Koo Hyuk Chae, Vice Minister of Science and ICT, poses for a commemorative photograph with Sakari Puisto, Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Employment, at the Three IFC conference room in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on May 19, 2026.

Vice Minister Koo and Minister Puisto discussed ways to strengthen practical cooperation in science, technology, and digital sectors and to build a strategic partnership between the two countries.