India and Finland have a Strategic Partnership in Digitalization and Sustainability

Background

The Embassy of India in Helsinki records that Dr. Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, made a state visit to India from March 4-7, 2026, the first such visit by a Finnish president after 1996. During the visit India-Finland relations were elevated to Strategic Partnership in Digitalization and Sustainability. The trip focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in technology, green energy and geopolitics. President Stubb was accompanied by Climate and Environment Minister Sari Multala, Employment Minister Matias Marttinen, and executives from Nokia, KONE, Wartsila, Kempower and Metso. A renewal of the MoU on Environmental Cooperation was exchanged by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh and Finland's Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala. An MoU on Migration and Mobility Partnership was exchanged by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Finland's Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen, and an MoU on cooperation in the field of Statistics by Secretary (West) Sibi George and Finland's Ambassador in New Delhi Kimmo Lahdevirta. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Stubb inaugurated the Raisina Dialogue during the visit.