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Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

Business / industry · Agriculture & food also Labour & trade unions · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 10 September 2026, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners appears in 140 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

140
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“MTK is an independent association. It represents Finnish farmers, forest owners and rural entrepreneurs, the members of MTK. MTK´s task is to improve the economical and social wellbeing of its members and the sustainable and economical use of the resources in Finnish rural areas. MTK represents it´s members towards Finnish government, ministries, industries and other stakeholders and internationally towards EU…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 140 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe7151%
European People's Party3122%
European Conservatives & Reformists1712%
Socialists & Democrats139%
Greens/EFA64%
The Left21%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (57 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
1
2021
3
2022
6
2023
9
2024
29
2025
57
2026
32

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
41 meetings · Renew
Katri Kulmuni
22 meetings · Renew
Pekka Toveri
21 meetings · EPP
Sebastian Tynkkynen
17 meetings · ECR
Eero Heinäluoma
13 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jun 2026Eero HeinäluomaMFF 2028-34: Common Agricultural Policy and European Competitiveness Fund
5 Jun 2026Elsi KatainenLULUCF
4 Jun 2026Pekka ToveriCircular economy-based solutions for more efficient utilization of underutilized agricultural side streams, as well as new innovative solutions in the industry through the development of technology, new business models and value chains
4 Jun 2026Katri KulmuniMetsä- ja ilmastoasiat
4 Jun 2026Katri KulmuniLuomusektorin ajankohtaiset asiat
3 Jun 2026Katri KulmuniYleiset EU-asiat
11 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenNature credits markets
7 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenWelfarmers-hanke
22 Apr 2026Jussi SaramoMFF
21 Apr 2026Elsi KatainenExchanging views with Finnish and Baltic agricultural actors on MFF and CAP
20 Apr 2026Elsi KatainenCurrent Agricultural Topics
15 Apr 2026Katri KulmuniEFSA management board
9 Apr 2026Katri Kulmuniajankohtaiset asiat
8 Apr 2026Sebastian TynkkynenMaatalouden ajankohtaiset asiat
25 Mar 2026Eero HeinäluomaAjankohtaiset Asiat

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