
Member of the European Parliament · Finland Renew
Elsi Katainen
MEP for Finland · Renew Europe · Suomen Keskusta · official EP profile
As of 12 September 2026, Elsi Katainen (Renew, Finland) has declared 379 lobby meetings this term - rank 12 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 4.5× the average member, and 2 of 77 within Renew Europe.
51% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 7 declared meetings in Sep 2026, 57.1% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 38 in Oct 2024.
Busiest month: 38 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Elsi Katainen meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners | 26 |
| Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) | 14 |
| Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU | 11 |
| Federation of Finnish Enterprises (Suomen Yrittäjät ry) | 7 |
| Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarviketeollisuusliitto ry) | 7 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Most-met sectors
Agriculture & food (61), Chemicals & manufacturing (50), Energy (20)
Meetings by committee topic
Agriculture and Rural Development (77), Regional Development (16), Employment and Social Affairs (2)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Medialiitto ry ↗ | Member | Media Literacy and Digital Learning |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Neova Oy ↗ | Member | European Green Growth |
| 9 Sep 2026 | STUL Ry | Member | Current Issues Related to Electricial and Telecom Industry |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Protect Our Winters Europe ↗ | Member | EU Measures Against Climate Change |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Federation of Finnish Enterprises (Suomen Yrittäjät ry) | Member | Update on EU Inc. Legislation |
| 2 Sep 2026 | CEEREAL - European Breakfast Cereal Association ↗ | Member | Current issues related to the amending regulation |
| 1 Sep 2026 | QVIM Arkkitehdit | Member | Update on Wood Constructions and Energy Efficiency Legislations |
| 9 Jul 2026 | NUSEED EUROPE LTD ↗ | Member | Sustainable Intermediate Crops |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland ↗ | Member | Latest Views on the Finnish Financial Sector |
| 2 Jul 2026 | FinMobility ry ↗ | Member | VECTO calculation |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | The Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities | Rapporteur | MFF & NRPP |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Finnish Hunters’ Association | Member | Reach-act on lead and Firearms Directive |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Finnish Glasshouse Growers’ Association | Member | Current issues related to agriculture and horticulture |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Farm Adaptation Network | Member | Plant protein self-sufficiency in the post-2027 CAP |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Open Funding Alliance & Platform OFAP | Member | EU-funding for Finnish organisations and companies |
| 16 Jun 2026 | FuelsEurope ↗ | Member | Competitiveness of the fuel sector |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland ↗ | Member | Banking competitiveness |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thorn ↗ | Member | The Digital Services Act and Child Safety Online |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Novartis Finland | Member | Current issues on EU pharmaceutical legislation |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners ↗ | Member | LULUCF |
| 3 Jun 2026 | The city of Hämeenlinna | Member | Cohesion policy, comprehensive safety, BEFINE-project, strategic priorities |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Foundation for student housing in the Helsinki region | Member | Student housing construction situation |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Suomen Yrittäjät ry ↗ | Member | Current EU policies and initiatives affecting Finnish SMEs |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Economic Development Centre of Eastern Finland Savonia University of Applied Sciences University of Eastern Finland North Savo Regional Council East and North Finland EU Office European Climate Pact | Member | Nature-positive economy solutions in regional development |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Suomen Yrittäjät ry ↗ | Member | EU advocacy and decision-making |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Presidium of the North Savo Regional Council | Member | Current EU policy and Regional development in Savo region |
| 20 May 2026 | Nordic Ecolabelling | Member | Ecolabelling |
| 13 May 2026 | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare | Member | The impact of the MFF on public health research and funding, security of supply and overall security. |
| 12 May 2026 | Farm Europe ↗ | Member | CAP regulatory framework |
| 6 May 2026 | Supercell Oy | Member | Digital Fairness Act (DFA) |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Elsi Katainen held the seat, 537 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 514 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Elsi Katainen also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Elsi Katainen differed from the Renew majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Renew majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2026 | B10-0337/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 28 April 2026 | A10-0105/2026 – Siegfried Mureşan, Carla Tavares – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 12 March 2026 | A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 11 March 2026 | A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 10 March 2026 | A10-0025/2026 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 20 January 2026 | A10-0261/2025 – Jana Toom – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 26 November 2025 | C10-0263/2025 – Commission proposal | For | Against |
| 13 November 2025 | A10-0194/2025 – Evelyn Regner – Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 22 October 2025 | A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | B10-0407/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
4 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
33 counterpart entrys in Elsi Katainen's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Itärata Oy” - likely Itärata Oy (2 counterpart entrys)
- “Atria Oyj” - likely Atria Oyj (1 counterpart entry)
- “COPAMAC” - likely COPAMAC (1 counterpart entry)
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.