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Turun yliopisto

Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 November 2026, Turun yliopisto appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The University of Turku is an internationally active and attractive research university whose strength lies in high-quality, multidisciplinary research. We promote education and free science and provide higher education based on research. We collaborate closely with Finnish society and actively participate in the development of the region.”

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“As one of the leading universities in Finland, the University of Turku offers study and research opportunities in eight faculties: Education, Humanities, Law, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, Technology, and Turku School of Economics; and in four independent units: Centre of Language and Communication Studies, Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO, Turku Bioscience Centre, and Turku PET Centre. In the international QS ranking, the University of Turku is among the top 400 universities (QS Ranking 2025).”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA450%
The Left225%
Renew Europe112%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
1
2025
3
2026
4

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

Ville Niinistö
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Maria Ohisalo
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Li Andersson
2 meetings · The Left
Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D
Anna-Maja Henriksson
1 meeting · Renew

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Li AnderssonPossibilities for cooperation
8 Sep 2026Li AnderssonSocial Policy
22 Apr 2026Anna-Maja HenrikssonCurrent Topics in Research
3 Mar 2026Ville NiinistöResearch and innovation
15 Oct 2025Eero HeinäluomaTechnology and Democracy – Europe’s Response to Authoritarian Threats
25 Sep 2025Maria OhisaloMapping inequalities project
19 Sep 2025Maria OhisaloExchange of views on HOUS committee report on the housing crisis
24 Jan 2024Ville NiinistöCurrent topics of research policy

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