The countries applied to join at the same time in May 2022, but Hungary and Turkey both objected to Sweden joining. The Nordic country's entry into NATO was momentarily paused with opposition from ...

Sweden will become the 32nd country to join NATO's military alliance. Sweden's petition to join NATO was finally approved by Hungary's parliament after nearly two years of discussions. It follows ...

Sweden is the alliance’s 32nd member, after a long-delayed approval by Hungary. The historic expansion was set in motion by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Map of NATO countries NATO has 31 member countries, highlighted in dark blue, and is expected to have Sweden, in light blue, join the alliance.