MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Kaupan liitto ry - Finnish Commerce Federation

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Kaupan liitto ry - Finnish Commerce Federation appears in 30 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

30
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Finnish Commerce Federation is a nationwide lobbying organisation whose mission is to promote Finnish commerce. We work to improve the operating conditions for companies active in wholesale and retail trade, to stimulate co-operation within the sector and to enhance the commercial and employer interests of our members. We play an important role in the labour market, negotiating collective labour agreements,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 30 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1550%
Renew Europe723%
Socialists & Democrats413%
Greens/EFA310%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2019
2
2020
0
2021
0
2022
3
2023
5
2024
6
2025
9
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

Sirpa Pietikäinen
10 meetings · EPP
Elsi Katainen
3 meetings · Renew
Eero Heinäluoma
3 meetings · S&D
Katri Kulmuni
3 meetings · Renew
Aura Salla
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 May 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
23 Feb 2026Sebastian TynkkynenKaupan alan näkymät ja ajankohtaiset EU-asiat
23 Feb 2026Sirpa PietikäinenFinnish Commerce
23 Feb 2026Katri KulmuniENVI
23 Feb 2026Elsi KatainenCompetitiveness and Regulation regarding Trade Sector
3 Dec 2025Mika AaltolaEU affairs
22 Oct 2025Sirpa PietikäinenEU trade policy
10 Jun 2025Dirk GotinkEU customs legislation, e-commerce
28 May 2025Aura SallaCurrent issues in the retail sector. Exchanging views on growth policy and ensuring fair competition conditions in e-commerce (e.g., Temu / Shein)
20 May 2025Sirpa PietikäinenCorporate legislation
20 May 2025Katri KulmuniKaupanalan asioita EU näkökulmasta
20 May 2025Eero HeinäluomaVerkkokaupat ja digitaalinen euro
14 Feb 2025Maria GuzeninaE-commerce
29 Jan 2025Sirpa PietikäinenRetail trade
2 Dec 2024Katri KulmuniKaupan alan näkymät ja ajankohtaiset EU-asiat

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