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Nov 8, 2022 · There is some debate over whether Finland is more likely to be considered Baltic or Scandinavian. While the country is geographically located in the Baltic region, culturally and politically, Finland is more closely aligned with Sweden, Norway, and Denmark – the other countries commonly considered part of Scandinavia.
Jan 12, 2023 · Finland and the Finns might not be Scandinavian, but they are definitely Nordic; bound politically, culturally, and financially to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The Finnish people are further of the Baltic Finnic ethnic group, which actually makes Estonians the Finns’ closest relatives. There is however a sub-group of some 450 000 ...
May 12, 2022 · FILE - In this photo provided by the Swedish Armed Forces on Aug. 25, 2020, troops prepare in the Baltic Sea region. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year’s end, they could stand among the alliance’s ranks. Russia’s war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic ...
Jan 6, 2023 · With Sweden and Finland in the Alliance, the Baltic Sea will resemble a “NATO lake,” with Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg as exceptions. Sweden has the longest coastline in the Baltic Sea, and its widespread archipelago provides a special operational environment, as do the shallow brown waters of the Baltic Sea.
Jul 11, 2023 · To the South, Sweden and Finland’s membership gives the alliance an edge in the Baltic Sea, a strategic waterway bordered by Russia’s St. Petersburg, as well as some of NATO’s most ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Read More: Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin ... the Baltic Sea will become “a NATO lake” that will help the alliance arm the Baltic region. Finland already devotes 2% of its GDP to military ...
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Feb 7, 2023 · Sweden and Finland would undoubtedly be net security providers to the Alliance, and their membership application came just in the right moment—without the two new members, NATO would be hard-pressed to deliver on its promise “to defend every inch of Allied territory at all times” when it comes to the Nordic-Baltic region.