Prime Minister welcomes President of Finland Alexander Stubb to India

Posted On: 04 MAR 2026 12:04PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today welcomed the President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Alexander Stubb, who is on a State Visit to India. Shri Modi expressed confidence that the visit would further strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Finland. President Stubb had earlier posted on social media platform X that he is travelling on a State Visit to India and will meet the President of India and the Prime Minister, as well as other members of the state leadership. He noted that the visit will further strengthen relations between Finland and India, including in the area of trade. Responding to X post of President of Finland, Shri Modi said; “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. @alexstubb” 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. @alexstubb https://t.co/pJs0N3J9Mr — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 4, 2026 ********* MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2235256) Visitor Counter : 1366 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Manipuri , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister welcomes President of Finland Alexander Stubb to India Posted On: 04 MAR 2026 12:04PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today welcomed the President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Alexander Stubb, who is on a State Visit to India. Shri Modi expressed confidence that the visit would further strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Finland. President Stubb had earlier posted on social media platform X that he is travelling on a State Visit to India and will meet the President of India and the Prime Minister, as well as other members of the state leadership. He noted that the visit will further strengthen relations between Finland and India, including in the area of trade. Responding to X post of President of Finland, Shri Modi said; “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. @alexstubb” 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. @alexstubb https://t.co/pJs0N3J9Mr — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 4, 2026 ********* MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2235256) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today welcomed the President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Alexander Stubb, who is on a State Visit to India.<br /> <br /> Shri Modi expressed confidence that the visit would further strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Finland.<br /> <br /> President Stubb had earlier posted on social media platform X that he is travelling on a State Visit to India and will meet the President of India and the Prime Minister, as well as other members of the state leadership. He noted that the visit will further strengthen relations between Finland and India, including in the area of trade.<br /> <br /> Responding to X post of President of Finland, Shri Modi said;<br /> <br /> “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.<br /> <br /> @alexstubb”</span></span><br /> </p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">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. <a href="https://twitter.com/alexstubb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@alexstubb</a> <a href="https://t.co/pJs0N3J9Mr">https://t.co/pJs0N3J9Mr</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2029069840003285414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2026</a> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">*********</span></span></p> <br /> <p><br /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">MJPS/ST</span></span></p> <p> </p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><img alt="" id=":13w_15" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK388N7Ae-MK5xPyV-O4AHSYF2Dj1FLEIFztnY8KNOaWvNfpw=s80-p-mo" /></span></span></td> <td> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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