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Lobby organisation

Akava ry

Business / industry · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Akava ry appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Jäsenistön edunvalvonta paikallisella, valtakunnallisella ja eurooppalaisella tasolla erityisesti työmarkkina- ja osaamisasioissa.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party429%
Renew Europe321%
Socialists & Democrats321%
European Conservatives & Reformists214%
Greens/EFA214%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2022
1
2023
1
2024
7
2025
2
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Aura Salla
3 meetings · EPP
Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Eero Heinäluoma
2 meetings · S&D
Maria Ohisalo
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sebastian Tynkkynen
2 meetings · ECR

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026Aura SallaGeneral EU topics
7 Apr 2026Maria OhisaloPsychosocial risks
6 Feb 2026Maria OhisaloCurrent EU affairs
5 Mar 2025Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaisasiat
5 Mar 2025Maria GuzeninaCULT priorities
26 Sep 2024Sebastian TynkkynenEU:n korkeakoulupolitiikka
26 Sep 2024Sebastian TynkkynenYleinen poliittinen tilannekuva vaalien jälkeen
26 Sep 2024Aura SallaIntroductory meeting, Research and Innovation
26 Sep 2024Elsi KatainenTuleva kausi
26 Sep 2024Anna-Maja HenrikssonResearch, innovation and education
26 Sep 2024Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaisaiheet
13 Sep 2024Aura SallaAkava's development plans and views on EU regulation
23 May 2023Elsi KatainenCurrent EU topics
24 Jan 2022Sirpa PietikäinenEU Pay Transparency Directive

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