Finnish parliament passes NATO bill with large majority

FILE PHOTO-NATO logos are seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed its bid to join NATO, the assembly's speaker said.

Approval of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's treaties and Finland's accession passed with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favour, seven against and one abstaining.