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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Berlin wants to speed up the ratification process if both Sweden and Finland desire to join the defense alliance.
The ratification period can typically take as long as a year.
"If these two countries are deciding to join, they can join very quickly,'' Baerbock said.
Finland offers to discuss membership with Turkey
At the same time, NATO member Turkey has expressed opposition to the two Nordic countries joining the bloc.
Turkey accuses Sweden in particular of leniency toward the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is on the EU's list of terrorist organizations.
On Saturday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it was "unacceptable and outrageous" that the prospective new NATO members supported the PKK.
A day later, Cavusoglu called on Sweden and Finland to stop supporting the PKK, provide security guarantees and lift export bans on Turkey.
Niinisto said he was "a bit confused" about what he said was a shift in Ankara's stance.
"What we need now is a very clear answer, I am prepared to have a new discussion with President Erdogan about the problems he has raised," Niinisto said.
NATO's deputy secretary-general said Sunday that the alliance is confident that it can form a consensus with Turkey on the issue.