etujärjestö

etu (“interest”) +‎ järjestö (“association, organization”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈetuˌjærjestø/, [ˈe̞t̪uˌjærje̞s̠tø̞]
• Rhymes: -ærjestø
• Syllabification^(key): e‧tu‧jär‧jes‧tö

etujärjestö

1. interest group, special/public etc. interest organization, advocacy group, lobby (organization that exists for the purpose of defending and advancing the rights or economic interests of its members in a particular field, e.g. trade union, industry association, guild)

• An etujärjestö is a non-profit organization in the sense that it doesn't aim to achieve profit or gain for the organization itself, only for its members. The term is often used as a synonym for "(trade) union" and should not be translated as "interest group".
• Interest groups that don't work for the benefit of their members (such as animal rights, care for the disabled) often prefer to call themselves a kansalaisjärjestö (NGO) to underline the difference.
• The term "interest organization" is always used with a preceding modifier.

• edunvalvoja
• edunvalvonta (the work the interest organizations do)

• “etujärjestö”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02