Biography
National Coalition Party (Finland) | EPP
Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Substitute of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Substitute of the Committee on Budgets
Aura Salla is a Member of the European Parliament. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Finnish Parliament, where she actively engaged in international and EU affairs. Before entering the Finnish Parliament, Aura held the role of Managing Public Policy Director and Head of EU Affairs at Meta’s Brussels office. She also has extensive experience in the European Commission, where she worked as a Foreign Policy and Communications Adviser in the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) and as a Member of Cabinet for Vice President Jyrki Katainen. Aura holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Turku, focusing on the politicization of the European Commission during the euro crisis, and has lectured at Harvard University on European economics. She currently acts as Rapporteur for the Digital Omnibus as well as for the EU’s first Defence Preparedness Simplification Package.