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On a street in Helsinki . File photoHELSINKI, Mar 29 Jussi Halla-aho, head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, one of Finland's most prominent politicians, believes that Finland should apply for NATO membership.»My own conclusion is that that Finland needs to apply for NATO membership. The risks associated with this, in my opinion, are lower than the risks of other options,» the politician wrote on Twitter, setting out his opinion on this issue in 13 points.The head of the True Finns party supported the idea of ​​Finland joining NATO Earlier on Tuesday, the head of one of the most popular parties in the country, True Finns, Riikka Purra, also spoke out in support of Finland's membership in NATO. April hearings in parliament on the country's security. As reported in mid-March, the Finnish government is preparing a report with a comprehensive assessment of the country's security due to events in Ukraine, which will be submitted to parliament in early April. After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the discussion on Finland's accession in NATO acquired a new round. As reported on March 14, the number of Finnish residents who are positive about the country's membership in NATO has grown from 53% to 62% in two weeks. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.