Overview
Lobbying Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.5 Fte (20)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland (FA - FFI)
EU Transparency Register
7328496842-09 First registered on 20 Dec 2008
Goals / Remit
Professional organisation which represents banks, insurers, finance houses, securities dealers, fund management companies and financial employers operating in Finland.
Main EU files targeted
Financial services regulation including banking, insurance, securities, investment funds sectors.
Address
Head Office
Itämerenkatu 11-13
Helsinki 00180
FINLANDEU Office
Itämerenkatu 11-13
Helsinki 00180
FINLANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
20
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 4 25% 15 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Jun 2023
Name Start date End Date Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 18 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 14 Sep 2021 15 Sep 2022 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 14 Sep 2021 15 Sep 2022 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 18 Jan 2020 16 Jan 2021 Ms Eeva LAHIKAINEN 18 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2020 Ms Elina Kamppi 04 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 26 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 24 Oct 2018 24 Oct 2019 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 18 Sep 2018 18 Sep 2019 Ms Elina Kamppi 07 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Elina Kamppi 09 Sep 2017 07 Sep 2018 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Veli Matti MATTILA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Elina Kamppi 09 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018 Jari VIRTA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Complementary Information
The headquarters of Finance Finland are located in Helsinki, and employ a total of 55 financial experts. The number of people taking part in the lobby work reflects the number of people actually working with these matters, and not the total amount of personnel.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto EK,
Helsingin seudun kauppakamari,
Kansainvälisen kauppakamarin Suomen osasto,
Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjärjestö SPEK,
Veronmaksajain Keskusliitto,
European Banking Federation EBF,
European Federation of Finance House Associations Eurofinas,
European Federation of Leasing Company Association LEASEUROPE,
European Fund and Asset Management Association EFAMA,
European Banking and Financial Services Training Association EBTN,
European Covered Bond Council,
European Money Markets Institute EMMI,
Insurance Europe,
European Payments Council EPC,
PNA Card Service AB,
European Banking Association EBA,
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS
IAA International Actuarial Association,
Actuarial Association of Europe,
Finsipro – kauppamenettelytyöryhmä,
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS, 218 Finanssialan seurantaryhmä (tämän alla kaikki ISOn SEG:t sekä CEN TC434),
European Multistakeholder Forum on Electronic Invoicing,
Verkkolaskufoorumi,
TIEKE,
SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, national user group and
European E-invoicing Service Providers Association.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
500,000€ - 599,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Other financial info
The declaration of estimated costs of the activities includes annual membership fees to relevant European industry associations (fees dedicated to lobbying) to which Finance Finland is a member.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
Finance Finland represents the trade and labour market interests of its members (through national and EU level legislation).
Meetings
Meetings
20 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 09 Dec 2021 Location Virtual Meeting Subject Basel III Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Basel III, Banking Union, Solvency II. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Basel III, Banking Union, Solvency II Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable finance; other current issues on their sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Nov 2021 Location Finland Subject Introduction of the Finnish financial Industry and Finance Finland. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2021 Location virtual Subject MiFID/MiFIR Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Upcoming legislative agenda concerning financial services. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Basel Implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject The finalization of Basel IV, and the European implementation of the new Basel requirements. Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 09 Apr 2019 Location Brussels Subject Solvency II, Sustainable Finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Apr 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Sustainable Finance Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 28 Sep 2018 Location Helsinki Subject General discussion of financial services topics. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject SME listing, sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Basel Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 07 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Finance, Banking Union and ESA Review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject ESAs, PRIIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tatyana Panova (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject The Basel IV joint position paper Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 14 Jan 2016 Location Helsinki Subject Panel discussion on future of EMU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 13 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union, European Fund for Strategic Investment Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)