Finns’ Support for NATO Bid Soars as Russia’s War Continues
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, Finland Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, left, and Sweden Foreign minister Ann Linde, right, during a press conference after their meeting in Brussels on Jan. 24.
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Support among Finns for joining the NATO defense alliance surged to another record as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, a poll by public broadcaster YLE shows.
A survey conducted March 9 to 11 shows 62% of Finns now back membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with 16% opposed and 21% undecided. Overall support increased from 53% from the previous survey conducted less than a month ago.