Wish to sign India-EU FTA soon; hope India plays role in ending Ukraine conflict: Finland PM
Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo expressed hope for the swift signing of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during his recent meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Orpo emphasized the importance of India's role in addressing the ongoing Ukraine conflict, highlighting Modi's discussions with both Russian and Ukrainian leaders. The Finnish government aims to double trade with India, focusing on areas like digitalization and sustainability.
- ▪Finland's PM Petteri Orpo met with India's PM Narendra Modi multiple times this year to discuss trade and cooperation.
- ▪Orpo hopes the India-EU FTA will be ratified by all 27 EU countries and signed soon.
- ▪The conflict in Ukraine is viewed as a significant security threat, and Orpo respects Modi's efforts to facilitate negotiations.
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India’s engagement with European countries has been particularly close with Finland’s leadership this year as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Finnish PM Petteri Orpo during the Artificial Intelligence Summit, and President Alexander Stubb was the chief guest at the Ministry of External Affairs’ signature event, the Raisina Dialogue, in March in Delhi. In Oslo, Mr. Modi held bilateral talks with Mr. Orpo again, and then engaged with him at the Nordic-India summit this week. Mr. Modi, who has been intensifying his meetings with European leaders in Delhi, returned from a four-nation tour to the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy on Thursday (May 21, 2026), and will return to Europe in June for the G-7 Summit, and a visit to Nice in France, as well as a bilateral visit to Slovakia.
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