Overview

• Foreign ministers Elina Valtonen and Anita Anand announced the partnership on August 19 during Anand’s visit to Finland.
• The framework covers cooperation on security, global and multilateral issues, economic and trade relations, and Arctic priorities.
• The ministers discussed icebreaker cooperation and ongoing support for Ukraine during their bilateral meeting.
• Anand joined a Nordic foreign and security policy meeting in Espoo and met President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki.
• Canada highlighted focus areas including transatlantic security, cyber resilience, democracy, climate action, open trade, and shared values in the North Atlantic regions.