Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)
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Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) has 150 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-01-14 to 2026-10-27: 45 with the European Commission and 105 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 39671713910-36, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-02-26- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- Registered Association
- Declared lobbying cost
- €300,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 7.5
- Members
- 6
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Environment
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Taru Haapaniemi6
- Suvi Leinonen3
- Axel Hellman2
- Terhi Lehtonen2
- Maxi Espeter2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 150. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- Current Developments of EU Energy Industrysource ↗
- 2026-09-30ECAxel Hellman · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEu environmental prioritiessource ↗
- 2026-09-29ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplification and legislation to support green transitionsource ↗
- 2026-09-29ECValdis Dombrovskis · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplification and legislation to support green transitionsource ↗
- 2026-09-24ECIon Codescu · Acting DirectorForest management and conservation in EU policysource ↗
- ETSsource ↗
- 2026-09-22ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallBirds and Habitats Directives stress test, LULUCF, and the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Certification Framework (CRCF)source ↗
- ETS revisionsource ↗
- EU Climate Policy & LULUCFsource ↗
- 2026-08-20ECPeter Wehrheim · Head of UnitFFIF introduced themselves, expressed interest to find out in more detail what the role of the forest-based bioeconomy will be in next Global Bioeconomy Summit, Dublin October 2026 under Irish Presidency.source ↗
- 2026-06-30ECTaru Haapaniemi · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenEU forest policy; LULUCF; Bioeconomysource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECGaelle Marion · Head of Unitpost-2030 climate frameworksource ↗
- 2026-06-09ECTerhi Lehtonen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezPost-2030 climate policy package; role of forest industry in EU’s climate, energy, and competitiveness objectivessource ↗
- Roundtable discussionsource ↗
- Made in Europe, EU competitivenesssource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset metsäasiatsource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset EU-asiatsource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset asiatsource ↗
- Exchange views on key national and EU policy areas (climate framework reform, LULUCF)source ↗
- Deforestation and forest industrysource ↗
- LULUCF + ajankohtaisetsource ↗
- Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and energy and climate policysource ↗
- Forestry, climatesource ↗
- 2026-03-17ECMaxi Espeter · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenMutual introduction and presentation of Nature value credits for the Finnish forest industrysource ↗
- 2026-03-04ECAnna Nykiel-Mateo · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéBioeconomy, Industrial policy, Biotech Act 2source ↗
- Forestry-related policy filessource ↗
- LULUCF, Nature Creditssource ↗
- ajankohtaiset ympäristövaliokunnan asiatsource ↗
- Metsäpolitiikan ajankohtaisetsource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset metsäteollisuusasiatsource ↗
- Forestrysource ↗
- Keskeiset EU-asiatsource ↗
- Relevant forest related filessource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset metsäteollisuusasiatsource ↗
- Fouding treaties, industry and investments in Finland's Eastern border, Working group on the coordination of nature restoration and national defencesource ↗
- 2040 climate targetsource ↗
- Forestry policy, EUDRsource ↗
- Current EU Agricultural topicssource ↗
- Current legislationsource ↗
- 2025-11-14ECAxel Hellman · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallNature creditssource ↗
- Current EU Agricultural topicssource ↗
- Tutkimus-, kehitys- ja innovaatiotoiminta, sekä korkeakoulutusasiatsource ↗
- Ajankohtaiset vesiasiatsource ↗
- Kiertotalousasetus, biotalousstrategiasource ↗
- Topical forestry related issuessource ↗
- Metsäteollisuuden ajankohtaiset asiatsource ↗
- Current forestry related issuessource ↗
- EU:n 2040 ilmastotavoitteetsource ↗
- Ilmastolaki, muut ajankohtaiset ilmastoasiatsource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECLaia Pinos Mataro · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéFFI positions towards EU policies and instruments, in particular the upcoming revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategysource ↗
- Metsäalan ajankohtaisasiatsource ↗
- Maa- ja metsätalouspolitiikkasource ↗
- Current forest related issuessource ↗
- Current EU Agricultural topicssource ↗
- Promoting Biobased and Circular Productssource ↗
- Current affairs in Finnish forest industrysource ↗
- Green Claims, Bioeconomy Strategysource ↗
- Biotalousstrategiasource ↗
- ESPR:stä & Uudet biotalouden aloitteetsource ↗
- 2025-05-20ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallForest issuessource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) disclosed?
Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) (EU Transparency Register no. 39671713910-36) appears in 150 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-01-14 and 2026-10-27: 45 with the European Commission and 105 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) lobby on?
Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)'s disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Finance, Industry, Trade. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry) has met Commission officials including Taru Haapaniemi, Suvi Leinonen, Axel Hellman, and MEPs including KULMUNI Katri, HEINÄLUOMA Eero, KATAINEN Elsi. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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