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PM Modi will also visit the headquarters of Volvo Group
During this time, PM Modi will also visit the headquarters of Volvo Group located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before PM Modi’s visit to Sweden, Volvo Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Jens Holtinger described PM Modi’s visit as an honor. He said that relations between India and Sweden are very strong and Volvo Group has been operating in India for the last 25 years. Jens Holtinger said that the company has about 5,000 employees in India and this is Volvo’s second largest Research and Development (R&D) center in the world. He said that India is a fast growing economy and there is no dearth of talented people here. He also said that Volvo Group sees India as a strong and reliable platform for the future. This visit of PM Modi is considered important in further strengthening India-Sweden trade and technical cooperation.
#WATCH | Visuals from the headquarters of Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Sweden for the third leg of his tour at the invitation of Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden. pic.twitter.com/4uDJZC64ql
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#WATCH | Gothenburg, Sweden | On PM Modi’s upcoming visit to Sweden, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Volvo Group, Jens Holtinger says, “Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Gothenburg, Sweden, is a great honor and it’s an opportunity to also showcase the good connection between… pic.twitter.com/PQpKXu05eH
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08:52 AM, 17-May-2026
PM will attend European Round Table for Industry program
A big special thing of this visit will be that PM Modi and Prime Minister Christerson will participate in the European Round Table for Industry program. It is a major forum for Europe’s biggest industrialists and business leaders. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also be present in this program.
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Issues like green transition, AI and climate change will be discussed
Issues like green transition, Artificial Intelligence (AI), new technology, startups, strong supply chains, defense manufacturing, space cooperation and climate change will also be discussed in this meeting. Sweden is counted among the most modern and innovation-based economies of Europe and India is also moving forward rapidly in future technologies. In such a situation, both the countries can work together on many big projects.
08:44 AM, 17-May-2026
Bilateral talks will be held with PM Christerson
During his visit, there will be bilateral talks between PM Modi and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson. The two leaders will thoroughly review India-Sweden relations and discuss expanding cooperation in many new areas. The Foreign Ministry said that both the countries will explore opportunities to further expand trade. Trade between India and Sweden is expected to reach US $ 7.75 billion by 2025, while Sweden has invested $ 2.825 billion in India between 2000 and 2025.
08:19 AM, 17-May-2026
PM Modi Sweden Visit LIVE: PM Modi will reach Sweden today in the third phase of his foreign tour, visit happening after eight years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Sweden on Sunday in the third leg of his five-nation tour. This visit is taking place on the invitation of Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Christerson. PM Modi will be in Gothenburg, Sweden till 17th and 18th May. It is believed that this visit will further strengthen cooperation between India and Sweden in the fields of trade, new technology, green energy and innovation.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Sweden for the third leg of his tour at the invitation of Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden.
(Visuals from Gothenburg, Sweden) pic.twitter.com/m58gCfQyhc
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Tour happening after eight years
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, PM Modi had earlier gone to Sweden to participate in the India-Nordic Summit organized for the first time in 2018. Now once again this important visit is taking place to give a new direction to the relations between the two countries.