The Finnish Government submitted a proposal on Finland’s accession to NATO to Parliament on 5 December. The consultation on the draft proposal generated about 1,600 responses. The Government reviewed the proposal based on the responses and supplemented the rationale with specifications concerning cooperation between the Government and the President of the Republic, Parliament’s role in the handling of NATO matters and in making decisions on them, and the status of Åland Islands under international law.

The Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam is closed on Tuesday 6th of December due to the Independence Day of Finland and on Friday 9th of December due to the Independence Day of Tanzania.