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Lobby organisation

CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD.

Other (the Transparency Register's catch-all category) · Think tanks & research · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD. appears in 28 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

28
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
2.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd. is a non-profit company, owned by the state of Finland (70%) and Finnish higher education institutions (30%). CSC, as part of the national research system, builds digital solutions for data management, scientific computing, and education that help researchers, learners, and companies understand the world.”

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“CSC supports society’s digitalization and, on our part, promote the green transition with our customers, owners, and partners. CSC has offices in Helsinki region and a data centre in Kajaani, Northern Finland. CSC’s vision 2030 is: Together we build world-class environments for research, learning and innovation. CSC's strategic targets are: 1) We provide the most impact-generating HPC and data ecosystem in the world, 2) We are a pacesetter for responsible adoption of artificial intelligence, and 3) We bridge silos to enhance customer success.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 28 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1450%
Greens/EFA725%
The Left311%
Renew Europe27%
Socialists & Democrats27%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
2
2023
2
2024
5
2025
13
2026
5

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

Ville Niinistö
6 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sirpa Pietikäinen
5 meetings · EPP
Aura Salla
4 meetings · EPP
Jussi Saramo
2 meetings · The Left
Eero Heinäluoma
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Jussi SaramoSuvereniteetti, DNA
8 Sep 2026Sirpa PietikäinenEU economic policy
7 Sep 2026Pekka ToveriTopics on EU Technology Policy
27 May 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
29 Jan 2026Ville NiinistöResearch, Competitiveness
4 Nov 2025Eva MaydellEU Tech Agenda
15 Oct 2025Katri KulmuniAjankohtaiset EU-.asiat
24 Sep 2025Sirpa PietikäinenEU Digital Policy
20 Jun 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Next Generation Internet Forum 2025
12 Jun 2025Michael McNamaraAI development and governance in Europe
12 Jun 2025Eero HeinäluomaDigiasiat ja teknologinen suvereniteetti
11 Jun 2025Aura SallaMFF and data management
6 Mar 2025Jörgen WarbornDigital infrastructure
12 Feb 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
12 Feb 2025Mika AaltolaTechnology

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