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Itärata Oy

Public authority · Transport & automotive · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Itärata Oy appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
0.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Itärata Oy on hankeyhtiö, jonka omistavat Suomen valtio (51 %) edustajanaan liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö sekä 24 kaupunkia ja kuntaa. Itäradan tehtävänä on suunnitella nopean junaliikenteen raideyhteys Lentoradalta Porvoon kautta Kouvolaan rakentamisvalmiuteen asti.”

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 Party750%
Renew Europe429%
The Left214%
Socialists & Democrats17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
1
2024
4
2025
3
2026
6

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

Elsi Katainen
4 meetings · Renew
Aura Salla
4 meetings · EPP
Jussi Saramo
2 meetings · The Left
Mika Aaltola
2 meetings · EPP
Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Sep 2026Aura SallaCEF
28 Sep 2026Elsi KatainenCurrent state of Itärata Project
25 Jun 2026Eero HeinäluomaConnecting Europe Facility
24 Jun 2026Jussi SaramoRautatieverkon kehitys
23 Jun 2026Aura SallaCEF
23 Jun 2026Mika AaltolaEU funding and project planning for the Itärata rail project
18 Nov 2025Aura SallaItärata project, TEN-T, CEF
25 Jun 2025Sirpa PietikäinenTransport policies
25 Jun 2025Elsi KatainenTransport policy
20 Nov 2024Elsi KatainenAjankohtainen liikennepolitiikka
19 Nov 2024Jussi SaramoItärada tilanne
19 Nov 2024Aura SallaItärata-project, the future of the Nordic's traffic vision and railway track gauge
19 Nov 2024Mika AaltolaDomestic Affairs
5 Jun 2023Elsi KatainenTEN-T, CEF, Eastern Finnish Rail Project

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