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Canada-Finland Joint Statement on Sovereign Technology and AI Cooperation

Joint statement issued by Prime Minister Mark Carney and President of Finland Alexander Stubb following meetings in Ottawa on April 14, 2026. The statement sets out a new phase of bilateral cooperation covering sovereign technology, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, quantum research, Arctic and maritime issues, and defence. The two countries noted their existing cooperation through multilateral fora including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), and committed to deepen direct bilateral collaboration. On the technology side, Canada and Finland agreed to: expand AI compute capacity and promote sustainable digital infrastructure; explore collaboration on frontier AI models with safety and responsibility as foundational design principles; foster AI and technology adoption across industry and government; advance quantum research, innovation, commercialization, and workforce development; and cooperate on telecommunications technologies. Finland's participation in the Sovereign Technology Alliance — a partnership framework launched by Canada and Germany in February 2026 to strengthen sovereign AI capacity and reduce reliance on external technology providers — is also to be explored. A memorandum of understanding between Export Development Canada and Nokia to support AI gigafactory development was noted. The broader bilateral statement also covers: establishing a Canada–Finland Maritime Memorandum of Understanding; launching negotiations on a General Security of Information Agreement; cooperating under the ICE Pact (Icebreaker Collaboration Effort); and linking technology cooperation to critical minerals and trusted supply chains.