Lobby organisation
Helsingin yliopisto
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Helsingin yliopisto appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The University of Helsinki is Finland’s largest and oldest academic institution. Since 1640, it has contributed to the establishment of a fair and equal society that is considered the best in the world according to a number of indicators. Today, this multidisciplinary academic community solves problems that concern all of us, also on the global scale.”
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“A community of 40,000 students and employees is diversely open, comprehensively quality conscious and joyfully serious. The University of Helsinki is ranked among the world's best research universities. The university is committed to work towards the goal of being one of the world's leading university - nationally and internationally recognised stronghold of edification. The university continues to generate understanding through research and teaching for the benefit of the global community.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | Anna-Maja Henriksson | Libraries, Data, Research |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Katri Kulmuni | LULUCF |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Ville Niinistö | Research and innovation |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Preparedness, health and climate |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Aura Salla | Tech sovereignty |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Aura Salla | University of Helsinki's innovation activity |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Technology and Democracy – Europe’s Response to Authoritarian Threats |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Ajankohtaisasiat ja monivuotinen rahoituskehys |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Elsi Katainen | Biomedical research |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Maria Ohisalo | Science Politics and Research |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Aura Salla | Research and Innovation policy, Horizon Europe |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Jussi Saramo | Tutkimus- ja kehityspolitiikka |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Ville Niinistö | Research policy |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Eero Heinäluoma | Ajankohtaisaiheet |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Aura Salla | Research and innovation |
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