Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden on Sunday, with his aircraft escorted by Swedish Air Force jets. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson personally received him at the airport. Modi’s visit, the third leg of his international trip, will focus on trade, technology, defence, green transition, AI, and space cooperation. India-Sweden bilateral trade reached $7.75 billion in 2025. Modi and Kristersson will jointly address the European Round Table for Industry alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Modi last visited Sweden in 2018. He will also visit Norway and Italy later this week.
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The prime minister’s aircraft was escorted by Swedish Air Force jets while landing in Gothenburg. He was given a warm welcome at the airport by Kristersson.
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India-Sweden bilateral trade reached $7.75 billion in 2025. The two sides are now set to focus on boosting bilateral ties in areas of green transition, AI, emerging technologies, startups, resilient supply chains, defence, space, climate action and people-to-people ties.
Modi had earlier visited Sweden in 2018 for the first-ever India-Nordic Summit.
“The two prime ministers will also address the European Round Table for Industest, a leading pan-European business leaders forum, along with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission,” the Ministest of External Affairs stated in a statement earlier.
“I will be meeting Prime Minister Kristersson with the aim of advancing the India-Sweden frifinishship in trade, investments, innovation, defence and more,” PM Modi stated in a post on X.
He further stated, “With PM Kristersson and President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, I will be meeting European business leaders at the European Business Round Table for Industest. This will also deepen investment linkages between India and Europe.”
Sharing glimpses of his arrival in Sweden, Modi stated, “I’m grateful to Prime Minister Kristersson for the special gesture of coming to receive me at Gothenburg airport. Looking forward to boosting India-Sweden frifinishship in this important visit.”
Later this week, he will also visit Norway and Italy.
