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Finnish trade union representation to the EU

Trade union · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Finnish trade union representation to the EU appears in 38 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

38
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
€300k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“FinUnions represents Finnish trade union confederations (SAK and STTK) in Brussels. FinUnions is representing two Finnish trade union confederations from Finland in Brussels. Our mission is to represent the views and interests of our affiliates in Finland. Our main tasks are to contact EU decisionmakers and other key groups by representing our main focus areas.”

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“In our activities, we are also focusing on EU communication through different channels and by newsletters to our Finnish trade unions and their members. For further information on the confederations and their objectives: FinUnions: www.finunions.org SAK: www.sak.fi STTK: www.sttk.fi […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 38 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1642%
European People's Party1026%
The Left513%
Renew Europe411%
European Conservatives & Reformists25%
Greens/EFA13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
1
2022
3
2023
3
2024
12
2025
11
2026
7

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

Eero Heinäluoma
12 meetings · S&D
Sirpa Pietikäinen
6 meetings · EPP
Li Andersson
3 meetings · The Left
Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Sebastian Tynkkynen
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Oct 2026Li AnderssonEvent preparation
1 Oct 2026Aura SallaEmployment law
29 Sep 2026Jussi SaramoJulkiset hankinnat, IAA
9 Sep 2026Eero HeinäluomaTopical discussions
27 Apr 2026Eero HeinäluomaTopical discussion
17 Mar 2026Sirpa PietikäinenEU economic policy
24 Feb 2026Li AnderssonEmployment policy
15 Dec 2025Per ClausenDinner with Nordic Trade Union Offices
19 Nov 2025Eero HeinäluomaCommemoration of 30 years of EU-membership
21 Oct 2025Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaiset asiat
24 Sep 2025Ville NiinistöEU affairs
24 Sep 2025Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaiset AY-asiat
23 Sep 2025Sebastian TynkkynenFinUnions 30-vuotistilaisuus
23 Sep 2025Katri Kulmuni30v juhlavastaanotto
17 Sep 2025Eero HeinäluomaAY-liikkeen ajankohtaisasiat

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