Finland Committed to Consolidating Business Partnerships, Diversifying Collaborations with Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, February 25, 2026 – Finland is keen to strengthen its business partnerships and diversify collaborations with Ethiopia, Finnish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Sinikka Antila, told ENA.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, the Ambassador said Finland wants to expand and diversify its collaboration to business partnerships ensuring mutual benefits of the two nations, she elaborated.

According to her, Finland has strong development cooperation with Ethiopia in various fields such as education, water supply, and digitalization.

It is collaborating with Ethiopia on projects in inclusive education, community-based rural water supply, and digitalization, she noted.

“Our focus is particularly on inclusive education that leaves no one behind and community-based rural water provision; our support has made water accessible.”   

The country is also working with Ethiopia on digital land registration for the benefit of smallholder farmers.

“We have also collaborated on digital land registration for the benefit of smallholder farmers, and we want to diversify to business partnerships,” she stated. 

Water supply access in Ethiopia has been improved considerably through Finnish development cooperation, according to the Ambassador.   

In addition, the Ambassador commended Ethiopia for its initiatives in infrastructure development in connectivity through digitization and environmental protection activities such as planting through the Green Legacy initiative. 

“You have ambitious plans in Green Legacy, environmental protection, and digital connectivity. You are planting many tree seedlings; and you also have an ambitious plan in infrastructure development.”  

Rooted in development cooperation, the longstanding formal diplomatic relation between Ethiopia and Finland goes back to the 1950s.