# Haavisto leads Finland's NATO accession process

Date: 2022

In 2022 Finnish Foreign Minister [Pekka Haavisto](/people/pekka-haavisto) led Finland's application to join NATO, submitted together with Sweden on 18 May 2022. On 5 July 2022 he was present at NATO headquarters, but did not sign himself, as allied ambassadors signed Finland's accession protocol, following the Madrid summit invitation, which started ratification. Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.

## People

- Pekka Haavisto: https://factrail.ai/people/pekka-haavisto

## Sources

- https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2022/07/05/nato-allies-sign-accession-protocols-for-finland-and-sweden
- https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-becomes-a-nato-invitee
- https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/finnlands-aussenminister-haavisto-uber-den-nato-beitritt-wir-hatten-gluck-schweden-nicht-9791951.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/finland-apply-join-nato-without-delay-president-pm

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/haavisto-signs-nato-accession-protocol-2022-07