Kesko Corporation
General Information
Identification Code: 670048014882-93
Website: http://www.kesko.fi
Entity Form: Public Limited Company
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 11/7/2014
Last Update: 10/13/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: Kesko is a Finnish listed trading sector company. Kesko operates in the grocery trade, the building and technical trade and the 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, and Poland.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Banking and financial services
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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, New Deal for Consumers (Omnibus), Whistleblowing Directive, Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive, EU Taxonomy, Sustainable Corporate Governance, Directive on Pay Transparency, Corporate Due Diligence Directive, Green Deal, Late Payment Directive
Communication Activities: Typically, Kesko comments directly to Commision's public hearings or comments through e.g., Independent Retail Europe, EuroCommerce or Finnish Commerce Federation.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Työpajankatu, 12
Post Code: FI00580
City: Helsinki
Country: FINLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 105311
EU Office
Address: Työpajankatu, 12
Post Code: FI00580
City: Helsinki
Country: FINLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 105311
Financial Data
Closed Year:
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End Date:
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Contributions:
Total Budget: 0
Grants:
Current Year:
Grants:
- Source: Connecting Europe Facility, CEFAmount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 603: 2484: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 1411: 129
Complementary Information: Myönnetty tuki on yhteensä 1,4 milj. euroa, josta on maksettu 700 000 euroa vuonna 2023. Tuki on myönnetty Kesko-konsernin yhtiölle, K Auto Oy:lle. EU-viranomaisena toimii CINEA.
Membership Information
Members50 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Kesko Group consists of Kesko Corporation and its subsidiaries. List of subsidiaries including in Kesko Group is available at
https://www.kesko.fi/globalassets/03-sijoittaja/raporttikeskus/2023/q1/kesko_annual_report_2022.pdf
pages 216-217.
Organisation Members: Independent Retail Europe https://independentretaileurope.eu/en/membership
EuroCommerce https://www.eurocommerce.eu/
Finnish Chambers of Commerce https://kauppakamari.fi/en/
Federation of Finnish Commerce https://kauppa.fi/en/
BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) https://www.amfori.org/content/amfori-bsci
Current Job Opportunities
EU Policy Associate at Kesko Corporation
Kesko Corporation
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025