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Lobby organisation

Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarviketeollisuusliitto ry)

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarviketeollisuusliitto ry) appears in 32 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

32
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (ETL) represents Finnish companies in the food and drink industries in labour market and industry policy contexts. The aim of the federation is to influence the operating environment of the field to accommodate the success of companies in Finland and to also help them extend their activities to the international market. Finnish Food…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 32 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1547%
European People's Party1134%
Socialists & Democrats412%
European Conservatives & Reformists26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2024).

2023
2
2024
13
2025
11
2026
6

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Elsi Katainen
9 meetings · Renew
Sirpa Pietikäinen
5 meetings · EPP
Pekka Toveri
4 meetings · EPP
Eero Heinäluoma
3 meetings · S&D
Katri Kulmuni
3 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 May 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
20 May 2026Jérémy DecerleEU cardiovascular diseases strategy
22 Apr 2026Elsi KatainenUTP, Livestock strategy, Fertilizer production, protein strategy and the EU Heart Health Programme.
29 Jan 2026Sirpa PietikäinenCardiovascular diseases and food industry
14 Jan 2026Aura SallaTimely topics at the food industry
13 Jan 2026Elsi KatainenUTP
10 Dec 2025Elsi KatainenUTP, event planning
24 Sep 2025Katri KulmuniRuoka-alan ajankohtaiset asiat
18 Sep 2025Sebastian TynkkynenAjankohtaiset asiat
16 Sep 2025Elsi KatainenCurrent food industry related issues
5 Jun 2025Katri KulmuniElintarviketeollisuudelle tärkeistä ajankohtaisista EU-aloitteista
19 May 2025Pekka ToveriCurrent Topics in EU politics
15 May 2025Sirpa PietikäinenAgriculture and Clean Industrial Deal
2 May 2025Elsi KatainenCMO regulation
30 Jan 2025Pekka ToveriCurrent Topics in EU politics

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