Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Fisheries and aquaculture issues, supply chain/trends, innovative products | — |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Fisheries and aquaculture issues, supply chain/trends, innovative products | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | IRA package and GD Industrial Plan, EU Green Deal | — |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Thomas Woolfson Cabinet member | European competitiveness and the Green Deal Industrial Plan | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | IRA package and GD Industrial Plan, EU Green Deal | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Thomas Woolfson Cabinet member | European competitiveness and the Green Deal Industrial Plan | — |
| 01 Feb 2017 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | food suply chain | — |
| 01 Feb 2017 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | food suply chain | SRC |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Jyrki Katainen Vice-President | Single market opportunities on the food and wholesale sectors | SRC |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Jyrki Katainen Vice-President | Single market opportunities on the food and wholesale sectors | — |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | Retail sector and food supply chain | SRC |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | Retail sector and food supply chain | — |
| 26 May 2015 | Juho Romakkaniemi Cabinet member | Country specific recommendations | — |
| 26 May 2015 | Juho Romakkaniemi Cabinet member | Country specific recommendations | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Kesko is a Finnish listed trading sector company. Kesko operates in grocery trade, building and technical trade and car trade. Its divisions and chains act in close cooperation with retailer entrepreneurs and other partners. Kesko has approximately 1,800 stores engaged in chain operations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Denmark.
EU Legislative Interests
Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, Data Protection and International Data Transfers, Horizontal Rules & Guidelines Assessment, Vertical Rules & Guidelines Assessment, Unfair Trading Practices Directive, Alliances, Whistleblowing Directive, Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive, EU Taxonomy, Sustainable Corporate Governance, Directive on Pay Transparency, Corporate Due Diligence Directive, Green Deal, Late Payment Regulation, Deforestation Regulation, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Green Claims Directive and Omnibus packages
Communication Activities
Typically, Kesko comments directly to Commision's public hearings or comments through e.g., Independent Retail Europe, EuroCommerce or Finnish Commerce Federation.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Independent Retail Europe https://independentretaileurope.eu/en/membership EuroCommerce https://www.eurocommerce.eu/ Finnish Chambers of Commerce https://kauppakamari.fi/en/ Finnish Commerce Federation https://kauppa.fi/en/ Finnish Grocery Trade Association https://www.pty.fi/en/ BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) https://www.amfori.org/content/amfori-bsci
Organisation Members
Kesko Group consists of Kesko Corporation and its subsidiaries. List of subsidiaries including in Kesko Group is available at https://www.kesko.fi/493454/globalassets/03-sijoittaja/raporttikeskus/2025/q1/vuosiraportti-2024/kesko_annual_report_2024.pdf