Finnish trade union representation to the EU
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives. | SRC |
| 30 Sept 2025 | Hanna Anttilainen Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives. | SRC |
| 30 Sept 2025 | Hanna Anttilainen Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives. | — |
| 23 Sept 2025 | Max Uebe Cabinet member | Meeting in the context of the 30th anniversary of FinUnions | SRC |
| 23 Sept 2025 | Annukka Ojala Cabinet member | Meeting in the context of the 30th anniversary of FinUnions | — |
| 23 Sept 2025 | Annukka Ojala Cabinet member | Meeting in the context of the 30th anniversary of FinUnions | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Max Uebe Cabinet member | Upcoming initiatives in the area of employment and social policy | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Max Uebe Cabinet member | Upcoming initiatives in the area of employment and social policy | — |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Exchange of views on the skills union and fair share of burden | — |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Exchange of views on the skills union and fair share of burden | SRC |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Matti Niemi Cabinet member | Current affairs; proposals aiming to improve health and safety at work. | — |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Matti Niemi Cabinet member | Current affairs; proposals aiming to improve health and safety at work. | SRC |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | Just transition | — |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | Just transition | SRC |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | just transition policy | SRC |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | just transition policy | — |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Exchange with the board of Trade Union Pro on Commissioner priorities and international partnerships. | — |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Exchange with the board of Trade Union Pro on Commissioner priorities and international partnerships. | SRC |
| 14 Sept 2021 | Arto Virtanen Cabinet member | FinUnions 25th anniversary event in December 2021. | SRC |
| 14 Sept 2021 | Arto Virtanen Cabinet member | FinUnions 25th anniversary event in December 2021. | — |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | SDG 8, cooperation with civil society and social partners in the partner countries. | — |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | SDG 8, cooperation with civil society and social partners in the partner countries. | SRC |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Risto Artjoki Cabinet member | Finnish EU Presidency | — |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Risto Artjoki Cabinet member | Finnish EU Presidency | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2019 | Antti Timonen Cabinet member | European elections, priorities of Finunions | — |
Mission & Goals
FinUnions represents Finnish trade union confederations (SAK and STTK) in Brussels. FinUnions is representing two Finnish trade union confederations from Finland in Brussels. Our mission is to represent the views and interests of our affiliates in Finland. Our main tasks are to contact EU decisionmakers and other key groups by representing our main focus areas. In our activities, we are also focusing on EU communication through different channels and by newsletters to our Finnish trade unions and their members. For further information on the confederations and their objectives: FinUnions: www.finunions.org SAK: www.sak.fi STTK: www.sttk.fi
EU Legislative Interests
FinUnions follows all EU policies that are relevant to the interests of the members of our affiliated trade unions, and of employees more generally. Our particular focus is on social, labour and economic policies. FinUnions works on behalf of its member federations to ensure that the voice of workers in Finland is heard in European policy-making. We are focusing on the following EU proposals and EU policies: The revision of the European Works Council Directive EU sustainability Simplification Omnibus package (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) The Quality Jobs Roadmap and The Quality Jobs Act The EU Anti-poverty Strategy The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan The EU public procurement reform Just Transition (European Green Deal, Just Transition Mechanism and Just Transition Fund)
Communication Activities
FinUnions publishes information on working life related EU policies and decision making on its website https://finunions.org/ and on its own social media accounts (Bluesky, X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube). Every month we publish a newsletter, which can also be found on our website. We publish our position papers on the website in Finnish and English. We also cooperate with various partners, such as the ETUC, in order to raise issues that are important to our members in form of solidarity campaigns. All published material is displayed on our website.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Trade Union Confederation ETUC https://etuc.org/
Organisation Members
FinUnions represents the trade union confederations in Finland. They are also members of our association. The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK: www.sak.fi The Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK: www.sttk.fi The total membership of their affiliated unions is 1.4 million.
Connected Legislation