Finland's NATO Accession Flag Ceremony

Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO in a ceremony hosted by Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).

Allied Command Operations (ACO), NATO's headquarters for all military plans and operations, is the successor to two historic strategic commands for NATO – Allied Command Europe and Allied Command Atlantic.

ACO is one of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) two strategic military commands. The other command being Allied Command Transformation ACT in Norfolk, Virginia.

ACO is commanded by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and is responsible for all Alliance military operations. The command headquarters, SHAPE, is located in Casteau near Mons, Belgium. The mission of ACO and the SACEUR is to contribute to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of NATO member nations in its area of responsibility.

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[frederickranger]

If we stand together, we will not fail. Glory to all our allies and gods speed. 🇨🇦

[alessandromazzini]

Finland in nato, we couldn't be more lucky. Superb soldiers and fantastic country, welcome to the family o7

[juja]

Welcome Finland from Poland ❤ Great day for all of us.

[balderdash]

My only complaint is that Finland wasn't a member sooner.

[subutaykhan]

Very strong and tough ally. Good to have an ally like you 🇹🇷🇫🇮

[tedbed]

Damn, Imagine you were hoisting your country's flag as a symbol of accession to the strongest Alliance in human history.

[thomasfoolery]

As an AMERICAN with Finnish ancestry, this is extremely welcomed and overdue ....
" YOU COMPLETE ME" - TF

[NinjaSushi]

FUCK YEAH!! LET'S BOYS!!! TIME TO FINNISH THIS UP!

Love from South Texas! 🇺🇸

[KrzysztofNowakGabriel]

Congratulations! Happy to have you on board.

[dtox]

welcome to Finland and Sweden in familly

[Nilessterner]

Allies the whole wide world around. With solidarity from the USA.

[ryanreedgibson]

Now, let's celebrate with a about a round of Molotov cocktails 🍸! Welcome Finland!

[munshinest]

Personally, I believe the Finns could handle the Russians without NATO. However, it's always good to have an insurance policy, just in case.

[gijoemon]

About time. Finland will be an outstanding ally.

[paulaol]

They all know what is about to happen.. Sleep well putin the people of the Northern part's of the world... Will not allow a dictator to do anymore harm to the people's 💪

[Iufsejxdthb]

I wish my country Sweden would join :D

[puertoricanboy]

Glory to Finland from Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Plop Plop!!!!😂

[emmanuelrajah]

Same fg & ep, All dates when anybody joined any organisation

[iterativegrowth]

Others may start the fight, but with this new accession, NATO will Finnish it.

[enricomagnani]

Next week, hopefully Sweden will join NATO after the last ratification (Hungarian parliament). After them I hope that Austria, Ireland, Malta, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and free Belarus join in.