

Highlights:
• Mr. Modi, arrived Finland on 4 May on the second leg of his visit to three European nations.
• This was the first in-person meeting between the two leaders.
• Prime Minister Modi invited Finnish companies to partner with Indian companies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 May met Finland PM Sanna Marin and discussed ways to further cement bilateral ties in trade, investment, technology and other sectors.
Mr. Modi, arrived Finland on 4 May on the second leg of his visit to three European nations, met Ms. Marin on the sidelines of the second India-Nordic Summit in the Danish capital. The developmental partnership between India and Finland is rapidly growing. Both the leaders of India and Finland, discussed ways to further cement this partnership in trade, investment, technology and other such sectors.
This was the first in-person meeting between the two leaders.
Topics discussed in the meeting
During the “productive meeting”, the two leaders discussed expanding our convergences in new & emerging areas like AI, 5G/6G and quantum computing. Invited Finnish business community to invest in hi-tech sectors in India, Both leaders noted that areas like sustainability, digitalisation and cooperation in science and education were important pillars of the bilateral partnership. They discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in the fields of new and emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, future mobile technologies, clean technologies and smart grids.
PM Modi invited Finnish companies to India
Prime Minister Modi invited Finnish companies to partner with Indian companies and take advantage of the enormous opportunities that the Indian market presents, particularly in telecom infrastructure and digital transformations.