the military alliance separately from Sweden.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Turkish Defense Ministry, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, right, and Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen speak to the media after their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Kaikkonen visits Ankara, meets with his counterpart Akar as Ankara continues to hold up Helsinki's bid to join NATO. (Turkish Defense Ministry via AP)

Finnish president says disputes with Turkey still holding up NATO membership

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attends the informal meeting of EU defense ministers at the Scandinavian XPO in Marsta outside Stockholm, Sweden Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP)

NATO chief in new drive to bring Finland, Sweden in

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament Csaba Hende talks to the media after a meeting with the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlen in Stockholm, Tuesday March 6, 2023.. A Hungarian delegation, with members from Prime Minister Viktor Orban's governing party is visiting Stockholm. (Caisa Rasmussen/TT via AP)

Hungarian delegation backs Sweden’s NATO application

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban briefs the media in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Orban on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, thanked Egypt for its role in capping Europe-bound migration as the two countries inked a series of preliminary agreements in Cairo.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )

Hungary further delays vote on Sweden, Finland joining NATO

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Parliament members attend the plenary session where Finnish Parliament voted on Finland's accession to NATO in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday March 1, 2023. Finnish parliament said yes to Nato, with 184 parliament members voting yes and seven members voting no. One voted empty and seven members were not at the session. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu before their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal

By Suzan Fraser and Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

People gather in support of transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, gave final approval for a measure that would ban most transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care like surgery or puberty blockers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Finland ends infertility requirement for transgender people

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Women chant slogans during a protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 22, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkey won't allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam's holy book to take place. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Turkish President Erdogan: Sweden can’t join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

By Suzan Fraser and Jari Tanner - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto attends a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Finland’s top diplomat hints at joining NATO without Sweden

By Jari Tanner and Karl Ritter - Associated Press

Vessel FSRU Exemplar, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, chartered by Finland to replace Russian gas, is seen moored at the Inkoo port, west of Helsinki, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2022. Finland has agreed a 10-year charter for the Exemplar floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that will serve both its domestic and the Baltic market, providing additional resources as Europe grapples with an energy crisis. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland gets floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, left, talks with Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, center, and Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly during the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Biden administration approves Raytheon arms sale to Finland

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People traveling from Russia in cars and coaches queue to cross the border to Finland at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti, Finland, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Build the wall? Finland plans border fence with Russia as NATO membership looms

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian passengers exit a bus to the passport control at the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Eastern Finland Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier. (Sasu M'kinen/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Finland to start building fence on Russian border next year

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press