Finnish Parliament Passes NATO Bill With Large Majority

The plenary session where Finnish Parliament votes on Finland's accession to NATO, in Helsinki, Finland, on March 1, 2023. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via Reuters

HELSINKI—Finland’s parliament on March 1 overwhelmingly backed its bid to join the  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the assembly’s speaker said.

Approval of NATO treaties and Finland’s accession passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favor, seven against, and one abstaining.