Helsinki EU Office

Helsinki EU Office

Helsinki EU Office on Helsingin kaupungin, Espoon kaupungin, Vantaan kaupungin, Uudenmaan liiton, Päijät-Hämeen liiton, Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitoksen, Luonnonvarakeskuksen, Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulun, Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulun ja Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulun yhteinen edunvalvontatoimisto Brysselissä (tilanne vuoden 2025 alusta alkaen).

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Anniina Iskanius (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

15 Oct 2025 · EVP Priorities, competitiveness, security, priorities for the Helsinki area

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2025 · MFF

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2025 · Sopimuskumppanilounas

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2025 · Euroopan kaupunkien rooli

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2025 · FP10

Meeting with Jussi Saramo (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · MFF

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament) and Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland

2 Jul 2025 · Iltavastaanotto

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · Circular economy

Meeting with Fausto Matos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen) and Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

3 Jun 2025 · Discussion on the Data Union Strategy, access to health data for health research, and EU crisis resilience and preparedness

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Apr 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · Urban policy and cohesion funding

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · Helsinki EU Officen ajankohtaiset asiat

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu), Vanessa Debiais-Sainton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

10 Apr 2025 · University Alliances

Meeting with Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and Luonnonvarakeskus

19 Mar 2025 · Forest bioeconomy in the context of the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the Clean Industrial Deal initiative; sustainable forest management in the context of climate change, forest damages, and growing demands for diverse ecosystem services

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Mar 2025 · Health & digitalization

Meeting with Anniina Iskanius (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

5 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on developing semiconductors and chips

Meeting with Anniina Iskanius (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

23 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on technological sovereignty, security and democracy.

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Dec 2024 · Metsäalan työpaja

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament) and Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

4 Dec 2024 · Terveysunionin kehitys, EU:n kriisin sietokyky ja varautuminen sekä EU:n rooli tutkimus-, kehittämis- ja innovaatiotoiminnan edistäjänä

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Dec 2024 · Iltavastaanotto

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Kestävä metsien käyttö ja metsäbiotalous

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament) and Turku-Southwest Finland European Office

10 Sept 2024 · EU-rahoituksen merkitys alueille

Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament) and Border Violence Monitoring Network

10 Jul 2024 · Migration and asylum

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Apr 2024 · Regional policies, R&D and innovation policies

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Feb 2024 · European digital policies

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Current EU affairs

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2024 · Discussion on R&D

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jan 2024 · Current EU policies

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

30 Nov 2023 · Soil monitoring legislation

Meeting with Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Nov 2023 · Helsinki EU Officen pikkujouluvastaanotto

Meeting with Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2023 · Ajankohtaiset asiat / esittelytapaaminen

Meeting with Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (Member of the European Parliament) and Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

15 Nov 2023 · THL:n johtoryhmälounas

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Friends of Europe

8 Nov 2023 · Topical issues

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2023 · Discussion on cohesion policy

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2023 · Actual EU-policy matters

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Sept 2023 · Digital policies

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament) and Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)

11 Jul 2023 · Meeting on nature restoration law

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Feb 2023 · Meeting of forest restauration regulation

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

13 Oct 2022 · Construction products regulation revision, Circular economy initiatives, MFF

Meeting with Alviina Alametsä (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2022 · Current affairs in the EP

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Sept 2022 · Topical EU environmental and biodiversity politics

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Sept 2022 · Current ITRE -committee affairs

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jun 2022 · AI-förordningen

Meeting with Silvia Modig (Member of the European Parliament)

19 May 2022 · Topical Issues (staff level)

Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament)

5 May 2022 · Discussed Artificial Intelligence Act (staff)

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and Helsingin yliopisto

25 Nov 2021 · Africa and cooperation on higher education.

Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

16 Oct 2020 · European Week of Regions and Cities, International Partnerships and Commission's priorities

Meeting with Ville Itala (Director-General European Anti-Fraud Office)

21 Feb 2020 · Presentation on OLAF

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

6 Feb 2020 · EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, especially from the perspective of the forest sector

Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Luonnonvarakeskus

6 Feb 2020 · Green Deal

Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Aalto University / Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiö

3 Feb 2020 · education cooperation with Africa

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

9 Oct 2018 · internal market

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

12 Jun 2018 · internal market, EU Entrepreneurship and SME policy with a delegation from Häme Region, Finland

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

5 Jun 2018 · European Agenda for Culture, policies, drafts, instruments and funding

Meeting with Manuel Nobre Goncalves (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

17 Apr 2018 · Presentation of the "Helsinki Challenge" prize

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

27 Mar 2018 · Innovation policy, European Defence Fund

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

21 Feb 2018 · The Helsinki Challenge

Meeting with Marika Lautso-Mousnier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

7 Jul 2017 · Regeneration of the old port area of the City of Kotka

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

11 Oct 2016 · Investment plan

Meeting with Aura Salla (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

21 Sept 2016 · Investment opportunities

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Conférence des Régions Périphériques Maritimes d'Europe (CRPM)

25 Aug 2016 · European Fund for Strategic Investments