Sweden and Finland to hand in NATO applications on Wednesday, Swedish PM says

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto (L) walks with Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. Credit: AFP Photo

Sweden and Finland will on Wednesday hand in their respective applications to NATO to join the organisation, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Tuesday.

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"In Sweden and Finland we also agree to go hand in hand through this entire process and we will tomorrow together file the application," she told a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Swedish capital.

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