The Swedish parliament approved today Wednesday its accession Nordic country in NATO, a historic decision, however, without a substantial response, due to Turkey’s veto and Hungary’s obstacles to giving the “green light” in Stockholm.

The members of the Riksdag voted by 269 votes in favor to 37 against, a text approving Sweden’s accession to the Alliance.

“Becoming a member of NATO is the best way to protect Sweden’s security and to contribute to the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic region”, stressed Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the debate preceding the vote.

The approval, which was expected due to the support of most parties, remains without effect for Sweden for now.

Stockholm has received a “cold shower” as neighboring Finland – which applied at the same time as Sweden last May in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – is now in a much better position to join NATO soon.

Hungary is expected to ratify Finland’s accession on Monday, while the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave Ankara the go-ahead in Helsinki last week, with a parliamentary vote to ratify Finnish membership likely to take place before the May 14 election.

Budapest and Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have not set a corresponding vote date for Sweden, and Erdogan is sticking to his veto of Stockholm becoming NATO’s 32nd member.

Ankara accuses Sweden of harboring Kurdish “terrorist” fighters and that it refuses to extradite individuals, a process where Swedish justice has the final say.

“Although the law says that ‘the proposed amendment shall enter into force on the date proposed by the government’, this means that the date is set by Erdogan and Orban.” said Hakan Svenling, MP from the Left Party.

Only his party and the environmentalists of the Greens are opposed to joining NATO.