Finland and Sweden share a long history, similar legal systems, and an economic and social model. Finland was part of Sweden for almost 700 years from around 1150 until the Finnish War of 1809 after which Finland became an autonomous part of the Russian Empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland.

In Swedish and Finnish history, Finland under Swedish rule is the historical period when the bulk of the area that later came to constitute Finland was an integral part of Sweden. The starting point of Swedish rule is uncertain and controversial.

Sweden–Finland (Finnish: Ruotsi-Suomi; Swedish: Sverige-Finland) is a Finnish historiographical term referring to Sweden from the twelfth century to the Napoleonic Wars.

Feb 27, 2024 · With Hungary's parliament voting to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, the Scandinavian nation is set to join 31 other countries in the alliance. After nearly two years of negotiations, Sweden...

Apr 9, 2024 · There are around 450 000 Finns who have Swedish as their mother tongue, and who increasingly report harassment from hostile Finnish-speakers despite—or perhaps because—the fact that Swedish is one of two official languages in Finland and …

Jul 11, 2023 · Sweden is now set to join neighbouring Finland as a new Nato member, after Turkey's president withdrew a series of objections. Finland officially joined the Western defensive alliance in April,...

Jan 7, 2025 · Scandinavia, part of northern Europe, generally held to consist of the two countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway and Sweden, with the addition of Denmark. Some authorities argue for the inclusion of Finland on geologic and economic grounds and of Iceland and the Faroe Islands owing to related languages.

Jan 12, 2025 · Sweden officially became a member of NATO, after both Turkey and Hungary ratified its application earlier. Turkey's parliament approved Sweden’s bid in January 2024, and Hungary's final approval was in February 2024. The different experiences of Finland and Sweden highlight the complexities of international alliances.

Mar 22, 2024 · Sweden joined NATO on March 7, 2024, enlarging the alliance to 32 members (see Figure 1). Amid heightened security concerns about Russia after its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, both Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO in May 2022 with the intention to accede to the alliance together.

Finland and Sweden signed a HNS agreement in 2021 and will create the necessary new technical arrangements in the coming years. Functional HNS will enable coordinated or combined military action in either Finland or Sweden.