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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%.

379
declared meetings
current term
697
records since 2019
full dataset
51%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
12/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
2/77
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Elsi Katainen, this term
379
Parliament average
85
Renew average
140

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.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 22 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 38 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 17 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 15 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 12 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 14 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 27 declared meetingsApril 2025: 13 declared meetingsMay 2025: 6 declared meetingsJune 2025: 13 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 8 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 1 declared meetingSeptember 2025: 22 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 18 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 25 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 14 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 16 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 16 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 20 declared meetingsApril 2026: 23 declared meetingsMay 2026: 13 declared meetingsJune 2026: 16 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 7 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 57.1% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 38 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Elsi Katainen meets most

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

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
10 Sep 2026Medialiitto ry MemberMedia Literacy and Digital Learning
10 Sep 2026Neova Oy MemberEuropean Green Growth
9 Sep 2026STUL RyMemberCurrent Issues Related to Electricial and Telecom Industry
9 Sep 2026Protect Our Winters Europe MemberEU Measures Against Climate Change
8 Sep 2026Federation of Finnish Enterprises (Suomen Yrittäjät ry)MemberUpdate on EU Inc. Legislation
2 Sep 2026CEEREAL - European Breakfast Cereal Association MemberCurrent issues related to the amending regulation
1 Sep 2026QVIM ArkkitehditMemberUpdate on Wood Constructions and Energy Efficiency Legislations
9 Jul 2026NUSEED EUROPE LTD MemberSustainable Intermediate Crops
2 Jul 2026Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland MemberLatest Views on the Finnish Financial Sector
2 Jul 2026FinMobility ry MemberVECTO calculation
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
30 Jun 2026The Association of Finnish Cities and MunicipalitiesRapporteurMFF & NRPP
24 Jun 2026Finnish Hunters’ AssociationMemberReach-act on lead and Firearms Directive
24 Jun 2026Finnish Glasshouse Growers’ AssociationMemberCurrent issues related to agriculture and horticulture
24 Jun 2026Farm Adaptation NetworkMemberPlant protein self-sufficiency in the post-2027 CAP
17 Jun 2026Open Funding Alliance & Platform OFAPMemberEU-funding for Finnish organisations and companies
16 Jun 2026FuelsEurope MemberCompetitiveness of the fuel sector
11 Jun 2026Finanssiala ry - Finance Finland MemberBanking competitiveness
10 Jun 2026Thorn MemberThe Digital Services Act and Child Safety Online
10 Jun 2026Novartis FinlandMemberCurrent issues on EU pharmaceutical legislation
5 Jun 2026Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners MemberLULUCF
3 Jun 2026The city of HämeenlinnaMemberCohesion policy, comprehensive safety, BEFINE-project, strategic priorities
3 Jun 2026Foundation for student housing in the Helsinki regionMemberStudent housing construction situation
3 Jun 2026Suomen Yrittäjät ry MemberCurrent EU policies and initiatives affecting Finnish SMEs
3 Jun 2026Economic 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 PactMemberNature-positive economy solutions in regional development
2 Jun 2026Suomen Yrittäjät ry MemberEU advocacy and decision-making
1 Jun 2026Presidium of the North Savo Regional CouncilMemberCurrent EU policy and Regional development in Savo region
20 May 2026Nordic EcolabellingMemberEcolabelling
13 May 2026Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareMemberThe impact of the MFF on public health research and funding, security of supply and overall security.
12 May 2026Farm Europe MemberCAP regulatory framework
6 May 2026Supercell OyMemberDigital 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.

98%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
527
final texts voted on
of 537
97%
voted with the Renew majority
on 514 final texts
14
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Elsi Katainen537 final votes
85%12%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

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.

Voted with the Renew majority50097%
Voted differently143%

Final texts where Elsi Katainen differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
8 July 2026B10-0337/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
28 April 2026A10-0105/2026 – Siegfried Mureşan, Carla Tavares – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 March 2026A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
11 March 2026A10-0033/2026 – Nela Riehl – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
10 March 2026A10-0025/2026 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 January 2026A10-0261/2025 – Jana Toom – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
26 November 2025C10-0263/2025 – Commission proposalForAgainst
13 November 2025A10-0194/2025 – Evelyn Regner – Commission proposalAbstainedFor
22 October 2025A10-0177/2025 – Sandro Gozi – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
8 October 2025B10-0407/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor

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:

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.