President Stubb to make state visit to China

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press release 57/2024
9 October 2024

President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb, accompanied by his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb, will make a state visit to China on 28–31 October 2024.

President Stubb will meet President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday 29 October. Discussions will cover a wide range of topics, including bilateral relations between Finland and China, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and other current security and international issues. The agenda will also include meetings with other Chinese leaders.

President Stubb will be accompanied by Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, Member of Parliament, Chair of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with China Ville Skinnari and Member of Parliament, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with China Sakari Puisto. In addition, there will be a Finnish business delegation with representatives from a variety of business sectors.

The programme, set in Beijing and Shanghai, will be announced closer to the date of the visit.

The former President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Jenni Haukio last paid a state visit to China in 2019. The last state visit of President Xi and his spouse Peng Liyuan to Finland was in 2017.