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Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Business group · Business federations & chambers also Labour & trade unions · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK appears in 120 declared MEP meetings (29 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

120
declared meetings
with current MEPs
29
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) is the leading business organization in Finland. Our main task is to make Finland an internationally attractive and competitive business environment. Successful business activities are the foundation for the Finnish welfare society. We represent and defend interests of the Finnish business community both on the national level, as well as in the EU.”

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“We are engaged in dialogue with decisions makers in all subjects relevant to our members such as company law, taxation, trade policy, innovation environment, SME and entrepreneurship as well as energy and climate politics. Furthermore, we are centrally involved in labor market with our member associations. EK represents the entire private sector and companies of all sizes : * 17 member associations * 15,000 member companies across all business sectors * member companies employ 900,000 workers EK's organization consists of 80 professionals, located in our Helsinki headquarters and Brussels.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 120 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party4638%
Socialists & Democrats2420%
Renew Europe2218%
Greens/EFA1916%
The Left54%
European Conservatives & Reformists43%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (39 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
0
2021
3
2022
9
2023
15
2024
25
2025
39
2026
26

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
18 meetings · EPP
Eero Heinäluoma
16 meetings · S&D
Ville Niinistö
16 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sirpa Pietikäinen
12 meetings · EPP
Elsi Katainen
10 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Oct 2026Jüri RatasEU Emissions Trading System
14 Oct 2026Katri KulmuniIlmasto- ja energiapolitiikan EU-ajankohtaiset
28 Sep 2026Adnan DibraniEuropean Product Package
3 Sep 2026Ville NiinistöResearch policy
10 Jul 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
3 Jun 2026Pekka ToveriTopics related to Ukraine
1 Jun 2026Anna-Maja HenrikssonClimate and environmental legislation
27 May 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
6 May 2026Li AnderssonFair Mobility & Quality Jobs
15 Apr 2026Eero HeinäluomaKilpailukykyasiat
14 Apr 2026Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaiset asiat
13 Apr 2026Pekka ToveriNATO and EU cooperation with business and companies' crisis preparedness, European security situation and transatlantic relations
13 Apr 2026Anna-Maja HenrikssonFair Labour Mobility Package and Digital Omnibus
10 Apr 2026Pekka ToveriUkraine's reconstruction and opportunities for Finnish companies
26 Mar 2026Aura SallaMFF, Horizon Europe, ECF

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