{"id":34318,"date":"2026-03-06T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/34318\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:52:29","slug":"finland-president-alexander-stubb-in-india-why-new-delhis-ties-with-helsinki-matters-from-tech-to-trade-explained-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/34318\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland President Alexander Stubb in India: Why New Delhi&#8217;s ties with Helsinki matters &#8211; From tech to trade &#8211; explained | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of Finland Alexander Stubb arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. President Stubb was accorded a ceremonial welcome and a Guard of Honour at the airport. The Finnish PM is also the Chief Guest of the Raisina Dialogue 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Stubb, who landed in India this morning, held talks with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, where the two leaders discussed the current geopolitical situation. &#8220;We discussed the current security political landscape, including the Middle East and Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU-India relations. Our shared view is that strengthening the EU-India partnership is a strategic choice that extends to many areas. Finland is ready to work on rapid implementation,&#8221; said Stubb.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming President Stubb, Prime Minister Modi said, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>              Add Zee News as a Preferred Source<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=zeenews.india.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin-left: 20px;\" id=\"googleIconBtn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/googlePreferred.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:122px !important;\"\/><br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Stubb is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Ministers, senior officials and business leaders. This is the first visit of President Stubb to India in his present capacity.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Modi and President Alexander Stubb will be holding discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas. &#8220;They will also exchange perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in multilateral fora&#8230;.He will interact with Indian business leaders and attend an India-Finland business event. He will also address students at the University of Mumbai,&#8221; said the MEA.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Finland is a valued partner for India in the European Union and the Nordic region. President Stubb&#8217;s visit to India comes at a crucial time when India is forging a secure supply chain in critical technologies, mostly dominated by China.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to tech, Finland is a global leader in telecommunications and digital infrastructure. At a time when India is expanding 5G rapidly and investing in 6G research, Finland emerges as a natural partner. This will help reduce India&#8217;s dependence on the Chinese telecom ecosystem.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Finland also has an expertise in battery minerals and clean-energy technology, which are critical for India&#8217;s green transition, EV push and drone industry, aiding to the defence ecosystem.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Trade between India and Finland is relatively small but it is growing\u2014especially in pharma, engineering goods, and IT services. Finland\u2019s high-tech economy also offers several new export opportunities for India, including pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President of Finland Alexander Stubb arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a state visit at the invitation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[9821,20005,158,113],"class_list":["post-34318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-alexander-stubb","tag-dr-s-jaishankar","tag-finland","tag-helsinki"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116182800432219036","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}