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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Addis Ababa, February 25, 2026 \u2013 Finland is keen to strengthen its business partnerships and diversify collaborations with Ethiopia, Finnish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Sinikka Antila, told ENA.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

According to her, Finland has strong development cooperation with Ethiopia in various fields such as education, water supply, and digitalization.<\/p>\n

It is collaborating with Ethiopia on projects in inclusive education, community-based rural water supply, and digitalization, she noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus is particularly on inclusive education that leaves no one behind and community-based rural water provision; our support has made water accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The country is also working with Ethiopia on digital land registration for the benefit of smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also collaborated on digital land registration for the benefit of smallholder farmers, and we want to diversify to business partnerships,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Water supply access in Ethiopia has been improved considerably through Finnish development cooperation, according to the Ambassador.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rooted in development cooperation, the longstanding formal diplomatic relation between Ethiopia and Finland goes back to the 1950s.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ethiopia<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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