Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Sunday hailed the start of his four-day official visit to China on his social media Instagram following his arrival in Beijing.
Orpo wrote on Instagram that he is in Beijing with a Finnish business delegation aiming to "open doors to Finnish companies to strengthen Finnish exports to the Asian market".
He then expressed optimism toward the schedule during his visit, saying "Interesting days ahead!"
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Orpo is set to pay the official visit from Sunday to Wednesday.
During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with the Finnish prime minister, and Chinese Premier Li and Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will hold talks and meet with Orpo, respectively, to conduct in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern.
Orpo is accompanied by executives from more than 20 Finnish companies spanning machinery, forestry, innovation, clean energy, food and other key sectors.
In 2025, bilateral trade between China and Finland exceeded eight billion U.S. dollars in value, while mutual investment stock surpassed 23 billion U.S. dollars, reflecting sustained enthusiasm of enterprises from both sides for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation.
During Orpo's visit this time, China's Ministry of Commerce will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Finnish side on strengthening the work of the China-Finland Committee for Innovative Business Cooperation, and enterprises from both sides will sign a number of business cooperation agreements, said a spokesperson for the ministry.
Finnish PM hails start of his official visit to China on social media
Finnish PM hails start of his official visit to China on social media
