Sweden and Finland to Further Strengthen Security Cooperation

Sweden and Finland to Further Strengthen Security Cooperation
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson speak to the media outside the Prime Minister's official residence, Kesaranta, in Helsinki, Finland, on March 5, 2022. Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/via Reuters
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HELSINKI—Sweden and Finland will further strengthen their security cooperation in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the prime ministers of both countries said on Saturday, but they were non-committal on joining NATO.

“Russia’s war against a sovereign European nation puts the European security order at risk. In this changing security environment, Finland and Sweden will further strengthen our cooperation,” Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters in Helsinki at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.