VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
VTT
As a fully state-owned, non-profit organisation with a specific service mandate, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is part of Finland's innovation system and operates under the mandate of the Ministry of Economc Affairs and Employment and receives budget funding from the state.
Lobbying Activity
Response to Circular Economy Act
6 Nov 2025
Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Oct 2025 · European Competitiveness Fund and Horizon Europe 2.0
Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)
15 Oct 2025 · Horisontti Eurooppa ja EU:n tutkimuspolitiikka
Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Quantum and Chips
Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)
27 May 2025 · Current EU RDI matters
Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament) and
20 May 2025 · EU affairs
Meeting with Maive Rute (Deputy Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and
6 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)
Meeting with Thomas Skordas (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
6 May 2025 · Discussion on Quantum
Meeting with Katharina Knapton-Vierlich (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Construction and sustainable built environment Technology Platform
28 Mar 2025 · To exchange on the future of Horizon Europe (also referred to as Framework Program 10 (FP 10)) and of the EU Partnerships under Horizon Europe, to get an update on the work towards the next MFF.
Meeting with Vincent Berrutto (Head of Unit Energy)
20 Mar 2025 · Digitalisation and R&I Impact on EU Energy Policies
Meeting with Merja Kyllönen (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Mar 2025 · Puolustus- ja kaksikäyttöteknologiat
Meeting with Maria Cristina Russo (Director Research and Innovation) and
5 Mar 2025 · Dual-use research; civil-defence synergies
Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)
5 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on semiconductors, quantum, and the innovation gap in Europe
Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and
21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU research and innovation funding.
Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)
18 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU research and innovation funding
Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · VTT's views on the clean industrial deal and regulation of this term
Meeting with Jussi Saramo (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · MFF, FP10
Response to Single Market Strategy 2025
30 Jan 2025
Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
14 Jan 2025 · Research policy
Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
8 Oct 2024 · EU research policy
Meeting with Anna-Maja Henriksson (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2024 · Innovation policy
Meeting with Merja Kyllönen (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2024 · EU:n tulevan kauden prioriteetit, erityisesti EU:n kilpailukyky ja turvallisuus, TKI-toiminta sekä teknologia- ja teollisuuspolitiikka
Meeting with Jussi Saramo (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2024 · Teollisuuspolitiikka ja tutkimus
Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2024 · Current Affairs
Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2024 · Innovation and Research in the EU
Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Oct 2024 · Innovation and Research
Meeting with Katri Kulmuni (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Sept 2024 · EU:n sirusäädös
Meeting with Jussi Saramo (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2024 · Osaamiskeskukset
Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament) and
11 Apr 2024 · Co-host breakfast event on quantum and semiconductor technology ecosystems
Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Feb 2024 · European research and innovation policy
Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Feb 2024 · Research and new technologies in Finland and the EU
Response to Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on Research Security
22 Dec 2023
Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)
1 Nov 2023 · New technologies and research in Europe
Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
12 May 2023 · Discussion on the Net Zero Industry Act with stakeholders
Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Apr 2023 · CRCF (staff level)
Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
28 Feb 2023 · IRA package and GD Industrial Plan, EU Green Deal
Meeting with Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
28 Feb 2023 · European competitiveness and the Green Deal Industrial Plan
Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
30 Sept 2022 · meeting VTT board of directors on how Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) can help in the implementation of the EU industrial strategy, especially taking in consideration the new geopolitical situation
Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Sept 2022 · Meeting on EU Industrial Policy
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and
11 Jan 2016 · EU Innovation policy