Akava is the central labour market organisation for highly educated professionals in Finland, and its membership includes a large number of individuals whose work and livelihoods are affected by copyright. In this statement, we focus primarily on general principles. Copyright legislation is no longer up to date, particularly in light of developments in artificial intelligence, and therefore requires reform.
AKA
Akava
Trade union · Finland · EU Transparency Register 98086919699-94
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
0
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 311 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #140 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.7
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Jäsenenä mm. järjestöissä ETUC, Eurocadres ja OECD/TUAC.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Registered as
- Akava ry
- Head office
- Helsinki, Finland
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Akava filed 2 positions between 4 Sept 2025 and 24 Jun 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Many measures are still needed to implement the European Research Area. Such as: -EU-level regulation on the freedom of research and science, to which the freedom of education and the arts should also be linked -EU research funds must be used responsibly, for example on the basis of the rule of law. The Commission's proposal for the EU's multiannual budget 2028-34 (MFF) is in the right direction here.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- CSC - IT Center for Science · 2 files in common
- The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities · 2 files in common
- European University Association · 2 files in common
- COMMUNIA - Association for the Public Domain · 2 files in common
- ALLEA · 2 files in common
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