Support for Finland's accession to NATO is at its highest
In Finland against the backdrop of Russia's war against Ukraine is growing support for the country's course in NATO. Finland's membership in NATO is supported by 61% of citizens, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Channel 24.
This is evidenced by the data of a survey conducted by the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and published on March 30th. 61% of Finns support the course towards NATO.
According to the results of the survey, 16% of respondents are against accession, another 23% found it difficult to answer.
Support for Finland's membership in NATO has increased sharply against the backdrop of the Russian war against Ukraine. As you know, Russia also has a border with Finland. During the Second World War, the USSR waged war against the Finns.
Support for Finland's accession to NATO is reported to be at the highest level since the newspaper began conducting such polls.
In the previous poll, conducted from 18 to 23 March, the number of supporters of NATO was 54%. It is noteworthy that there are more supporters of membership in the Alliance in all segments of the population.
One of the conditions for Finland's membership in NATO is nationwide support.