Finland has a long history of trying not to anger Russia. Sweden to some degree also. On the long haul, friends of the US have a much better time than "friends

Finland has a long history of trying not to anger Russia. Sweden to some degree also. On the long haul, friends of the US have a much better time than "friends" of Russia, especially those with a border to their "empire". I don't think a lot of people like being allied to Erdogan. Turkey itself is not so much the problem, it is actually a valuable member due to location and contribution. As I said, non-membership makes involvement of Finland and Sweden in any future wars between Russia and its neighbors more likely, not less likely.