President to visit China from Oct 28 to 31

President Alexander Stubb, accompanied by First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb, will make a state visit to China from October 28 to October 31, said the President Office in a press release on Wednesday.

Stubb will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on October 29.

They will discuss very bilateral and international issues including relations between Finland and China, Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, and other current security and international issues.

The other members of the Finnish delegation along with the President are 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 will visit Chi.

In addition, there will be a Finnish business delegation with representatives from a variety of business sectors.

The former President 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