MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 10 September 2026, Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) appears in 137 declared MEP meetings (25 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

137
declared meetings
with current MEPs
25
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Finnish Forest Industries Federation represents the interests of companies that engage in the forest-based industry and associated activities in Finland. It promotes the competitiveness and profitability of paper and wood products manufacturing by strengthening the industry's operating environment and positive public image in Finland and abroad. The Federation has over 80 member companies that operate in the pulp, paper,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 137 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe5238%
Socialists & Democrats3828%
European People's Party2921%
European Conservatives & Reformists97%
Greens/EFA97%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (60 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
4
2022
5
2023
21
2024
33
2025
60
2026
13

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

Eero Heinäluoma
25 meetings · S&D
Elsi Katainen
23 meetings · Renew
Katri Kulmuni
20 meetings · Renew
Aura Salla
11 meetings · EPP
Sebastian Tynkkynen
9 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Sep 2026Aura SallaETS revision
9 Jun 2026Maria OhisaloMade in Europe, EU competitiveness
9 Jun 2026Eero HeinäluomaRoundtable discussion
8 May 2026Katri KulmuniAjankohtaiset EU-asiat
6 May 2026Elsi KatainenExchange views on key national and EU policy areas (climate framework reform, LULUCF)
6 May 2026Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaiset asiat
13 Apr 2026Pierfrancesco MaranDeforestation and forest industry
18 Mar 2026Aura SallaIndustrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and energy and climate policy
18 Mar 2026Ville NiinistöForestry, climate
18 Mar 2026Katri KulmuniLULUCF + ajankohtaiset
24 Feb 2026César LuenaForestry-related policy files
23 Feb 2026Alexander BernhuberLULUCF, Nature Credits
21 Jan 2026Katri Kulmuniajankohtaiset ympäristövaliokunnan asiat
9 Dec 2025Sebastian TynkkynenMetsäpolitiikan ajankohtaiset
2 Dec 2025Sebastian TynkkynenKeskeiset EU-asiat

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