<p>The Finland parliament on Wednesday (March 1) overwhelmingly gave a green light and acceleration to the bid of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The move by parliament has increased the prospects that Finland will leave its neighbour Sweden behind and become a member of the pact earlier.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The legislation was approved as lawmakers affirmed that the nation has accepted the terms of the NATO Treaty by 184 votes against seven in the 200-seat parliament. One abstained.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Finnish lawmakers have pushed for the legislation to be passed before the general elections on April 2 to avoid a political vacuum. Notably, the process of joining NATO requires ratification from all of its 30 members.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Passing the bill does not mean that Finland will automatically join NATO after ratification by Turkey and Hungary, but it puts in place a deadline for how long it can wait for its neighbour.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As quoted by the news agency AFP, Tuomas Poysti, the government's chancellor of justice, said that after the bill is approved by the parliament and the president can wait a maximum of three months to sign it.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The development came hours after news agencies reported that Finland has started construction work on a pilot of the eastern border barrier fence it plans to build along parts of the country's border with Russia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It is believed that the construction of the fence of approximately three kilometres started on both sides of the Imatra border crossing point with work on the terrain. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of June.&nbsp;</p>

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The Finland parliament on Wednesday (March 1) overwhelmingly gave a green light and acceleration to the bid of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The Finland parliament on Wednesday (March 1) overwhelmingly gave a green light and acceleration to the bid of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The move by parliament has increased the prospects that Finland will leave its neighbour Sweden behind and become a member of the pact earlier. The legislation was approved as lawmakers affirmed that the nation has accepted the terms of the NATO Treaty by 184 votes against seven in the 200-seat parliament. One abstained. Finnish lawmakers have pushed for the legislation to be passed before the general elections on April 2 to avoid a political vacuum. Notably, the process of joining NATO requires ratification from all of its 30 members. Passing the bill does not mean that Finland will automatically join NATO after ratification by Turkey and Hungary, but it puts in place a deadline for how long it can wait for its neighbour. As quoted by the news agency AFP, Tuomas Poysti, the government's chancellor of justice, said that after the bill is approved by the parliament and the president can wait a maximum of three months to sign it. WATCH | G20 Foreign Ministers meet: New Delhi welcomes Foreign Ministers for G20 meeting × The development came hours after news agencies reported that Finland has started construction work on a pilot of the eastern border barrier fence it plans to build along parts of the country's border with Russia. It is believed that the construction of the fence of approximately three kilometres started on both sides of the Imatra border crossing point with work on the terrain. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of June. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Email accounts belonging to some Finnish lawmakers were compromised during a cyberattack on parliament, the authorities said on Monday.</p>

<p>Neither the speaker of parliament nor the National Bureau of Investigation gave any details of what information was lost, if any, or when the attack was, other than saying it was in the autumn.</p>

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<p>“The act is not accidental. At this stage, there is a possibility that unknown actors have been able to obtain information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a foreign state or to harm Finland,” Tero Muurman, chief inspector at NBI said a statement.</p>

<p>While Finland has seen a number of wide denial of service attacks on state IT infrastructure over the past years, closing down websites for several hours, Muurman said this was of greater concern.</p>

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<p>“This case is exceptional in Finland, serious due to the quality of the target and unfortunate for the victims,” he said.</p>

<p>Parliament said it was co-operating with the NBI in the investigation into the attack.</p>

<p>“The cyber strike on parliament is a serious attack on our democracy and on Finnish society,” Speaker Anu Vehvilainen said in a statement.</p>


Email accounts belonging to some Finnish lawmakers were compromised during a cyberattack on parliament, the authorities said on Monday. Neither the speaker of parliament nor the National Bureau of Investigation gave any details of what information was lost, if any, or when the attack was, other than saying it was in the autumn.

Email accounts belonging to some Finnish lawmakers were compromised during a cyberattack on parliament, the authorities said on Monday. Neither the speaker of parliament nor the National Bureau of Investigation gave any details of what information was lost, if any, or when the attack was, other than saying it was in the autumn. Also read| Finland receives more than 5,000 applications for '90 day Finn' relocation programme “The act is not accidental. At this stage, there is a possibility that unknown actors have been able to obtain information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a foreign state or to harm Finland,” Tero Muurman, chief inspector at NBI said a statement. While Finland has seen a number of wide denial of service attacks on state IT infrastructure over the past years, closing down websites for several hours, Muurman said this was of greater concern. WATCH| × “This case is exceptional in Finland, serious due to the quality of the target and unfortunate for the victims,” he said. Parliament said it was co-operating with the NBI in the investigation into the attack. “The cyber strike on parliament is a serious attack on our democracy and on Finnish society,” Speaker Anu Vehvilainen said in a statement.

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