Visits between India and Finland

Important visits from India to Finland

Sl. No. Name & designation Month/Year
1. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Hon’ble Prime Minister 1957
2. Shri G.S. Dhillon, Speaker of Lok Sabha 1957
3. Shri V.V. Giri, Hon’ble President 1971
4. Shri Swaran Singh, Minister of External Affairs 1973
5. Shri D.P. Chattopadhyay, Minister of State for Commerce 1974
6. Shri Arif Baig, Minister of State for Commerce 1978
7. Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, Minister of External Affairs 1981
8. Shri Shivraj Patil, Minister of Commerce 1982
9. Smt. Indira Gandhi, Hon’ble Prime Minister 1983
10. Shri Balram Jakhar, Speaker of Lok Sabha 1986
11. Shri R. Venkataraman, Hon’ble President 1988
12. Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of State for Environment & Forest 1992
13. Shri Gulam Nabi Azad, Minister of State for Civil Aviation 1993
14. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Commerce May 1993
15. Shri B.P. Vashya, Minister of Steel and Mines 1997
16. Shri P.A. Sangma, Speaker of Lok Sabha 1997
17. Shri Jaswant Singh, Minister of External Affairs for India-EU Troika December 1999
18. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister for Communication 2000
19. Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Power 2002
20. Shri Manohar Joshi, Speaker of Lok Sabha 2003
21. Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of IT & Communication 2005
22. Shri Somnath Chatterjee, Speaker of Lok Sabha June 2006
23. Shri Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister October 2006
24. Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of S&T and Earth Sciences February 2008
25. Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs June 2008
26. Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry March 2010
27. Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Road Transport and Highways May 2010
28. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New & Renewable Energy April 2011
29. Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (I/C) for Environment and Forests May 2011
30. Shri P.K. Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Science & Technology June 2011
31. Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications, Information and Technology and Human Resource Development September 2011
32. Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development, April 2012
33. Smt. Preneet Kaur, Minister of State for External Affairs June 2013
34. Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas June 2013
35. Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry June 2013
36. Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of State (IC) for Environment and Forests September 2013
37. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President October 2014
38. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy November 2016
39. Shri M. J. Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs 5-7 Nov, 2017
40. Maharashtra Legislature Delegation 13-15 April, 2018
41. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of Lok Sabha June 2018
42. Shri K.J. George, Karnataka Minister of IT, BT and S&T August 2018
43. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs 19-21 Sept. 2019
44. Mrs Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West) for the 11th India-Finland Foreign Office Consultations 23-24 Nov. 2021
45. Mr. Thiru T. Mano Thangaraj, Minister of IT, Government of Tamil Nadu 17-18 Nov. 2022
46. Mr. Rajesh K Ramesh C Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH 19-22 Sept. 2022
47. Mr. Thiru Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu 23-26 April 2023
48. Dr. M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) 29 May – 08 June 2023
49. Mr. Lalsanglur, IES, Senior Economic & Statistical Adviser 30 May – 02 June 2023
50. Mr. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology 22 – 24 Sept 2024
51. Mr. Charchil Kumar, Special Secretary (School Education), Government of Punjab 04-13 Nov. 2024
52. Mr. Sanjiv Singh, Joint Secretary (DPIIT) along with Startup Team 18-24 Nov. 2024
53. 8-Members delegation from NEEPCO, a subsidiary of NTPC 09-12 Dec. 2024
54. Mr. Charchil Kumar, Special Secretary (School Education), Government of Punjab 15 March 2025
55. Mr. Raju Basnet, Minister of Education, Government of Sikkim 22-28 April 2025
56. Mr. Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda, Chairman, KEONICS & MLA, Government of Karnataka 02-03 September 2025
57. Mr. Parvesh Sahib Singh, Hon’ble Minister (Irrigation & Flood Control Department), Govt. of NCT of Delhi 21-25 October 2025
58. Mr. Kona Sasidhar, Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh 10-12 November 2025
59. Ms. Pooja Kapoor, AS(NE), Ministry of External Affairs 20-24 January 2026
60. Mr. Sanjay Murthy Kondru, Comptroller and Auditor General of India 10 – 12 February 2026
61. Mr. Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab 21-24 April 2026
62. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs 11-12 June 2026
63. Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry 16-17 July 2026

Important visits from Finland to India

Sl. No. Name & designation Month/Year
1. Mr. Sukselainen, Prime Minister 1960
2. Mr. Kekkonen, President 1965
3. Mr. Laine, Foreign Trade Minister 1975, 1985, 1987
4. Mr. Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister 1984
5. Mr. Väyrynen, Foreign Minister 1984, 1987
6. Mr. Henrik Koivisto, President 1987
7. Mr. Pertti Salolainen, Foreign Trade Minister 1988, 1992, 1995
8. Mr. Paasio, Foreign Minister 1991
9. Mrs. Tarja Halonen, Foreign Minister 1996
10. Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, President 1996
11. Mr. Kimmo Sasi, Foreign Trade Minister 2000
12. Ms. Satu Hassi, Environment Minister 2001
13. Mr. Jouni Backman, Environment Minister 2002
14. Mr. Jari Vilen, Foreign Trade Minister 2002
15. Mr. Erkki Tuomioja, Foreign Minister 2004, Feb. 2005
16. Ms. Paula Lehtomäki, Foreign Trade Minister February 2005
17. Mr. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister March, 2006
18. Mrs. Tarja Halonen, President (Private) January, 2007
19. Mr. Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade October 2007
20. Mr. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister (Private) Feb, 2008
21. Mrs. Tarja Halonen, President (Private) Feb, 2009
22. Mr. Mauri Pekkarinen, Minister of Economy Nov, 2009
23. Mrs. Suvi Lindén, Minister of Communications January 2010
24. Mr. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister (Private) February 2010
25. Mr. Jyri Hakamies, Minister of Defence April 2010
26. Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister of Foreign Affairs May 2010
27. Dr. Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade & Development October 2010
28. Mrs. Suvi Lindén, Minister of Communications Dec 2010
29. Ms. Astrid Thors, Minister of Migration and European Affairs January 2011
30. Ms. Paula Lehtomaki, Minister of Environment February 2011
31. Mr. Jyri Häkämies, Minister for Economic Affairs Sept 2011
32. Ms. Heidi Hautala, Minister for International Development Dec 2011
33. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President (Private) February 2012
34. Ms. Heidi Hautala, Minister for International Development February 2012
35. Mr. Eero Heinäluoma, Speaker of Finnish Parliament April 2012
36. Ms. Krista Kiuru, Minister for Housing and Communications Jan 2013
37. Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, Minister for Foreign Affairs May 2013
38. Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade October 2013
39. Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development Nov 2013
40. Mr. Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister for Make in India Event in Mumbai 12-14 February, 2016
41. Mr. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of Housing, Energy and Environment 3-6 October, 2017
42. Ms. Anne Berner, Minister for Transport and Communication 13-14 Nov, 2017
43. Mr. Timo Soini, Foreign Minister of Finland for 4th GCCS in New Delhi and Bilateral 22-24 Nov, 2017
44. Mr. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of Housing, Energy and Environment 18-21 April, 2018
45. Ms. Anne Mari Virolainen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development 29 November-2 December 2018
46. Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs 4-6 November 2019
47. Mr. Timo Harakka, Minister of Employment 19-22 Nov 2019
48. Mr. Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary of Defence visited to participate as a Speaker in the annual conference, Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi in January 2020. 14-17 January 2020
49. Finnish Parliament's Finance Committee delegation 23-27 February 2020
50. Mr. Mika Lintila, Minister of Economy 18-22 April 2022
51. Mr. Petri Honkonen, Minister of Science and Culture 13-18 Nov 2022
52. Ms Tuula Haatainen, Minister of Employment 12-17 Dec 2022
53. Mr Ville Skinnari, Minister of Development Cooperation & Foreign Trade 8-10 February 2023
54. Ms. Terhi Lehtonen, Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change 22-24 Feb 2023
55. Ms. Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 15-17 October 2023
56. Ms. Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Education 16–20 Oct 2023
57. Mr. Jukka Salovaara, Permanent State Secretary 01-02 Nov 2023
58. Finnish Parliament’s Environment Committee delegation 19-26 Nov 2023
59. Mr. Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development 22–23 Nov 2023
60. ‍Ms. Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs 21–22 Feb 2024
61. ‍Commerce Committee delegation of the Parliament of Finland visit to New Delhi and Mumbai 9-14 Sep 2024
62. Mr. Jari Sinkari, Director-General of the Department for Asia and Oceania, Ministry for Foreign Affairs 17 October 2024
63. Mr. Petri Hakkarainen, Director General for Political Affairs, MFA 03-04 Feb 2025
64. Mr. Jari Sinkari, Director General, Department for Asia and Oceania, MFA 23 May 2025
65. Mr. Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister 17-20 Feb, 2026
66. Mr. Alexander Stubb, President on State Visit with Ms. Sari Multala, Minister of the Environment, Mr. Matias Marttinen, Minister of Employment, Mr. Timo Harakka, MP and Chair of India-Finland Parliamentary Friendship Group, Mr. Kai Mykkänen, Mayor of Espoo 04-07 March 2026