Ceremony to mark Finland’s accession to NATO on 4 April 2023 in Brussels

  • President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö giving a speech at the accession ceremony at NATO Headquarters i Brussels on Tuesday 4 April. Photo: NATO

    President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö giving a speech at the accession ceremony at NATO Headquarters i Brussels on Tuesday 4 April. Photo: NATO

  • Flag raising ceremony to celebrate Finland's NATO membership. Foto: NATO

    Flag raising ceremony to celebrate Finland's NATO membership. Foto: NATO

  • The Finnish flag is raised for the first time at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Photo: NATO

    The Finnish flag is raised for the first time at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Photo: NATO

  • President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö giving a speech at the accession ceremony at NATO Headquarters i Brussels on Tuesday 4 April. Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

    President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö giving a speech at the accession ceremony at NATO Headquarters i Brussels on Tuesday 4 April. Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

  • President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the flag raising ceremony to celebrate Finland's NATO membership. Photo: NATO

    President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the flag raising ceremony to celebrate Finland's NATO membership. Photo: NATO

  • Finland's blue and white flag alongside the flags of other NATO countries .Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

    Finland's blue and white flag alongside the flags of other NATO countries .Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö. Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö. Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

  • Finland's blue and white flag together with the flags of other NATO countries. Photo: Nato

    Finland's blue and white flag together with the flags of other NATO countries. Photo: Nato

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