Turkey's parliament passed a  bill on Thursday (March 30) to  

allow Finland to join the defence alliance.

It was the last vote needed for them to join,  

clearing the way for Finland to become  Nato's 31st member as war rages in Ukraine.

Both Finland and Sweden requested to join the  bloc last year in response to Russia's invasion.

But the process has been held up by Turkey and  Hungary, as both countries seek concessions.

Turkey is still holding off approving  the membership bid of Sweden,

which Ankara says has not gone far enough  

in cracking down on people  Turkey considers terrorists.

On the streets of Finland's capital Helsinki,  

people said their views on  Nato had changed since the war.

"Well, I believe that in this  kind of political environment  

nowadays I believe that there is  definitely strength in numbers.."

"Before the war in Ukraine, I think the most  or the big portion of Finns were thinking that  

we don't need Nato, that we are safe enough,  we are okay without it. But I think it was  

quite clear when we saw the war happening that  the popular opinions changed quite quickly.."

With the potential accession of Finland  to Nato, Nato's Secretary General Jens  

Stoltenberg said Russia's President Vladimir Putin  was getting the exact opposite of what he wanted.

Stoltengerg told Fox News. "He wanted  less Nato. He's getting more Nato."

Tensions escalated further on Thursday,  

as Russia made its first arrest of a foreign  journalist since the start of the war.

Evan Gershkovich, who works for the Wall  Street Journal, has been accused of spying.

The Kremlin said the American  had been "caught red-handed"  

but presented no documentary or video evidence.

The White House condemned Russia's actions and  

urged US citizens living or travelling  in Russia to leave immediately.