Finland and Sweden could apply for Nato membership ‘in weeks’

Whole security landscape' changed with Russian invasion of Ukraine, say leaders at joint press conference

Finland and Sweden could both seek to join Nato within weeks, their prime ministers have announced, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine had changed Europe's whole security landscape" and dramatically shaped mindsets" in the Nordic countries.

The Finnish prime minister, Sanna Marin, said on Wednesday that her country, which shares a 1,300km (810 mile) border with Russia, would decide whether to apply to join the alliance quite fast, in weeks not months" despite the risk of infuriating Moscow.