My grandfather, whose first memories of his life are my great grandfather leaving to fight the muscovite horde back in 1939. He also remembers hiding from the bombers. He has tear in his eyes and is now saying that finally WE WILL NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN!
Thank you, our dear allies!
Together we stand. Divided we fall!
I’d honestly laugh if Ukraine gets in before Sweden 😂
Finally fully part of the west, this is where we belong. Also now giving our smaller Baltic brothers support from the north, while Poland got you from the west.
And now you’ll hear “pacifists” screaming that NATO is escalating.
Good job Putin!
Congrats!
Welcome, friends!
4D chess by Vladolf Putler.
Congrats.
Wikipedia is not updated yet, I’m disappointed.
Congratulations Finland.
*Goes back to crying in Brexit*
Welcome Finland 🇫🇮
Couldn’t be happier. Probably the most important Finnish political event in my lifetime.
Has Russia threatened you with nuclear weapons yet? It is an important rite of passage for new NATO countries.
Congrats. Feels weird in a way, seeing a country dropping neutrality after so long (Sweden even weirder), but either way…
also, can’t help but feel jealous as well
Thank you so much dear friends. It’s almost unbelievable- we we’re so desperately trying to make allies before WW2 and we ended up alone. And now we’re here. So grateful.
Let’s not forget that Sweden has been on our side for so long. They helped immensely during winter war and it was not a coincidence they stayed neutral with us.
Never again alone. But on the other side, I’d like to think we’re good allies to have. As a nation we might not have social skills, or style, or smoothness, or regular serotonergic system what comes to mediating alcohol reward. Also we’re strangely fond of buckets and are obsessed about spending time in a sauna. But we keep our word and take care of our own.
Genuinely huge moment for NATO and the world geopolitical situation in general. Russia suddenly has an enormous border with NATO, and a neighbour that was previously content to maintain careful non-involvement is now united against them. I’m fully expecting a lot of rhetoric from Russia about being “surrounded” by NATO now though, probably be used domestically to increase the amount of control the state has over people there.
What a great day! Perkele!
Congrats Finnish people!
Finlandization is now officially dead and buried. Good riddance! And congratulations to Finland.
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https://youtu.be/yn_FfN1LjCg
From Yle: “Finland has become a member of NATO – the country officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (green) handed Finland’s accession document to Foreign Minister Antony Blinken.
With the handover, Finland became the 31st member of the North Atlantic defense alliance, NATO.
The country joined NATO at a ceremony held at the military alliance’s headquarters in Brussels.
At the end of the short ceremony, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland to NATO.”
Edt: Added [Reuters article](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-set-join-nato-historic-shift-while-sweden-waits-2023-04-04/)
Kippis!
https://i.imgur.com/zKKgQwP.png
“The Kremlin said that Russia was being forced to take counter-measures” – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043
Oooo counter-measures, scary! I’m quaking in my boots, not counter-measures!
Never alone again. Thank you allies!
Grattis!
For those interested: Live ceremony [here](https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_67375.htm)
[Get polkka’d, Kremlinists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHSiWCqknTs).
Kiitos ryhmään pääsystä!
Welcome Finland!!
My grandfather, whose first memories of his life are my great grandfather leaving to fight the muscovite horde back in 1939. He also remembers hiding from the bombers. He has tear in his eyes and is now saying that finally WE WILL NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN!
Thank you, our dear allies!
Together we stand. Divided we fall!
I’d honestly laugh if Ukraine gets in before Sweden 😂
Finally fully part of the west, this is where we belong. Also now giving our smaller Baltic brothers support from the north, while Poland got you from the west.
And now you’ll hear “pacifists” screaming that NATO is escalating.
Good job Putin!
Congrats!
Welcome, friends!
4D chess by Vladolf Putler.
Congrats.
Wikipedia is not updated yet, I’m disappointed.
Congratulations Finland.
*Goes back to crying in Brexit*
Welcome Finland 🇫🇮
Couldn’t be happier. Probably the most important Finnish political event in my lifetime.
Has Russia threatened you with nuclear weapons yet? It is an important rite of passage for new NATO countries.
lets go Funland :DDD 😀 😀 😀 :DDD fugg :DDD 😀 :DDDD benis :DDDDDDD x-DD
Congrats and welcome!
Good, Sweden…you’re up next………..
Today is a good day.
Grattis Finland!
Bravo! Next Sweden 🇸🇪 and Ukraine 🇺🇦
Hello friends!
Sauna and beers to celebrate
Congraties Finland.
Welcome perkele satanaa vittuu! Welcome!
Congrats. Feels weird in a way, seeing a country dropping neutrality after so long (Sweden even weirder), but either way…
also, can’t help but feel jealous as well
Thank you so much dear friends. It’s almost unbelievable- we we’re so desperately trying to make allies before WW2 and we ended up alone. And now we’re here. So grateful.
Let’s not forget that Sweden has been on our side for so long. They helped immensely during winter war and it was not a coincidence they stayed neutral with us.
Never again alone. But on the other side, I’d like to think we’re good allies to have. As a nation we might not have social skills, or style, or smoothness, or regular serotonergic system what comes to mediating alcohol reward. Also we’re strangely fond of buckets and are obsessed about spending time in a sauna. But we keep our word and take care of our own.
Genuinely huge moment for NATO and the world geopolitical situation in general. Russia suddenly has an enormous border with NATO, and a neighbour that was previously content to maintain careful non-involvement is now united against them. I’m fully expecting a lot of rhetoric from Russia about being “surrounded” by NATO now though, probably be used domestically to increase the amount of control the state has over people there.
What a great day! Perkele!
Congrats Finnish people!
Finlandization is now officially dead and buried. Good riddance! And congratulations to Finland.
We are not far behind, hopefully.