Lobby organisation
Kaupan liitto ry - Finnish Commerce Federation
Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Kaupan liitto ry - Finnish Commerce Federation appears in 32 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
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.”
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“We play an important role in the labour market, negotiating collective labour agreements, resolving labour disputes and serving our members in employment issues. Our aim is to increase further the scope and relevance our member services.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 32 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Aura Salla | Digital Omnibus |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Elsi Katainen | Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive |
| 27 May 2026 | Aura Salla | Digital omnibus |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Kaupan alan näkymät ja ajankohtaiset EU-asiat |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Finnish Commerce |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Katri Kulmuni | ENVI |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Elsi Katainen | Competitiveness and Regulation regarding Trade Sector |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Mika Aaltola | EU affairs |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | EU trade policy |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Dirk Gotink | EU customs legislation, e-commerce |
| 28 May 2025 | Aura Salla | Current issues in the retail sector. Exchanging views on growth policy and ensuring fair competition conditions in e-commerce (e.g., Temu / Shein) |
| 20 May 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Corporate legislation |
| 20 May 2025 | Katri Kulmuni | Kaupanalan asioita EU näkökulmasta |
| 20 May 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Verkkokaupat ja digitaalinen euro |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Maria Guzenina | E-commerce |
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