Sweden is 'no longer a country that cannot be trusted'

Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining Nato.

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Yet that appears to have been the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on two of the aggressor's neighbours to its west – Finland and Sweden.

Not directly, of course. Rather, it was the two Nordic nations' response to the invasion that turned fear into hope.

Both countries applied for membership of the Western defence alliance Nato in May 2022, some three months after the winter invasion.

Less than three years later, they're both full members and already reaping the benefits, in terms of both national security and economics.

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