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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) discussed ways to further fortify bilateral ties successful areas specified arsenic commercialized and renewable vigor during abstracted meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark.
PM Modi held the meetings up of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. During his talks with Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir, Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, PM Modi discussed the wide trajectory of bilateral relations betwixt India and the 3 Nordic nations.
Modi successful Norway LIVE: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Finland PM Petteri Orpo
The Nordic countries notation to a geopolitical and taste portion successful Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It comprises Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The 5 Nordic nations boast a combined GDP exceeding $1.9 trillion, and they pb planetary benchmarks successful renewable vigor and sustainable water governance.
Oslo is hosting the 3rd India-Nordic Summit, bringing unneurotic Mr. Modi and the leaders of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden. The summit, to beryllium held aboriginal successful the day, is expected to physique connected the erstwhile India-Nordic Summits held successful Stockholm successful 2018 and Copenhagen successful 2022 and impart a greater strategical magnitude to India's engagement with the Nordic countries successful areas specified arsenic exertion and innovation, greenish modulation and renewable energy, sustainability, bluish economy, defence, abstraction and the Arctic, officials said.
Mr. Modi arrived successful Norway from Sweden connected Monday (May 18, 2026) arsenic portion of his five-nation tour.
The Prime Minister is connected a circuit of the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy from May 15-20. From Norway, Mr. Modi volition question to Italy successful the last signifier of his visit.
According to the website of the Indian Embassy successful Reykjavik, India and Iceland stock adjacent taste ties, with Icelanders showing keen involvement successful Indian culture, including yoga, classical music, dance, films and cuisine. Around 600 Indian Nationals are presently surviving successful Iceland.
The 2 countries besides support beardown concern partnerships with Icelandic firms specified arsenic Ossur, Verkís, Alvotech and Marel, having a beingness successful India.
The bilateral economical concern received a boost aft the signing of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) betwixt India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) successful New Delhi successful March 2024. Iceland is 1 of the 4 EFTA members, on with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Oslo acme indispensable people India’s northward turn
As per the Indian Embassy's website successful Helsinki, implicit 100 Finnish companies person operations successful India. Large Finnish companies similar Nokia, Kone Elevators, Metso Outotec, Wartsila, UPM, Lindstrom, Fortum, Ahlstrom, and Elcoteq person manufacturing facilities successful India.
There are astir 33,445 persons of Indian root surviving successful Finland, comprising astir 15,115 Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and 18,330 Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs). Around 2,400 Indian students are pursuing their higher acquisition successful Finnish universities.
Around 200 Danish companies person invested successful India successful sectors specified arsenic shipping, renewable energy, environment, agriculture, nutrient processing and astute municipality development, according to the Indian Embassy successful Copenhagen.
Several large Danish companies person built caller manufacturing factories nether the ‘Make successful India’ scheme. Major investing companies from Denmark see the Danish shipping giant, AP Moller-Maersk Group, carrying astir 19% of India’s instrumentality trade.
The size of the Indian assemblage successful Denmark is astir 22,000. These see IT professionals, doctors, engineers, concern and banking professionals, academics and students.
