Timetable
Lobbying or lobbying consultancy that targets Parliament or the ministries is to be disclosed to the Register twice a year.
1 January 2024 Registration with the Transparency Register begins
31 March 2024 Last day to register with the Transparency Register for the actors already engaged in lobbying. All new actors, in turn, must register no later than on the date on which they start lobbying or lobbying consultancy.
1 July 2024 Submitting disclosures of lobbying activities for the period April–June 2024 begins
31 August 2024 Last day to submit a disclosure of lobbying activities for the period April–June 2024
Figure 1. Timetable for 2024, when the Finnish Transparency Register will be introduced.

1 January 2025 Submitting disclosures of lobbying activities for the period July–December 2024 begins
28 February 2025 Last day to submit a disclosure of lobbying activities for the period July–December 2024
1 July 2025 Submitting disclosures of lobbying activities for the period January–June 2025 begins
31 August 2025 Last day to submit a disclosure of lobbying activities for the period January–June 2025
1 January 2026 Submitting disclosures of lobbying activities for the period July–December 2025 begins
28 February 2026 Last day to submit a disclosure of lobbying activities for the period July–December 2025
1 July 2026 Submitting disclosures of lobbying activities for the period January–June 2026 begins; financial information on the previous year's lobbying activities is disclosed for the first time
31 August 2026 Last day to submit a disclosure of lobbying or lobbying consultancy activities for the period January–June 2026; financial information for the previous year's lobbying activities is disclosed for the first time
Figure 2. Annual clock for disclosures of activities to be submitted to the Finnish Transparency Register starting from 2025. Financial information should be provided for the first time in summer 2026.
