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As of 22 Oct 2026, Elsi KATAINEN is a Finland MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 99.3% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €175–€193/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Elsi KATAINEN

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Renew · Finland

Suomen Keskusta (Centre Party)

99.3% attendance
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99.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#67 of 717 on the leaderboard
1565
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

Attendance by month

EP · roll-call · last 180 days

Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated

Elsi KATAINEN monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.5%98.8%100.0%99.7%98.8%May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26

Missed votes by sitting

EP · attendance register · last 180 days

Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works

Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026

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22 Oct 2026Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Bla…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Elsi KATAINEN voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Renew majority

4.8% (9 of 186)

The Renew average on the same method is 7.2%. Counted only when Elsi KATAINEN cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 182)

Suomen Keskusta (Centre Party) · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 65% of voting Renew members (44 of 68) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
7 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Elsi KATAINEN voted For; 62% of voting Renew members (46 of 74) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 57% of voting Renew members (38 of 67) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
8 Jul 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

Elsi KATAINEN voted For; 55% of voting Renew members (40 of 73) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
16 Sept 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 53% of voting Renew members (35 of 66) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
21 Oct 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 51% of voting Renew members (38 of 74) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
8 Jul 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 50% of voting Renew members (37 of 74) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
16 Sept 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6

Elsi KATAINEN voted Against; 49% of voting Renew members (33 of 67) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against

Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Elsi KATAINEN’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 63% of 205 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 494 digital votes

For likely

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 61% of 578 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 81% of 16
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • tradeFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • migrationFor 75% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 100% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Votes Elsi missed, how they would likely have voted

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 95%

71% of 28 Renew Europe (Renew) MEPs voted For · voted For in 100% of 9 trade votes · voted For in 65% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Elsi KATAINEN was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Rapporteur · 1

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034

    2025/0240(COD) ↗ · AGRI · appointed 23 Dec 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 5

Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.

  • Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production

    2024/0214(COD) ↗ · appointed 4 Dec 2024

  • Amending Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee

    2023/0410(COD) ↗ · appointed 3 Dec 2024

  • Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed

    2024/0027(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Nov 2024

  • Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy

    2024/2105(INI) ↗ · appointed 16 Oct 2024

  • Monitoring framework for resilient European forests

    2023/0413(COD) ↗ · appointed 1 Oct 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities

    2025/0237(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

    2025/0221(COD) ↗ · appointed 21 Jan 2026

  • Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

    2025/0021(COD) ↗ · appointed 18 Mar 2025

Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

Estimated outside income

€175–193/year

Based on declared income bands

1 declared activity

3 board memberships

Member of Kuopio city council, from 06/2021 - Kuopion kaupunki€175/yearOther
Chairman of the board of LepikkosäätiöUnpaidBoard
Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö, deputy board memberUnpaidBoard
Co-chairmanship of the informal MEP group Climate Change, Biodiversity and Susta…—Board

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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Events and gifts declared to the Parliament

Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · self-declared · weekly

These lists link to declarations Elsi KATAINEN made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.

Events paid for by third parties (self-declared)

No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Elsi KATAINEN's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.

Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed

Recent Lobby Meetings

Most recent meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily
29 Oct 2026East and north finland EU officeNSPA Forum Speech · Member
28 Oct 2026Elinkeinoelämän KeskusliittoNRPP · Member
27 Oct 2026Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)Current Developments of EU Energy Industry · Member
26 Oct 2026Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu oyFinnish Wool Industry · Member
20 Oct 2026Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland ryAI Developments in the Music Industry · Member
19 Oct 2026Regional Council of LaplandEU Developments in Relation to Lapland · Member
15 Oct 2026Miksei OyEU Agricultural Development Priorities and NRPP · Member
15 Oct 2026Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarviketeollisuusliitto ry)Update on Current EU Developments on the Food Industry · Member
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None of Elsi KATAINEN’s recent declarations named a legislative file we could match with confidence. A meeting is listed on a file only when the declaration names that procedure (a reference such as 2025/0241(COD), or a title that uniquely matches one file).

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
19written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 17 · Priority 2 · 6 co-authored

Latest 10

Show all 19 questions

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted

About Elsi KATAINEN

Elsi Katainen is a Member of the European Parliament for Finland, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and representing Suomen Keskusta. The current term began on 16 July 2024, and in the Renew Europe Group Katainen is a Member of the Bureau. In the 9th parliamentary term, Katainen was Vice-Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, both until 15 July 2024. Earlier European Parliament service also includes the 8th parliamentary term, from 1 March 2018 to 1 July 2019.

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Summary grounded in cited sources

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Methodology

Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.

Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →