Modi Sees India, Finland Ties At New Heights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Stubb and said the visit would take India-Finland relations to “new heights”.

Stubb is scheduled to hold talks with Modi on Thursday, during which the two sides are expected to finalise several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation in multiple sectors. The crisis in West Asia is also likely to figure in the discussions.

“The visit will further strengthen the relations between Finland and India, including in the area of trade,” Stubb said on social media before departing for New Delhi.

The Finnish president will be the chief guest at the inaugural session of the Raisina Dialogue on Thursday evening.

“Welcome to India, President Alexander Stubb. I fully agree with you, your visit will take India-Finland relations to new heights. I eagerly look forward to our meeting tomorrow and to your keynote address at the Raisina Dialogue 2026,” Modi said on X.

Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh received Stubb at the airport.

“India and Finland share a warm and friendly relationship rooted in shared democratic values. President Stubb’s visit will impart further energy to India-Finland relations,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media.

Stubb is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and business leaders.

The visit comes weeks after Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo travelled to New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit.

During the visit, Stubb will also meet President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan.

He will travel to Mumbai on Friday to meet business leaders before concluding his visit on Saturday.