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DALIAN, June 27- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday held talks with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila, pledging to enhance cooperation in Arctic affairs and sustainable development. 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 markets and strengthen cooperation in tourism, civil aviation and people-to-people exchanges. Li extended his welcome to Finland on assuming the rotating presidency of the Arctic Council for 2017 to 2019, saying China is willing to take this opportunity to improve exchanges and cooperation with Finland under the framework of the Arctic Council. China also wants to enhance communication with Finland on international and regional affairs, and deepen cooperation within the framework of China-EU cooperation and China-Nordic countries cooperation, he added. | 
