Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday held talks with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila, pledging to enhance cooperation in Arctic affairs and sustainable development.

中国总理李克强周二与芬兰总理席比拉举行会谈，双方承诺将在北极圈地区以及可持续发展领域加强合作。

Sipila attended the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017, also known as Summer Davos, in the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, on Tuesday morning.

Finland is an important cooperative partner of China in Northern Europe, said Li.

China is ready to work with Finland to carry forward the traditional friendship, expand innovation cooperation and push for an in-depth development of bilateral cooperation, he said.

Finland has advantages in environmental protection, technology and winter sports, and the two countries enjoy great potential for cooperation, he said.

He called on the two sides to deepen cooperation in above areas as well as in information communication, intelligent manufacturing, energy conservation and urbanization.

He also suggested the two nations jointly explore third-party mark