**Executive Summary**
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 highlighted the expanding strategic partnership between Finland and India in advanced technology domains like AI, space, quantum computing, and next-generation digital networks. Key topics included co-innovation, the global deployment of deep-tech solutions, and building sovereign deep-tech capabilities for a resilient future. The discussion occurred on February 18, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Finland-India Partnership Focus:**
* Strengthened strategic collaboration in AI, space, quantum computing, and next-generation digital networks.
* Finland's strengths in research and India's talent and application ecosystem create a strong foundation for co-innovation.
* Aimed at resilient, sustainable, and human-centric technological progress.
* Focus on translating research into real-world impact and strengthening long-term resilience.
* **Key Discussion Points:**
* The importance of public-private partnerships and shared research infrastructure.
* Accelerating scientific discovery and its translation into commercial and societal outcomes.
* Linking technological sovereignty with sustainable development, circular economy solutions, and climate action.
* Identifying space technologies, advanced connectivity, and hybrid computing as critical enablers of long-term resilience.
* The need for academia and business to have access to supercomputing capacity.
* **Statements from Leaders:**
* Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, highlighted the importance of public-private policies and cooperation.
* Petteri Orpo emphasised the importance of understanding value chains and their societal impact, and that AI can accelerate sustainable development.
* Timo Harakka, Member of the Finnish Parliament, noted the shared vision of trusted, ethical, and beneficial technology.
* Timo Harakka remarked that true technological sovereignty is built through trusted collaboration.
* **Commitment:**
* A shared commitment to building open, secure, and trusted technological ecosystems through international cooperation.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Finnish Government & Organizations (Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Nokia, CSC IT Centre for Science)**
* **Impact:** Expected to collaborate and share expertise in research, engineering, and high-performance computing to contribute to the partnership.
* **Action Required:** Continue to invest in research and development and work with Indian counterparts to accelerate innovation.
**Stakeholder: Indian Government & Organizations (Infosys Center for Emerging Technology Solutions)**
* **Impact:** India is expected to provide scale, talent, and its application ecosystem to the partnership.
* **Action Required:** Foster an environment that supports technological advancement, innovation and collaboration with Finland.
**Stakeholder: Academia and Business (Finland and India)**
* **Impact:** Access to supercomputing capacity and participation in public-private partnerships will be crucial for AI research and application.
* **Action Required:** Engage in collaborative projects and leverage available resources to advance technological development.
**Stakeholder: General Public (Finland and India)**
* **Impact:** Potential beneficiaries of technological advancements leading to more resilient, sustainable, and human-centric solutions.
* **Action Required:** Support policies and initiatives that promote international cooperation in technology.
Key Entities Referenced
India AI Impact Summit 2026: A summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence in India, serving as a platform for discussions on strategic partnerships in advanced technology domains.
Finland: A country involved in a strategic partnership with India, focusing on advanced technology domains and deep-tech solutions.
Ministry of Electronics & IT: An Indian ministry, potentially overseeing or involved in the India-Finland partnership discussions related to AI and technology.
Finland-India partnership: A collaborative relationship between Finland and India focusing on advanced technology, research, and innovation in fields like AI, space, and quantum computing.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Expanding strategic partnership between Finland
and India across advanced technology domains
highlighted at India AI Impact Summit 2026
Finland and India, together with global partners, can lead
resilient, sustainable and human-centric technological
progress: Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister, Finland
Finland-India Synergy can provide strong foundation for co-
innovation and global deployment of deep-tech solutions
Session reflects shared commitment, focus on real-world
impact and resilient, sovereign deep-tech capabilities
Posted On: 18 FEB 2026 3:29PM by PIB Delhi
The session “Building Sovereign Deep Tech for a Resilient Future” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026
highlighted the expanding strategic partnership between Finland and India across advanced technology
domains, including artificial intelligence, space, quantum computing and next-generation digital networks.
The discussion underscored how Finland’s strengths in research, engineering, and high-performance
computing, combined with India’s scale, talent, and application ecosystem, provide a strong foundation for
co-innovation and global deployment of deep-tech solutions.
Speakers emphasised the role of public–private partnerships, shared research infrastructure, and open
innovation frameworks in accelerating scientific discovery and translating it into commercial and societal
outcomes. The conversation also linked technological sovereignty with sustainable development, circular
economy solutions, climate action, and human-centric design, identifying space technologies, advanced
connectivity, and hybrid computing as critical enablers of long-term resilience.In his remarks, Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland, said that as the demand for computing power
increases, it is crucial to ensure that both academia and business have access to supercomputing capacity.
Public and private sector investments are coming together to take AI research and application in Finland to
the next level. He also said that Finland's innovation system is built on decades of strong public-private
policy and cooperation. He further highlighted that to build a sustainable and resilient technological
future, we must understand entire value chains and their societal impact. With an innovative public-private
partnership, AI can accelerate sustainable development. This will boost Circular Economy solutions, help
tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, and improve well-being for all. He concluded by
expressing his confidence that Finland and India, together with international partners, would be able to
lead the way in resilience, sustainability and human-centric technological progress.
Timo Harakka, Member of the Finnish Parliament, said that building resilient technology in today’s world
begins with people with human-centric innovation, strong skills, and responsible governance. He
highlighted that Finland and India share a vision of technology that is trusted, ethical, and designed for the
benefit of society. He further emphasized that from artificial intelligence and space systems to next-
generation connectivity and quantum technologies, India-Finland partnership shows that competitiveness
and resilience grow when we invest in open standards, secure infrastructures, and international
cooperation. He also remarked that true technological sovereignty is not about isolation, but about trusted
collaboration that keeps people, planet, and progress at the centre of innovation.The session was attended by Atte Jääskeläinen, President, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra; Sethu Saveda
Suvanam, CEO and Founder, Reorbit; Manjunatha Kukkuru, AVP and Principal Research Analyst, Infosys
Center for Emerging Technology Solutions; Pasi Toivanen, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
and Ecosystems, Nokia; and Mari Walls, Director, Research Organization Collaboration and Academic
Partnerships, CSC IT Centre for Science.
The session reflected a shared commitment to building open, secure, and trusted technological ecosystems
through international cooperation, with a focus on translating research into real-world impact and
strengthening long-term resilience through sovereign and sustainable deep-tech capabilities.
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Mahesh Kumar/ Pawan Faujdar/ Navin Sreejith/ Allen Roy Joseph
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