KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 9: Finland and the world
jäsenvaltio
Finnish word. In English: member state
A country that belongs to an organisation, for example the EU or NATO.
Facts about the word
- The EU has 27 member states. Euroopan parlamentti
- Finland has been an EU member state since 1 January 1995. Euroopan unioni
- NATO has 32 member countries (2026), and Finland has been one of them since 4 April 2023. NATO
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A member state is a country that belongs to an organisation. It is not a municipality and not a product.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: Finland and the world. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
