Finland to sign defence pact with US

FILE PHOTO: A view of flags of the U.S. and Finland before the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto sign a joint statement of Finland and the United States on cooperation in advanced wireless communications (6G) at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki, Finland, June 2, 2023. Lehtikuva/via REUTERS/File Photo

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will on Monday Dec. 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the United States that will bring US soldiers and military material to aid in the Nordic nation's defence, the Finnish government said on Thursday.

The defence cooperation agreement will deepen our defence cooperation with the United States and can be vital in a case of crisis, Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told reporters.