Finland Joins the Cosmic Club: 53rd Nation Embraces the Artemis Accords for Lunar Exploration


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The Artemis Accords has recently welcomed its 53rd member nation, enhancing NASA’s initiatives to foster peaceful and collaborative international exploration of space.

Finland became part of NASA’s Artemis Accords on January 21 through a signing event that occurred alongside the Winter Satellite Workshop 2025 in Espoo, Finland. This signing designates the Nordic nation as the latest to pledge to the safe and accountable exploration of space for the benefit of humanity, as indicated by a NASA statement.

“Finland has been a participant in the space exploration sector for decades, with Finnish enterprises and research institutions contributing numerous innovations and technologies,” stated Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Wille Rydman, in a separate statement.

image showing the flags of 53 nations superimposed over a photo of the moon

Finland signed the Artemis Accords on January 21, 2025, thereby becoming the 53rd nation to do so. (Image credit: NASA)

“Through the Artemis Accords, we aspire to strengthen our collaboration with the United States and other partners. We hope that this cooperation will open avenues for the Finnish space industry in the emerging era of space exploration and the Artemis program,” added Rydman.


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