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Defense minister: Finland could join NATO ahead of Sweden

Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP)

CORRECTS NAME --- Finland's Defense Minister Mikko Savola stands in front of the "Bayerischer Hof" hotel in Munich during the Munich Security Conference, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

CORRECTS NAME -- Finland's Defense Minister Mikko Savola stands in front of the "Bayerischer Hof" hotel in Munich during the Munich Security Conference, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is taking place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Defense minister: Finland could join NATO ahead of Sweden