Lobby organisation
Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)
Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) appears in 144 declared MEP meetings (26 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
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.”
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“The Federation has over 80 member companies that operate in the pulp, paper, paperboard and packaging industries. Member companies in the wood products sector include industrial-scale sawmills, panel manufacturers as well as producers of construction joinery products and prefabricated wooden houses. There are approx 50 pulp and paper mills in Finland. In addition, over 230 industrial-scale sawmills, panel factories and other wood products firms are active in Finland.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 144 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (63 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | Elsi Katainen | Current Developments of EU Energy Industry |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Eero Heinäluoma | ETS |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Aura Salla | ETS revision |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Norbert Lins | EU Climate Policy & LULUCF |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Ajankohtaiset metsäasiat |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Maria Ohisalo | Made in Europe, EU competitiveness |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Eero Heinäluoma | Roundtable discussion |
| 8 May 2026 | Katri Kulmuni | Ajankohtaiset EU-asiat |
| 6 May 2026 | Elsi Katainen | Exchange views on key national and EU policy areas (climate framework reform, LULUCF) |
| 6 May 2026 | Eero Heinäluoma | Ajankohtaiset asiat |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Pierfrancesco Maran | Deforestation and forest industry |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Aura Salla | Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and energy and climate policy |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ville Niinistö | Forestry, climate |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Katri Kulmuni | LULUCF + ajankohtaiset |
| 24 Feb 2026 | César Luena | Forestry-related policy files |
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