Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gothenburg on Sunday for the third leg of his five-nation European tour and was warmly received at the airport by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Underscoring the significance of the visit, Swedish Gripen fighter jets escorted PM Modi’s aircraft as it entered Swedish airspace.
The Prime Minister arrived in Sweden after concluding a series of high-level engagements in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands.
PM Modi is visiting Gothenburg on May 17-18 at the invitation of Prime Minister Kristersson. The two-day visit is expected to give fresh momentum to bilateral cooperation in trade, technology, green transition and emerging sectors.
The visit also marks PM Modi’s return to Sweden after several years. Referring to the historical ties between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted that the Prime Minister had earlier visited Sweden in 2018 for the first-ever India-Nordic Summit.
During the visit, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Kristersson to review the full spectrum of India-Sweden relations and explore new avenues of cooperation across key sectors. The discussions are also expected to deepen economic and commercial engagement between the two countries.
According to the MEA, bilateral trade between India and Sweden reached USD 7.75 billion in 2025, while Swedish foreign direct investment in India stood at USD 2.825 billion between 2000 and 2025.
The talks are expected to focus on areas including green transition, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, start-ups, resilient supply chains, defence manufacturing, space cooperation, climate action and people-to-people ties.
With Sweden regarded as one of Europe’s leading innovation-driven economies, both countries are looking to expand strategic cooperation in future-oriented sectors. The high-level engagements during the visit are expected to strengthen the roadmap for India-Sweden ties in the coming years.
-ANI
