Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Helsinki
EmbassyFinland · Ambassador: Mr. Hemant H. Kotalwar
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In short
India’s embassy in Finland records a reported community of 33,445, 26 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 44%. Led by Mr. Hemant H. Kotalwar, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence33,445
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Finland"
“PIOs 18,330 + NRIs 15,115 = 33,445”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence26
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 29 June 1967)
“TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND — 29 June 1967”
Published: 29 June 1967 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
44%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Finland”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to FinlandUS dollars · latest FY$1.02bn
Bilateral Brief — Finland
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: Bilateral Trade section — sentence stating Indian exports
“India’s exports to Finland Total Trade in Growth -16 626 million (in 2019-20) to USD 1017 million in (2024-25).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA attributes these figures to the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Read from the briefing’s prose; where it states no figure, none is shown.
Imports from FinlandUS dollars · latest FY$1.02bn
Bilateral Brief — Finland
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: Bilateral Trade section — sentence stating imports from the country
“imports from Finland India’s exports to Finland Total Trade in Growth -16 626 million (in 2019-20) to USD 1017 million in (2024-25).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA attributes these figures to the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Read from the briefing’s prose; where it states no figure, none is shown.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · latest FY · our calculation$0
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
Agreements on record (26)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLANDAid and Cooperation05 March 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, AND STATISTICS FINLAND OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND HAVING IDENTIFIED OFFICIAL STATISTICS AS A COMMON AREA OF INTERESTAid and Cooperation04 March 2026
- JOINT DECLARATION OF INTENT ON MIGRATION AND MOBILITY BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDMiscellaneous13 December 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGYAid and Cooperation29 April 2022
- JOINT DECLARATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT (MEAE), GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLANDAid and Cooperation18 April 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES BETWEEN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINES, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLANDAid and Cooperation03 December 2020
- MOU ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDEnvironment and Resources26 November 2020
- JOINT DECLARATION OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF DIGITALIZATIONAid and Cooperation22 November 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation21 November 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology09 August 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF CYBER SECURITYAid and Cooperation10 January 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACEAid and Cooperation10 January 2019
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations06 November 2017
- ARRANGEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDEnvironment and Resources15 October 2014
- MOU ON RENEWABLE ENERGY BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDEnvironment and Resources15 October 2014
- AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDSocial Security12 June 2012
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDAid and Cooperation26 March 2010
- AGREEMENT FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASIONBusiness and Trade15 January 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology25 March 2008
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDTransport18 May 2006
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade07 November 2002
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF FINLANDTransport18 July 1995
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDBusiness and Trade29 June 1967
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION OF INCOMEBusiness and Trade23 June 1961
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLAND ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIAAid and Cooperation14 June 1957
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND FINLANDBusiness and Trade09 May 1949
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 117 sections, 20,632 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Finland Bilateral Relations · Overview · High-level visits · From India to Finland · From Finland to India · October 2014.
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