Finland's parliament votes to lift decades-old ban on nuclear weapons in historic NATO defense shift

NATO Finland's parliament votes to lift decades-old ban on nuclear weapons in historic NATO defense shift Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen called the amendment a 'historic reform' after it passed with a two-thirds majority By Bonny Chu Fox News Published June 17, 2026 8:01pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Finland pushes to join NATO quickly Finnish ambassador to the US Mikko Hautala speaks on the push to join NATO and the state of tensions on the border with Russia on ‘Your World.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Finland’s parliament on Wednesday voted to lift a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, approving a major defense policy shift aimed at aligning the country more closely with North Atlantic Treaty…

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