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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 7 November 2026, Elsi Katainen (Renew, Finland) has declared 416 lobby meetings this term - rank 16 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.

That is one of the most extensive declaration records in the entire Parliament - 4.2× the average member, and it ranks 4 of 78 in the Renew group.

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 52%.

416
declared meetings
current term
734
records since 2016
full dataset
51%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
16/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 1 other
4/78
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Elsi Katainen, this term
416
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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 November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.

Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 7 declared meetings in Nov 2026, 42.9% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 38 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%038July 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: 14 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: 16 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 20 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 7 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%038July 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: 14 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: 16 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 20 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 7 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%038202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 20242259.3%
Oct 20243856.1%
Nov 20241747.1%
Dec 20241557.9%
Jan 20251266.7%
Feb 20251457.1%
Mar 20252761.3%
Apr 20251446.7%
May 2025650%
Jun 20251335.7%
Jul 2025875%
Aug 202510%
Sep 20252244%
Oct 20251835%
Nov 20252557.1%
Dec 20251462.5%
Jan 20261637.5%
Feb 20261652.6%
Mar 20262060%
Apr 20262337.5%
May 20261321.4%
Jun 20261637.5%
Jul 20263100%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20261637.5%
Oct 20262054.5%
Nov 2026742.9%

Busiest month: 38 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

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

Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.

Most-met sectors this term

Agriculture & food (73), Chemicals & manufacturing (58), Energy (29)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Agriculture and Rural Development (86), Regional Development (19), Employment and Social Affairs (2)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
5 Nov 2026European LEADER Association for Rural Development⁠↗MemberRural Development
5 Nov 2026MTK HämeenkyröMemberCurrent Developments in the Agricultural Industry
4 Nov 2026MTK Lappee MTK Keski-PohjanmaaMemberGeneral EU and Agricultural Affairs
4 Nov 2026Association for Ecological Forestry Certification ry.⁠↗MemberForest Industry
3 Nov 2026Regional Council of North KareliaMemberGeneral EU Affairs
3 Nov 2026FuelsEuropeMemberRecent Developments in the Fuel Industry
3 Nov 2026Paikallisvoima ry⁠↗MemberEU Affairs in the Energy Industry
29 Oct 2026East and north finland EU officeMemberNSPA Forum Speech
28 Oct 2026Elinkeinoelämän KeskusliittoMemberNRPP
27 Oct 2026Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsä­teollisuus ry)MemberCurrent Developments of EU Energy Industry
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
26 Oct 2026Savonia-ammatti­korkeakoulu oy⁠↗MemberFinnish Wool Industry
20 Oct 2026Musiikki­tuottajat - IFPI Finland ry⁠↗MemberAI Developments in the Music Industry
19 Oct 2026Regional Council of LaplandMemberEU Developments in Relation to Lapland
15 Oct 2026Stora Enso Oyj⁠↗MemberFuture climate and energy legislation
15 Oct 2026Miksei OyMemberEU Agricultural Development Priorities and NRPP
15 Oct 2026Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarvike­teollisuus­liitto ry)⁠↗MemberUpdate on Current EU Developments on the Food Industry
14 Oct 2026Kuntaliitto; Helsinki EU Office⁠↗; Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences⁠↗MemberNRPP
14 Oct 2026Cereals Canada Rud Pedersen BrusselsMemberUpdate on Omnibus Food and Feed Safety
13 Oct 2026Kaupan liitto ry - Finnish Commerce Federation⁠↗MemberUnfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive
13 Oct 2026EURODOM⁠↗MemberPanel Discussion on MFF
13 Oct 2026Jyväskylän yliopisto⁠↗MemberNRPP
13 Oct 2026Steady Energy⁠↗MemberSmall Modular Reactors (SMRs) in EU Heating Sector
12 Oct 2026KEMIJOKI OY⁠↗MemberCurrent Developments of the Hydroelectric Field
9 Oct 2026ProagriaMemberPanel Discussion on Agricultural Financing
8 Oct 2026The Chemical Industry Federation of FinlandMemberData and Energy Issues
6 Oct 2026European Biodiesel Board⁠↗MemberPost-2030 RED
1 Oct 2026Landbrug & Fødevarer - Danish Agriculture and Food CouncilMemberCurrent Developments of NRPP
30 Sep 2026Open Funding Alliance & PlatformMemberPresentation of EU Funding Survey
30 Sep 2026Entrepreneurs from Tammela and LoppiMemberCurrent EU-affairs
30 Sep 2026Suomen luonnonsuojelu­liitto - The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation⁠↗MemberForest, Biodiversity and Climate Issues

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Elsi Katainen held the seat, 606 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 6,412 held while seated
596
final texts voted on
of 606
97%
voted with the Renew majority
on 580 final texts
16
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Elsi Katainen606 final votes
85%12%
For 514Against 75Abstained 7No vote recorded 10

With and against the group

On the 580 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 majority56497%
Voted differently163%

Final texts where Elsi Katainen differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
21 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0469/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
16 September 2026Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0381/2026 · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
8 July 2026Motion for a resolution on Commission delegated regulation of 10 April 2026 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets B10-0337/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
28 April 2026Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034 A10-0105/2026 · Siegfried Mureşan and Carla Tavares · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
12 March 2026The annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2024 A10-0015/2026 · Bogdan Rzońca · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAgainst
11 March 2026The European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026 A10-0033/2026 · Nela Riehl · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
10 March 2026The housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing A10-0025/2026 · Borja Giménez Larraz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
20 January 2026With recommendations to the Commission on just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies A10-0261/2025 · Jana Toom · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
26 November 2025C10-0263/2025 - Commission proposalForAgainst
13 November 2025Council directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) A10-0194/2025 · Evelyn Regner · Commission proposalAbstainedFor

6 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

41 counterpart entries in Elsi Katainen's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 41 entries; the other 37 are not listed.

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.