The Parliament of Finland will vote on February 28 to approve the necessary legislation that will allow the country to later become a member of NATO.
This is reported by Reuters.
Last May, Finland and neighboring Sweden applied to join the Western military alliance in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But Turkey, which is already a member of the alliance, opposed their entry, accusing the northern countries of harboring terrorist groups.
Legislation to ratify the main NATO treaties in Finland is likely to pass, as a majority of members of parliament are in favor of joining the Alliance, bringing Finland one step closer to membership.
"The goal is for the national legislative process necessary to join NATO to be completed during this election term," Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Youssi Halla-aho told reporters on Friday, just two weeks before the parliament will go on vacation before the elections
Finland will not become a member of the Western military alliance until Turkey and Hungary ratify its application.
Turkey has said it does not support Sweden's bid, although Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in January he was ready to ratify Finland's bid.
"We are not taking part in any bazaar negotiations... we are taking care of our own part (ratification)," Foreign Affairs Committee Deputy Chairman Erkki Tuomioja told reporters.
Both Sweden and Finland applied for membership last May, and while the leaders of both countries insist they want to join at the same time, they have not ruled out Finland being the first.
The parliamentary committee on foreign affairs states in its report that the use and storage of nuclear weapons will remain prohibited in Finland in case of NATO membership.
